Suggested grid code modifications to ensure wide-scale adoption of photovoltaic energy in distributed power generation systems

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Yang, Yongheng ^a   Enjeti, Prasad ^b   Blaabjerg, Frede ^a   Wang, Huai ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

ancillary services; Grid requirements; grid support; low voltage ride through; photovoltaic systems; reliability

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY SERVICE; GRID REQUIREMENTS; GRID SUPPORTS; LOW-VOLTAGE RIDE-THROUGH; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS;

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR CORRECTION; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REACTIVE POWER; RELIABILITY; SYSTEM STABILITY;

OUTAGES;

EID: 84893404009     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IAS.2013.6682485     Document Type: Conference Paper

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