Short circuit analysis of IEEE test feeders

Abstract

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 power flow analysis programs. Initially there were four test feeders and they were used primarily to check the accuracies of new power flow analyses. There have not been any comparisons of the results of short circuit studies. This paper will address a method of short circuit analysis and apply it to the initial four test feeders. Only the results for the IEEE 13 Node Test Feeder will be presented in this paper. The total feeder data and short circuit results for all four feeders will be found on the IEEE website [2].