Substations themselves do not usually have generators, although a power plant may have a substation nearby. Other devices such as capacitors, voltage regulators, and reactors may also be located at a substation.OverviewA substation is a part of an electrical,, and system. Substations transform from high to low, or the reverse, or perform any of several other important functions. Between th. . Substations may be designed and built by a or alternately all phases of its development may be handled by the . Most commonly, the utility does the engineering and procurement while hirin. . Substations typically serve at least one of the following purposes: • Increasing the voltage produced by for efficient over long distances, using step-up transformers.
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