Distribution Feeder Systems

Four most common distribution feeder systems applied nowadays are: 1.Radial 2.Parallel feeders 3.Ring main 4.Meshed system...



Four most common distribution feeder systems applied nowadays are:

1.Radial
2.Parallel feeders
3.Ring main
4.Meshed systems

1. Radial

Many distribution systems operate using a radial feeder system. A typical radial feeder system is shown schematically in figure below. Radial feeders are the simplest and least expensive, both to construct and for their protection system.

This advantage however is offset by the difficulty of maintaining supply in the event of a fault occurring in the feeder.

A fault would result in the loss of supply to a number of customers until the fault is located and cleared. The next level of reliability is given by a ‘parallel feeder’ system.




Radial feeder system

2. Parallel feeders

A greater level of reliability at a higher cost is achieved with a parallel feeder. A typical parallel feeder system is shown schematically in figure below.

In the event of a line fault only one of the feeder sets of cables will be affected, thus allowing the remaining parallel feeder to continue to supply the load.

To improve the reliability factor it may be possible to have the separate sets of cables follow different routes. In this case the capital cost is double that of a radial feeder but there is a greater reliability factor for the line. This may be justified if the load is higher, more customers are being supplied, or there are loads such as hospitals which require high levels of reliability.
Parallel feeders are more common in urban areas or for feeders to large single customers, where load shedding in an emergency may be possible.



 Parallel feeder system

3. Ring main

A similar level of system reliability to that of the parallel arrangement can be achieved by using ring main feeders. This usually results from the growth of load supplied by a parallel feeder where the cabling has been installed along different routes. These are most common in urban and industrial environments.

Whilst the start and finish ends of the ring are at the same location, power is delivered by both pathways of the ring into substations located around the ring.

Should a fault occur on a feeder cable at any point around the ring the faulty section may be isolated by the operation of the protecting circuit breakers, at the same time maintaining supply to all substations on the ring.


In typical urban / suburban ring main arrangements, the open ring is operated manually and loss of supply restored by manual switching.



Ring main feeder system

Current practice is to use distribution automation, where operation and supply restoration in the feeder rings is done automatically by centrally controlled supervisory systems.

This gives the advantages of ring main systems as line voltage drops are reduced at the various load substations there is a ‘firm’ supply (i.e. an alternative path is available if the primary one fails) to each load substation.

 4. Meshed systems

In transmission and sub-transmission systems, usually parallel, ring or interconnected (mesh) systems are used. This ensures that alternative supply can be made to customers in the event of failure of a transmission line or element.

The extra expense can be justified because of the much greater load and number of customers that are affected by failure of lines at transmission or sub-transmission levels.
The general rule is that where large loads or numbers of customers are involved, then some form of standby, in the form of deliberate redundancy, is built into the network design, through the use of parallel, meshed or ring type feeders.



   Meshed systems
Only in outer rural areas would one consider using only radial supply at a sub-transmission level. On the other hand, simple radial supply is almost universally used for low voltage (400V) feeders, even in urban areas, because they supply relatively few customers.

Reference: Design guide for overhead distribution systems, Chisholm Institute of TAFE, Electrical, Electronics Engineering Department.

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