Transformers and the national grid

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At a regional substation connected to the National Grid, a step-down transformer is used to reduce the transmission voltage from 132 kV132\text{ kV}132 kV to 11 kV11\text{ kV}11 kV for local distribution. A simplified diagram of this transformer setup is shown below:

Substation step-down transformer

Explain, in terms of magnetic fields and electromagnetic induction, how an alternating current in the high-voltage (132 kV132\text{ kV}132 kV) primary winding produces an alternating current in the low-voltage (11 kV11\text{ kV}11 kV) secondary winding when connected to a closed external circuit.

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