Distributed resources standards

Author

Dugan, Roger C. ; Key, Thomas S. ; Ball, Greg J.

Author_Institution

Power Light Corp., Berkeley, CA, USA

Volume

12

Issue

1

fYear

2006

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

34

Abstract

This paper addresses the application of standards for interconnecting distributed resources to distribution systems. The emphasis for DG has shifted over the last few years and is currently on renewable energy. This article concentrates on solar photovoltaic (PV) generation and the sometimes confusing array of standards governing testing and interconnection. IEEE 1547-2003 establishes the basic interconnection rules, and several other standards are moving to align more closely to it.

Keywords

IEEE standards; distributed power generation; photovoltaic power systems; power system interconnection; renewable energy sources; solar cell arrays; IEEE 1547-2003; PV; distributed generation system; distributed resource interconnection; distributed resources standard; renewable energy; solar array; solar photovoltaic generation; Biomass; Distributed control; Energy storage; Portfolios; Power system interconnection; Renewable energy resources; Solar power generation; Substations; Wind energy; Wind energy generation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Industry Applications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-2618

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MIA.2006.1578562

Filename

1578562