Developing benchmark models for low-voltage distribution feeders

The successful application of distributed energy resources (DER) relies on methods and techniques aimed at facilitating the network integration of DER. CIGRE Task Force C6.04.02, which is affiliated with CIGRE Study Committee C6, has developed models of benchmark networks for the evaluation of the quality of such methods and techniques. Among the various networks that have been proposed, the North American low-voltage distribution feeder is presented in this paper.