Explaining how the national grid works

In the UK there are over 4,474 miles of overhead electricity lines providing power to Britain's homes. Using a model I demonstrate how the National grid works.

The Power station generates AC electricity. If this low voltage is put over the grid much of the energy is lost, but if the electricity is converted by a step-up transformer then sent across the grid and then put into a step-down transformer then little electricity is wasted.

This is based on a kit by Irwin Science Education
And using Hornby Pylons to improve the look.
We purchased this product and use it in our teaching.

Philip M Russell Ltd

[LITTLEEXPERIMENTCHANNEL]

This raw tutorial is a lot better than the graphics used to replace it.

Thank you for this demonstration and I will welcome any future videos from your channel.

[SilverMist]

Short and sweet thank you mate i learnt something today the transformer bit is just genius

[gmartist]

Thank you sir. Helps me enlighten the process.

[blairtimusprime]

Very interesting I love how you explained how power stations work and looking at your model pylons

[tinyhappystudio]

Great explanation, brilliant thank you 🙏

[gamerzworld]

A clear lecture thanks for the lecture s Sir.

[pulusurohith]

Thank you sir,
It's a crystal clear explanation I simply loved it.
I'm a commerce graduate and I'm searching for explanation about national power gird system. Because, in India on 5th April to express the solidarity to doctors, police men, and all good people who are fighting Corona Virus, Every Indian household had turned of their lights for 9min and lit the candles and showed how United we are. (Indian government had requested only to turn of lights but not other electrical items. The Government cautioned everyone if they turn off everything it would worsen the Power grid) I'm being a commerce guy so curious to know how such an event impacts Power grid.
Thanks for your explanation as I understood how it impacts.

[Omnifonist]

Thanks, this was a clear and understandable explanation. 🙏🏻☺️

[Xenon_]

I like those lights under your cabinets

[ivrugue]

This guy explains it times better than my teacher

[IrfanNasir]

Explained better than my Physics teacher

[antoniojmonetti]

Very helpful! Now I know what transformers are for!

[yashaswar]

3:46 How?
If one power station fails, how does the light still stay on?

[JohnDoe-nfzh]

Wow pylons who would have thought that .

[RB-nmko]

While some videos show an armature turned by turbines, others display a magnet being spun. Do you know if both of these are used at power plants or whether one is used for other type machines? Thanks

[BlownC]

Electric for dummies video, great job.

[djsdontdance]

You could live next to the power station and be using electricity generated elsewhere.

[magskelly]

Where do suppliers come into it if the National Grid are already distributing the electric?

[ZulfiqarTariqBurmi]

there is no neutral wire going form substation 1 to 2? then how the negative ac cycle will flow form home substation to power house substation? can you please explain?

[Disciple]

But where does the national grid get the electricity from? And why didnt they bury the cables like every other utility? Doesn't make sense to put these eyesores up all over the country side when everything else travels underground.