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electrical transformer 13/08/2014

How is Electricity Created and How Does It Reach Our Homes?

August 13, 2013 It’s very rare that when we turn an electrical appliance on from the wall socket, we spare a thought to the process in which electricity is created. Large scale electricity production in power plants across the UK relies on the process of induction.  In Layman’s terms, this is when a voltage is produced when a magnet is moved into a coil of wire, the voltage is then lost when the magnet is removed. This means if you have a coil of wire and a magnet at home,... Read More