Electrical Backfeed

[bidge]

I am Controls System Tehnician and a lot of times i hear guys mention backfeed when we are troubleshooting. Is electrical backfeed another way of saying “a short” in the circuit?

[JYPOC]

You'll have to be more specific (e.g., are we talking LV or MV network, overhead lines or underground cables, etc. ?). Typically, backfeed current happens when you have a short upstream your location and stored energy or ENR production (PV, etc.) downstream.