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meaning of term "feeder"

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Hi

I was reading this news story:
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As you see the headline says "feeders trip", what are these "feeders". One definitions these are low voltage wires. But wires don't trip, circuit breakers do. Please help me. Thanks
 
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Feeders are monitored by protection relays which trip circuit breakers.

This article might be of interest to you:

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http://www.scribd.com/doc/24620708/Feeder-Protection
 

Thank you, Rob B.

For some reason I wasn't able to open that Scribd document. So, "feeders" are in fact low-voltage wires. Where are those "circuit breakers" and "relays" located? At substation? Please help me. Thanks.

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PG
 

Yes, feeders are distribution wires or cables.

Protection relays and breakers are can be found in substations and there are also pole mounted version like this:

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