User:BubbaJuice/Substation guide

When should the different values of the substation=* key be used? I wrote this to understand the key and hopefully it will help you too. All examples are from the US.

Tag	Wiki Description	Max Voltages	Explination
substation=transmission	A place to connect and switch power transmission lines which transport power between production and consumption places.	46kv - 765kv	These stations mainly are for the transmission (or sub-transmission) lines.
substation=distribution	Substations that mainly relates to regional distribution networks without any individual subscriber delivery. It often include sites with regional or local coverage	230kv - 33kv	These stations mainly transform transmission lines to distribution level voltages. Alternatively, they consist of only distribution level voltages.
substation=minor_distribution	A small substation at the lowest level of transforming in the distribution grid. This kind of substation directly supplies households and small businesses with low voltage power.	24kv - 4kv	These stations transform distribution lines to consumption voltages (such as 240v in the the US).
substation=industrial	Private space dedicated to industrial or heavy business activities feeding. Each substation of this kind is operated by a given client and not by the traditional public grid company.	230kv - 33kv	These stations transform lines directly to industrial customers. Functionally, they are distribution substations.
substation=generation	A substation which transforms or dispatches a power plant's output for feed-in to the transmission network	765kv - 33kv	These stations can act like transmission substations but are located at the power plants and have lines directly connecting to the generator step-up transformers.
substation=transition	Usually a fenced yard protecting the place where overhead power line goes underground.	765kv - 33kv	These stations usually have a single or few lines and are solely used for moving overhead power lines to underground power lines.
substation=traction	A substation whose main function is to supply a traction system (railways, trams and/or trolleybuses) with various frequency conversion schemes. They are often located near a railway		I have no experience with these.
substation=converter	A substation which converts between high-voltage AC and DC power	500kv - 230kv	These also can be between power grids to control the flow of power.
substation=compensation	A substation only used for reactive power compensation of a power line or underground cable. It usually does not comprise transformers but switchgear can be used for compensation devices disconnection.		I have no experience with these.