A comprehensive distribution test feeder

In 1991 a paper giving the data for four distribution system test feeders was published [1]. The purpose of the test feeders was to give software developers a common set of data that could be used to verify the correctness of their programs. Since then the original four test feeders along with additional special purpose test feeders have been made available on the IEEE website [2]. The purpose of this paper is to present a “comprehensive” test feeder that will allow for the models of all the standard components of a distribution system to be tested. Only the system will be described in this paper. The total data will be found on the IEEE website [2].