Substation vs Transformer - What's the difference?
substation | transformer |
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed and/or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
A satellite police station serving one neighborhood or part of a larger jurisdiction.
Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
(electrical engineering) A static device that transfers electric energy from one circuit to another by magnetic coupling. Their main use is to transfer energy between different voltage levels, which allows choosing most appropriate voltage for power generation, transmission and distribution separately.
