If active power is available, inverters should also increase real power to support low frequency. The NERC reliability guideline specifies that “the active power-frequency control system should have an adjustable proportional droop characteristic with a default value of 5%”.
The sequence concludes with a return to regular MPPT operation despite the lack of inertia in the solar PV system to sustain frequency regulation; these control techniques can enhance the frequency response. The basic concept is to provide the VI by controlling the output of PV systems or inverters.
In the NEM, the FOS requires power system frequency to remain in the range 49.5 Hz – 50.5 Hz for a single contingency event. The data above indicates there would be no tripping of the PV inverters in response to the frequency disturbance in this instance.
AEMO undertook a study to investigate how small inverters that connect photovoltaic generation to the electricity network are likely to respond to frequency disturbances. This report is based on information available to AEMO as at May 2015 although AEMO has endeavored to incorporate more recent information where practicable.
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