Smart Solar PV Inverters with Advanced Grid Support Functionalities. Rajiv K. Varma

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      16  6 PV‐STATCOM APPLICATIONS IN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS 6.1 Increasing Power Transmission Capacity by PV‐STATCOM 6.2 Power Oscillation Damping by PV‐STATCOM 6.3 Power Oscillation Damping with Combined Active and Reactive Power Modulation Control of PV‐STATCOM 6.4 Mitigation of Subsynchronous Resonance (SSR) in Synchronous Generator by PV‐STATCOM 6.5 Alleviation of Subsynchronous Oscillations (SSOs) in Induction‐Generator‐Based Wind Farm by PV‐STATCOM 6.6 Mitigation of Fault‐Induced Delayed Voltage Recovery (FIDVR) by PV‐STATCOM 6.7 Simultaneous Fast Frequency Control and Power Oscillation Damping by PV‐STATCOM 6.8 Conclusions References

      17  7 INCREASING HOSTING CAPACITY BY SMART INVERTERS – CONCEPTS AND APPLICATIONS 7.1 Hosting Capacity of Distribution Feeders 7.2 Hosting Capacity Based on Voltage Violations 7.3 Increasing Hosting Capacity with Non Smart Inverter Techniques 7.4 Characteristics of Different Smart Inverter Functions 7.5 Factors Affecting Hosting Capacity of Distribution Feeders 7.6 Determination of Settings of Constant Power Factor Function 7.7 Impact of DER Interconnection Transformer 7.8 Determination of Smart Inverter Function Settings from Quasi‐Static Time‐Series (QSTS) Analysis 7.9 Guidelines for Selection of Smart Inverter Settings 7.10 Determination of Sites for Implementing DERs with Smart Inverter Functions 7.11 Mitigation Methods for Increasing Hosting Capacity 7.12 Increasing Hosting Capacity in Thermally Constrained Distribution Networks 7.13 Utility Simulation Studies of Smart Inverters for Increasing Hosting Capacity 7.14 Field Implementation of Smart Inverters for Increasing Hosting Capacity 7.15 Conclusions References

      18  8 CONTROL COORDINATION OF SMART PV INVERTERS 8.1 Concepts of Control Coordination 8.2 Coordination of Smart Inverters with Conventional Voltage Controllers 8.3 Control Interactions – Lessons Learned from Coordination of FACTS Controllers for Voltage Control 8.4 Control Interactions Among Smart PV Inverters and their Mitigation 8.5 Study of Smart Inverter Controller Interactions 8.6 Case Study of Controller Coordination of Smart Inverters in a Realistic Distribution System 8.7 Control Coordination of PV‐STATCOM and DFIG Wind Farm for Mitigation of Subsynchronous Oscillations 8.8 Control Interactions Among Plants of Inverter Based Resources and FACTS/HVDC Controllers 8.9 Conclusions References

      19  9 EMERGING TRENDS WITH SMART SOLAR PV INVERTERS 9.1 Combination of Smart PV Inverters with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) 9.2 Combination of Smart PV Inverters with Electric Vehicle Charging Systems 9.3 Combination of Smart PV Inverters with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and EV Charging Systems 9.4 Grid Forming Inverter Technology 9.5 Field Demonstrations of Smart Solar PV Inverters 9.6 Potential of New Revenue Making Opportunities for Smart Solar PV Inverters 9.7 Conclusions References

      20  INDEX

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      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 Impact of PV penetration on damping of critical mode.

      2 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Minimum reactive power injection and absorption capability.Table 2.2 Default volt–var settings for different international standards.Table 2.3 International default volt–watt settings normalized to ANSI volta...

      3 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Cost of a 5 MW utility‐scale single‐axis tracker PV system with e...Table 4.2 Cost of a 100 MW utility‐scale single‐axis tracker PV system with...Table 4.3 Costs of STATCOMs and SVCs.

      4 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Increase in capacity of wind farm.Table 5.2 System losses and additional loss reduction for Scenario 1.Table 5.3 Summary of energy savings for different cases.

      5 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Increase in stable power transfer limit (MW) for study system I w...Table 6.2 Increase in power transfer limits for study system II with differ...Table 6.3 Settling time of power oscillations with different PV‐STATCOM loc...Table 6.4 Comparison of performance of controller with and without TOV supp...

      6 Chapter