Lab Tests: Verifying That Smart Grid Power Converters Are Truly Smart

During the last few years, many countries around the world have seen a massive deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs) in their distribution systems. In certain regions, penetration has reached levels that increasingly challenge traditional power system management, affecting the overall st...

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Published inIEEE power & energy magazine Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 30 - 42
Main Authors Brundlinger, Ronald, Strasser, Thomas, Lauss, Georg, Hoke, Andy, Chakraborty, Sudipta, Martin, Greg, Kroposki, Benjamin, Johnson, Jay, de Jong, Erik
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.03.2015
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Distributed generation
Frequency control
Inverters
Laboratories
Penetration
Power converters
Power system stability
Reactive power
Risk
Security
Smart grid
Stability
Systems management
Testing
Voltage control
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Summary:During the last few years, many countries around the world have seen a massive deployment of distributed energy resources (DERs) in their distribution systems. In certain regions, penetration has reached levels that increasingly challenge traditional power system management, affecting the overall stability, reliability, and efficiency of grids. The uncoordinated response of large numbers of DERs may even put overall grid security at risk. This fact was clearly highlighted by the famous 50.2 Hz problem in Europe: it was discovered that the simultaneous tripping of several gigawatts of DERs due to a minor overfrequency event could potentially lead to an undersupply in the European power system so large that it could not be compensated for by using conventional reserve capacities.
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ISSN:1540-7977
1558-4216
DOI:10.1109/MPE.2014.2379935