Power quality surveys of photovoltaic power plants: Characterisation and analysis of grid-code requirements

IET Renewable Power Generation

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 466-473

  Honrubia Escribano, Andres ^a   García Sánchez, Tania ^a   Gómez Lázaro, Emilio ^a   Muljadi, E ^b   Molina García, Angel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODES (SYMBOLS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POWER PLANTS; POWER QUALITY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SURVEYS;

GRID CODE REQUIREMENTS; GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANT; POWER QUALITY SURVEYS; POWER SYSTEM OPERATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGY PENETRATIONS; RESIDUAL VOLTAGE; SUPPLY INTERRUPTION;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 84941366215     PISSN: 17521416     EISSN: 17521424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/iet-rpg.2014.0215     Document Type: Conference Paper

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