Vol 2 , Issue 1 , January - March 2014 | Pages: 74-79 | Research Paper
Received: January 01, 2014 | Revised: February 20, 2014 | Accepted: February 28, 2014 | Published Online: March 15, 2014
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To facilitate more extensive adoption of renewable distributed electric generation, the U.S. Department of Energy launched the Renewable Systems Interconnection (RSI) study during the spring of 2007. The study addressed the technical and analytical challenges that must be addressed to enable high penetration levels of distributed renewable energy technologies. Interest in PV systems is increasing and the installation of large PV systems or large groups of PV systems that are interactive with the utility grid is accelerating, so the compatibility of higher levels of distributed generation needs to be ensured and the grid infrastructure protected. The variability and non dispatch ability of today’s PV systems affect the stability of the utility grid and the economics of the PV and energy distribution systems. Integration issues need to be addressed from the distributed PV system side and from the utility side. Advanced inverter, controller, and interconnection technology development must produce hardware that allows PV to operate safely with the utility and act as a grid resource that provides benefits to both the grid and the owner.
Keywords
Photovoltaic Inverter; CanSIA; Simulation; Symmetrical Fault