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A Guide to Updating Interconnection Rules and Incorporating IEEE Std 1547-2018
This NREL resource provides a roadmap for revising interconnection rules and standards to incorporate the provisions of IEEE Std 1547-2018. It discusses key changes in the standard including ride-through, reactive power control, and communications and offers recommendations for up...
Ingram, M. et al NLR
Sep 30, 2021
Distributed Energy Resources Interconnection Workshop 2023
The Modern Distributed Energy Resource Capabilities and Deployment Considerations workshop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy Grid Modernization Laboratory Consortium, provided technical support to public utility commissions. Presenters shared insights on who makes decisi...
Ingram, M. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Microgrid Initiative
This Department of Energy report outlines the objectives and progress of the Microgrid Initiative led by the Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. It summarizes research and development efforts aimed at advancing microgrid technologies, including standardized cont...
Ton, D. and Smith, M. U.S. Department of Energy
Sep 30, 2012
Applying IEEE Std 1547-2018: What Public Utilities Commissions Need To Decide and Do
This resource from NREL outlines the key decisions and actions that public utility commissions must undertake to implement IEEE Std 1547 2018, the revised interconnection standard for distributed energy resources. It explains policy choices such as adopting default ride through ...
Boemer, D. Electric Power Research Institute
Aug 20, 2018
High-Penetration Photovoltaic Integration Handbook for Distribution Engineers
This handbook, produced by NREL, offers practical guidance for distribution engineers facing high penetration of photovoltaic (PV) systems on their networks. It addresses technical challenges such as voltage regulation, protection coordination, reverse power flow, and transformer ...
Seguin, R. et al NLR
Dec 31, 2015
The Advanced Microgrid: Integration and Interoperability
Produced by Sandia National Laboratories, this paper examines the concept of the advanced microgrid and the need for integration and interoperability across hardware, software, and communications interfaces. It discusses the evolution from traditional islanded microgrids to system...
Bower, W. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Feb 28, 2014
Grid Application and Controls Development for Medium-Voltage SiC-Based Grid Interconnects: Preprint
In this paper, the grid-interconnection requirements of directly connected medium voltage (MV) SiC-based converters are studied and the necessary control implementations are detailed. These power electronic converters use the interconnection standard IEEE 1547-2018, but can also h...
Singh, A. et al NLR
Sep 30, 2020
Roadmap for Photovoltaic Cyber Security
Cyber-secure, resilient energy is paramount to the prosperity of the United States. As the experience and sophistication of cyber adversaries grow, so too must the US power system’s defenses, situational awareness, and response and recovery strategies. Traditionally, power syste...
Johnson, J. Sandia National Laboratories
Nov 30, 2017
Cyber Security Assessment of Distributed Energy Resources
New distributed energy resource (DER) interconnection standards require communications and interoperability to provide grid operators greater flexibility for delivering voltage and frequency support. These communication channels are designed to allow utilities, aggregators, and ot...
Carter, C. et al Sandia National Laboratories
May 31, 2017
Cyber Security Primer for DER Vendors, Aggregators, and Grid Operators
This report provides an introduction to cyber security for distributed energy resources (DER)—such as photovoltaic (PV) inverters and energy storage systems (ESS). This material is motivated by the need to assist DER vendors, aggregators, grid operators, and broader PV industry ...
Carter, C. et al Sandia National Laboratories
Jul 31, 2017
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