How electricity is transmitted from the power station to the consumer. The principles of the transformer are developed from simple experiments; shows a modern transformer station and explains the principle of step-up and step-down transformers; shows the operation of a circuit breaker; shows the grid system and the network of sub-stations which supply power for factories and homes.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
323023
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Energy consumption
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Energy consumption
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Power-plants
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electric power
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Electricity
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)