For the crews of the International Space Station (ISS), it's a reality. In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proposed a permanently inhabited, government-and industry-supported space station be built by the United States in cooperation with several other countries.
Low voltage at an outlet, or excessive voltage drop, can cause a number of fault conditions in the home wiring system. An appliance or piece of equipment can suffer erratic operation, non-operation or permanent interior damage to the circuit of the appliance with low voltage. Low voltage can cause an efficiency drop, leading to wasted energy. Low voltage can be the sign of high resistance in the circuit, branch wiring, or at the switch or outlet location. High amperage and resistance and defective or poor insulation can cause fires. Any home owner can repair low voltage at an outlet by using precaution and some basic tools and steps.
So, the electricity is stepped-down to a lower level using a transformer. This lower voltage electricity is put into the local electric wires at a substation. The substation breaks the larger amount of power down into smaller pieces at lower voltage. It then is stepped down again and again.Once smaller transformers take that voltage down to usually 7,200, the power leaves this substation.his lower voltage electricity is put into the local electric wires at a substation. The substation breaks the larger amount of power down into smaller pieces at lower voltage. It then is stepped down again and again. Once smaller transformers take that voltage down to usually 7,200, the power leaves this substation.