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Transformer: a device that increases or decreases the voltage of alternating current.
Voltage rating: the input and output voltage printed on a device.
Transmission: carrying electricity over long distances on high-voltage lines.
Distribution: sharing electricity out to the people who use it.
Substation: a load transmission centre where the voltage is changed as required.
Kilovolt (kV): a unit equal to 1000 volts.
Core lamination: building the core from thin insulated iron sheets.
Mutual induction: inducing an emf in a coil by changing the current in the adjacent coil.
Primary coil: the input coil, into which a.c. is fed.
Secondary coil: the output coil, in which a.c. is induced.