Electrical grid facts for kids

Electrical grid

An electrical grid is a connection network of power generation, power transmission, power distribution and power load. The grid connects all of those parts in power systems to deliver power from the generators at the power station to the customers or load center which will use the electricity.

Images for kids

Turbo generator
500 kV Three-phase electric power Transmission Lines at Grand Coulee Dam; four circuits are shown; two additional circuits are obscured by trees on the right; the entire 7079 MW generation capacity of the dam is accommodated by these six circuits.
Network diagram of a high voltage transmission system, showing the interconnection between the different voltage levels. This diagram depicts the electrical structure of the network, rather than its physical geography.
Simplified electrical grid with energy storage
Simplified grid energy flow with and without idealized energy storage for the course of one day
A brownout near Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Japan
Toronto during the Northeast blackout of 2003, which required black-starting of generating stations.
One conceptual plan of a super grid linking renewable sources across North Africa, the Middle East and Europe. (DESERTEC)
Major WASGs around the world