Frequency Response Study of a U.S. Western Interconnection Under Extra-High Photovoltaic Generation Penetrations

Conference · Mon Dec 24 04:00:00 EST 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/PESGM.2018.8586163· OSTI ID:1496840

Tan, Jin ^[1]; Zhang, Yingchen ^[1]; You, Shutang ^[2]; Liu, Yong ^[2]; Liu, Yilu ^[3]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. University of Tennessee
3. University of Tennessee; Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Increasing penetration levels of solar photovoltaic (PV) and the reduced inertia of inverter-based generation technologies have caught the attention of the electric power industry and academia in the United States. This paper conducts a comprehensive frequency response study of the Western Interconnection under high penetration levels of PV, which are up to 80% at the interconnection level and 100% at the regional level. Based on the 2022 Light Spring case, PV has been projected by areas for four PV penetration levels based on collected realistic PV distribution information. The overall system frequency response has been analyzed under different scenarios. In particular, the 100% regional PV penetration case has been developed to reveal local frequency issues in the Western Interconnection. The potential of using existing resources to improve frequency response has also been studied. New insights in this paper address the implications of the rapid deployment of solar generation in the Western Interconnection.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Solar Energy Technologies Office (EE-4S)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1496840
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-5D00-73341
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
24 POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION
PV
U.S. Western Interconnection
frequency
photovoltaic
response