Removing Barriers to Utility Interconnected Photovoltaic Inverters
The Million Solar Roofs Initiative has motivated a renewed interest in the development of utility interconnected photovoltaic (UIPV) inverters. Government-sponsored programs (PVMaT, PVBONUS) and competition among utility interconnected inverter manufacturers have stimulated innovations and improved the performance of existing technologies. With this resurgence, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has developed a program to assist industry initiatives to overcome barriers to UIPV inverters. In accordance with newly adopted IEEE 929-2000, the utility interconnected PV inverters are required to cease energizing the utility grid when either a significant disturbance occurs or the utility experiences an interruption in service. Compliance with IEEE 929-2000 is being widely adopted by utilities as a minimum requirement for utility interconnection. This report summarizes work done at the SNL balance-of-systems laboratory to support the development of IEEE 929-2000 and to assist manufacturers in meeting its requirements.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (US); Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- OSTI ID:
- 764920
- Report Number(s):
- SAND2000-2438C; TRN: AH200102%%23
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Anchorage, AK (US), 09/17/2000--09/22/2000; Other Information: PBD: 3 Oct 2000
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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