Background Information on the Power Quality Requirements in IEEE Std 1547-2018
This document provides context for the power quality requirements contained in IEEE Std 1547-2018. It explains why limits on voltage regulation, flicker, harmonics, and unintentional islanding were specified, and how distributed energy resources should comply. The guide discusses measurement methods, acceptable thresholds, and coordination with utility voltage control devices. As a supplement to the standard, it assists engineers, developers, and regulators in interpreting the power quality clauses and implementing them in interconnection agreements. The resource is valuable for stakeholders seeking to maintain grid stability and customer power quality amid growing DER integration.
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AB - This document provides context for the power quality requirements contained in IEEE Std 1547-2018. It explains why limits on voltage regulation, flicker, harmonics, and unintentional islanding were specified, and how distributed energy resources should comply. The guide discusses measurement methods, acceptable thresholds, and coordination with utility voltage control devices. As a supplement to the standard, it assists engineers, developers, and regulators in interpreting the power quality clauses and implementing them in interconnection agreements. The resource is valuable for stakeholders seeking to maintain grid stability and customer power quality amid growing DER integration.
AU - Ingram, Michael
A2 - Mahmud, Rasel
A3 - Narang, David
DB - C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - Power electronics and inverters
KW - Power electronics
KW - Inverters
KW - Battery energy storage
KW - Solar
KW - Photovoltaics
KW - PV
KW - Diesel generators
KW - Other liquid-fuel generators
KW - Standards
KW - Interconnection
KW - Protection
KW - Power plant controls
KW - SCADA
KW - Policy and regulation
KW - Policy
KW - Regulation
LA - English
DA - 2021/10/01
PY - 2021
PB - NLR
T1 - Background Information on the Power Quality Requirements in IEEE Std 1547-2018
UR - https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/276
ER -
Ingram, Michael, et al. Background Information on the Power Quality Requirements in IEEE Std 1547-2018. NLR, 1 October, 2021, C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/276.
Ingram, M., Mahmud, R., & Narang, D. (2021). Background Information on the Power Quality Requirements in IEEE Std 1547-2018. [Data set]. C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. NLR. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/276
Ingram, Michael, Rasel Mahmud, and David Narang. Background Information on the Power Quality Requirements in IEEE Std 1547-2018. NLR, October, 1, 2021. Distributed by C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange. https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/276
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title = {Background Information on the Power Quality Requirements in IEEE Std 1547-2018},
author = {Ingram, Michael and Mahmud, Rasel and Narang, David},
abstractNote = {This document provides context for the power quality requirements contained in IEEE Std 1547-2018. It explains why limits on voltage regulation, flicker, harmonics, and unintentional islanding were specified, and how distributed energy resources should comply. The guide discusses measurement methods, acceptable thresholds, and coordination with utility voltage control devices. As a supplement to the standard, it assists engineers, developers, and regulators in interpreting the power quality clauses and implementing them in interconnection agreements. The resource is valuable for stakeholders seeking to maintain grid stability and customer power quality amid growing DER integration.},
url = {https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/276},
year = {2021},
howpublished = {C-MIX - Community Microgrid Information Exchange, NLR, https://cmix.openei.org/submissions/276},
note = {Accessed: 2026-08-07}
}
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