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Look at the diagram and describe the illustrated process
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Study the following words and try to use them in this topic
grid – n, [C] a system of wires through which electricity is connected to
different power stations across a region, country, etc.:
The national grid is one
of the world’s largest utilities.
transmission line – n, [C] a conductor or conductors designed to carry
electricity or an electrical signal over large distances with minimum losses and
distortion:
Every transmission line has capacitive and inductive effects.
distribution network – n, [C] a place where electricity is passed on from
the place that produces it into the main system:
Power is sent to users over a
distribution network from substations.
disconnect – v, [T] put (an electrical device) out of action by detaching it
from a power supply:
Turn off and disconnect the power cord during an
electrical storm.
fossil fuel – n, [C, U] a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the
geological past from the remains of living organisms:
‘We now use half of our
fossil fuel to light, heat and cool buildings and we should do something about it.’
Give Russian or English equivalents to the following words or word
combinations
преобразовывать энергию, power engineering, energy source,
transformer, generation, transmission, distribution, grid, substation, circuit
