PNNL Taxonomy Feeders - Region 2 - Feeder 5

Abstract

This model is one of 24 prototypical feeders as well as including limited equipment information. The number of nodes includes only the primary distribution system; there are additional nodes in the secondary system. The secondary system nodes are on the customer side of their service transformer. These are the nodes, and links, that model the connections from the service transformer to the service meters via triplex or other cables. As discussed earlier in section 2.2 the classification process separated the feeders into three voltage classes; 12.47 kV, 25.00 kV, and 35.00 kV. In the actual feeder models it will be seen that voltages other than these three are used. From Tables 3 and 4 it can be seen that within the 12.47 kV cluster there are 12.47 kV and 13.8 kV feeders. This fact is represented in the following feeder descriptions Climate Region 2 Climate region 2 is the North Central and North Eastern portions of the United States and is characterized by a cold climate. Within climate region 2 there are 3 12.47 kV feeder types, 1 25.00 kV feeder type, and 1 35.00 kV feeder type.

This feeder is a representation of a lightly populated rural area. This is composed mainly of single family homes with some light and moderate commercial loads. Approximately 90% of the circuit-feet are overhead and 10% underground. It would be expected that this feeder is connected to adjacent feeders through normally open switches. But due to the long distances significant portions of the load cannot be shifted to adjacent feeders. In this model a single substation is serving a large geographic area, this is the reason for the higher voltage level; voltage regulators are used on this system. The majority of the load is located relatively distant with respect to the substation.