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Commonly used terms in the Electrical industry.
express feeder
a feeder to which laterals are connected only at some distance from the substation. These thus traverse areas fed by other feeders and are used to supply concentrated loads or new subdivisions. See feeder, lateral.
feeder
overhead lines or cables that are used to distribute the load to the customers. They interconnect the distribution substations with the loads.
feeder circuit
an electrical circuit designed to deliver power from the service equipment or separately derived system to the branch circuit panelboard(s) on a facility. For large systems, there may be more than one level of feeder circuits. See also branch circuit.