From the moment power is generated in a plant, it goes through various stages before reaching our homes.
Let’s see how power travels. From the electricity generating plants, current is sent through transformers to increase the voltage, so that it can be pushed longer distances.
Electric power then reaches a substation. Here, the voltage gets lowered, so that it could be sent to smaller power lines.
From there, it travels through various distribution lines, and reaches your neighbourhood where smaller transformers reduce the voltage, so that you can take safe power to your homes.
From the transformer, power is carried through service drops, or smaller overhead electrical lines to your homes. It also passes through the ‘meter’ installed in the house that can measure how much power is used by the family.
The current moves straight to the service panel, where fuses protect the wires inside the house from overloading. Keep in mind that children should never touch this panel!
It is from here that power finally moves to the switches and outlets all over the house.