Interim Report on Application and Operation of Automatic Reclosing Equipment on Stub Feeders

This report presents the results of a survey which has been made to obtain data on typical present-day a-c automatic reclosing equipment and practices as applied to stub feeders having a single end source of power. The data received provide a good summary of the reclosing practices in general use and the performance being obtained. It also gives an indication of the possibilities of using immediate initial reclosure closure more extensively for some types of loads. This subject is of timely interest because of the possibilities of conserving critical materials in such cases where the application of automatic reclosing equipment will defer the necessity of providing additional circuit facilities.