Fast Primary Frequency Response Using Coordinated DER and Flexible Loads: Framework and Residential-Scale Demonstration: Preprint
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- University of Minnesota
Methods for supporting grid frequency stabilization using widespread flexible load and DER are becoming essential as the portion of synchronous generation decreases. This article develops a framework for providing fast primary frequency response that leverages deferrable loads and DER coordinated using high-speed measurements in real time to ensure that local objectives are met. The framework is demonstrated in a residential-scale experiment with four household appliances and an inverter. The effectiveness of an example load management algorithm is demonstrated using three underfrequency anomaly test cases. The experimental data corroborates that in all cases, the entire coordinated response, from detection and measurement of a frequency anomaly to completed coordinated net-load response, is completed within 143 ms (about 8.5 cycles).
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1461360
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/CP-5D00-70505
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: To be presented at the 2018 IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 5-9 August 2018, Portland, Oregon
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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