Renewable Energy Grid Integration:: Technical Performance and Requirements

by Ferguson, Mitchell B.

• ISBN13: 9781607413257
• ISBN10: 1607413256
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-09-01
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Now is the time to plan for the integration of significant quantities of distributed renewable energy into the electricity grid. Concerns about climate change, the adoption of state-level renewable portfolio standards and incentives, and accelerated cost reductions are driving steep growth in U.S. renewable energy technologies. The number of distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) installations, in particular, is growing rapidly. As distributed PV and other renewable energy technologies mature, they can provide a significant share of our nation's electricity demand. However, as their market share grows, concerns about potential impacts on the stability and operation of the electricity grid may create barriers to their future expansion.This book describes the Renewable Systems Interconnection (RSI) that the U.S. Department of Energy launched in 2007 to facilitate more extensive adoption of renewable distributed electric generation. The technical and analytical challenges that must be addressed to enable high penetration levels of distributed renewable energy technologies are also addressed in this book. Because integration-related issues at the distribution system are likely to emerge first for PV technology, the RSI study focuses on this area. This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition of various government publications.

Table of Contents

Preface

Transmission System Performance Analysis for High-Penetration Photovoltaics

Distributed Photovoltaic Systems Design & Technology Requirements

Distribution System Voltage Performance Analysis for High-Penetration Photovoltaics

Power System Planning: Emerging Practices Suitable for Evaluating the Impact of High-Penetration Photovoltaics

Enhanced Reliability of Photovoltaic Systems with Energy Storage & Controls

Renewable Systems Interconnection Study: Cyber Security Analysis

Index

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