ABE 32 Working Paper No.

7: The Farmstead Distribution System

Work to provide the answers to the following:

1. Define and/or discuss the following:

a. Farmstead- a farm or the part of a farm comprising its main buildings together
with adjacent grounds.

b. Electric load- the electrical loads of a particular building refers to the number
of watts required by the electrical equipment in use in the building.
c.
d. Total Connected Load- the total of all watts

e. Total Demand or actual load- the total for all watts which will be required at
any one time. The actual load value is used for design purposes involving the
selection of wires and switches.

f. Distribution and Electrical Load Center- If two or more buildings are to receive
energy, each will have an entrance switch, and it then becomes necessary to
select a main distribution center, or main point of supply.

g. Feeder lines- Feeders are used for the transmission of electricity. It is the
power line in which electricity is transmitted in power systems. It does the
transmission of power from the generating station or substation to the
distribution points.

h. Voltage drop- Voltage drop is the reduction in voltage in an electrical circuit

between the source and the load. Wires carrying electricity have inherent
resistance, or impedance, to current flow. Voltage drop is the amount of
voltage loss that occurs through a circuit due to this impedance.

2. What are the types of Distribution Centers? Illustrate.

a. Indoor
 The best location for the indoor type distribution center is the
position closest to the equipment having the largest wattage rating.
 b. Outdoor
 The outdoor type should be nearest to the electrical load center.

c. Pole
 The pole type should be located at the electrical load center of the
farmstead.

3. What are the steps in locating the electrical load center? Provide an example.

The power supplier brings the electrical power to one certain location on
the farmstead. The service drop wires are the property of the power supplier, and
wherever they terminate a kilowatthour meter is installed and the power supplier
has completed his portion of the distribution. The power supplier must approve
any proposed meter location, but it is the consumer's problem to get the
electricity properly distributed from the meter to the point of use. If the residence
is the only building that is to receive energy, the service-entrance switch is the
distribution center. If two or more buildings are to receive energy, each will have
an entrance switch, and it then becomes necessary to select a main distribution
center, or main point of supply. When the location of such a center has been
determined, the question "from where" has been answered. (From the main
distribution center, the feeder lines conduit the energy to the various buildings.)
Buildings within a radius of 300 ft are often served from the one main center.
 Distances over 300 it are hot too common, but if encountered, they do require
special attention. It the load to be served at such large distances exceeds 6,900
watts, the required wire size may not be practical. Such cases are best handled
through consultation with the power supplier.

4. What are the factors in determining the resistance in the feeder lines? Show an
example.

5. What is the effect of voltage drop in the electrical energy distribution in the
farmstead?

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