Power Grid Vocabulary

The path that an electrical current travels through.

• circuit

• power

• electricity

• current

A form of energy described as the flow of electrical power or charge.

• circuit

• power

• electricity

• current

The amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time.

• circuit

• power

• electricity

• current

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The rate at which electrons flow past a point in a closed circuit.

• circuit

• power

• electricity

• current

The ability to do work or cause change.

• energy

• transformer

• electron

• reliability

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The ability of an electrical system to perform its intended function without failure.

• energy

• transformer

• electron

• reliability

The basic unit of electric charge, a negatively charged subatomic particle.

• energy

• current

• electron

• reliability

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A device that increases or decreases the voltage of electricity.

• Transformer

• Switch

• Wind turbine

• Substation

A device that is used to stop the flow of current in a circuit by creating an open circuit.

• Transformer

• Switch

• Wind turbine

• Ground

A device that converts wind energy into electrical energy.

• Transformer

• Switch

• Wind turbine

• Substation

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