Key:substation
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Specifies substation role in a utility network ![]() ![]() |
Group: Infrastructure |
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Substations often have particular roles in pipeline or power networks they're involved. This key provides values to make distinction among common roles and more particular ones that regard power or pipeline only.
Choice has been made in for power and for pipelines to use some roles in common. transmission, distribution and delivery are common terms in any public utility network. More details are given on each concerned value pages.
Common roles
These roles can independently be used with power=substation or pipeline=substation.
Electrical dedicated substations
Electrical substations as part of power transmission and distribution network. Use it with power=substation tag.
Pipeline dedicated substations
Pipeline substation refers to various pipeline facilities for compression, flow control (valves) etc. Use it with pipeline=substation tag.