Energy Systems Integration Newsletter: December 2020
In this edition, NREL publishes a comprehensive guide to understanding inverter-dominated power systems, the Department of Energy awards NREL to pursue national solutions in solar integration, an article from NREL researchers in
IEEE Spectrum looks at the autonomous power grid of the future, and more.
Technical Roadmap Guides Research Direction for Grid-Forming Inverters
Power electronics including the inverters that interface solar, wind, battery energy storage, and electric vehicles are a rapidly expanding presence on the electric grid. As a result, inverters will inherit new responsibilities and introduce new challenges. Recognizing a knowledge gap, a team of experts from NREL and several collaborating
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Recently, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to US$45 million for research to advance solar hardware and systems integration, including the creation of a consortium dedicated to developing control technologies for a modernised electric grid.
While solar makes up 3% of US electricity, that amount is expected to reach 18% by 2050 – requiring an increase of hundreds of gigawatts of solar capacity. As a result, DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is seeking new solutions that can reliably bring large quantities of solar onto the grid and that can ensure that US-made hardware is used in those installations.
Technical Roadmap Guides Research Direction for Grid-Forming Inverters
December 23, 2020
Power electronics including the inverters that interface solar, wind, battery energy storage, and electric vehicles are on track to gradually, or even entirely, displace traditional generation. In doing so, inverters will inherit new responsibilities and introduce a new set of challenges. Recognizing a knowledge gap, a team of experts from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and several collaborating institutions have published the
, a comprehensive guide to understanding inverter-dominated power systems.
The roadmap provides a system-wide perspective on the integration of inverter-based resources. The report distinguishes between grid-following inverter controls, which
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