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Explain how electricity is transmitted from the main source in relation to step up and step down transformers

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The electricity produced from the main source which is an electrical generator which is usually close a remote abundant source of natural energy or at a distant location away from the residential areas where the electricity is used

The step up transformer is the device used to raise the voltage and therefore lower the current of the of incoming generated electricity before it is transmitted through high tension cables so that the energy loss from source to destination is reduced and the electricity generated can applied where needed

However, the high voltage transmitted along power lines to reduce energy loss cannot be used as it is by the consumer, partly because it is very harmful in the event of an electric shock and can easily damage household electrical devices, therefore, the high voltage in the power lines is reversed back or lowered into voltages which can be used to power electrical devices in buildings with the use of a step-down transformer

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