The original test feeder paper and data are provided below. The zipped data files require Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel to read them.
Original Test Feeder Paper (PDF)
Line and Cable Data (XLS)
4-Bus Test Feeder Cases: 7 [' Y$ ^' ~0 |$ QThese test the capability of a program to represent transformers of various configurations, full three phase lines, and unbalanced loads. Since the problems are so small, very close agreement with the test feeder results is expected. A good match would have an error less than 0.05%.
Standard 4-bus Cases
4-wire Delta Cases 4 W$ H$ _& [, {2 k04 Sept 2012: Wye-Delta Center Tapped Xfm Test Feeder.doc, Page 2, Neutral conductor resistance changed from 0.492 to 0.592 Ohms/mile
Other Test Feeder Cases:
13-bus Feeder (XLS and DOC)
34-bus Feeder (XLS and DOC)5 o" b* w- f+ A
17 Sept 2010: Error regarding branch 858-864 corrected
37-bus Feeder (XLS and DOC)
123-bus Feeder (XLS and DOC) 3 X# S/ G2 c' n1 @' U t+ h
15 Sept 2010: Node 49, Phase C load changed from 25 kvar to 20 kvar.16 Sept 2010: Matrices for Config 2 and 4 corrected.0 b$ v9 n# F" ? l% Z# B
03 Feb 2014: Added line configuration for line 51-151.
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04 Jan 2012: Test feeders in RDAP text format. Provided by Bill Kersting.
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22 Sep 2014: Test feeders in PSCAD format. Provided by Tomas Yebra (University of Manitoba).
Test Feeder Cases Added 2010:
Comprehensive Test Feeder.This tests the capability of a program to represent a wide variety of components in one circuit.01 Apr 2014: New solutions and model files available after agreement between WindMil and CYME.
8500-Node Test Feeder. Will your algorithm scale up to large problems? Try it on this test feeder. 2500 primary (MV) buses, 4800 total buses including secondaries (LV) and loads. 1-, 2-, 3-phase and split-phase circuits yielding over 8500 total node points.
Neutral-Earth-Voltage (NEV) Test Feeder. This tests the capability of a program to represent very detailed models of a distribution system. Based on a real system, it contains among other things a segment of line with 4 circuits sharing a common neutral. Connections to earth must be modeled.
Test Feeder Cases Added 2011:
PSCE Paper describing DG Protection Test Case6 m8 _6 Y3 ^* i, V
McDermott, T.E. 7 U* ~+ @# w( c8 _+ E6 `2 V8 ["A test feeder for DG protection analysis" 9 g5 D' t9 k/ A" x7 w; Z2011 IEEE/PES Power Systems Conference and Exposition (PSCE) pp.1,7, 20-23 March 20114 `7 v+ X6 U1 k' R9 `" w
$ u5 i; f1 g/ M0 WCorrection (9/29/2014): Substation short-circuit MVA should be 36.61, not 16.61 as listed in paper.
Short Circuit Test Cases. This tests the capability of a program to calculate short-circuit currents using all types of short circuits at each node. The models use the original radial test feeder models (13-, 34-, 37-, and 123-node systems. They have been validated using multiple software packages given the same assumptions.
Additional Test Cases:The following are working group suggestions for open-source feeder models. These models are not designed to stress powerflow solving algorithms (as the radial test feeders were originally designed to do), but rather as representative feeders for researchers to use in case studies. Links to the models are provided by the working group, but while the models have been validated by members of the working group, the group itself has not validated them.
EPRI Test Circuits. These models were designed as part of EPRI's Green Circuit project database. The models have been sanitized for public consumption, and are available for public use. The models are representative of actual small-, medium-, and large-circuits from various utilities. These models are in OpenDSS format. Descriptions of each feeder are available in the Readme.txt.
Taxonomy of Prototypical Feeders. These models were created as part of a PNNL project to develop a nationally representative set of radial distribution feeders. The models have been sanitized for public consumption, and are available for public use. These models represent 24 actual utility feeders from five different climate regions. Additional resources are available for populating the models with representative loads and other technologies in the GridLAB-D format. Descriptions of each feeder are available in the Taxonomy_Feeder_Development.pdf.