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Distribution network

Meaning in energy & renewables, with examples

nounCore term

In energy & renewables, distribution network means: The lower-voltage part of the power system that takes electricity from substations and delivers it through local lines and cables to homes and businesses.

In Turkish: dağıtım şebekesi, dağıtım ağı

How it is used

Run by a distribution system operator (DSO), also called a distribution company. Engineers talk about medium-voltage and low-voltage networks, network reinforcement and connecting rooftop solar. American English often says distribution grid or distribution system.

Example sentences

  1. Too many rooftop systems on one street can overload the local distribution network.

  2. The DSO will reinforce the distribution network in the old town next year.

Common collocations

  • distribution network operator
  • low-voltage network
  • medium-voltage network
  • reinforce the distribution network
  • gridThe network of power lines, substations and transformers that carries electricity from where it is produced to homes, businesses and factories.
  • transmission lineA high-voltage power line, usually on tall steel towers, that carries large amounts of electricity over long distances from power plants to substations.
  • substationA site with transformers, switches and protection equipment where voltage is raised or lowered and power flows are switched between lines.
  • transformerA device that raises or lowers the voltage of alternating current. Transformers make long-distance transmission possible and bring the voltage down to safe levels for users.
  • rooftop solarSolar panels installed on the roofs of homes, offices, factories or warehouses, mainly to supply the building's own electricity needs.

More terms: Grid, Transmission and Distribution

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