Renewable Energy Grid Integration Training - Course Outline
DAY ONE
Module 1: The High-IBR Grid
- Synchronous vs inverter-based generation
- Interconnection queue trends
- Essential reliability services
- Impacts on planning and operations
- Impacts on protection
Module 2: Inverter Fundamentals
- Power electronic conversion
- Phase-locked loop synchronization
- Inner and outer control loops
- Current limits and fault current
- Inverter vs machine fault response
Module 3: Grid-Following vs Grid-Forming Inverters
- Grid-following control principles
- Droop and virtual synchronous machine control
- Virtual oscillator control
- Grid-forming capabilities and limits
- Synchronous condenser alternatives
Module 4: Frequency Stability, Inertia and Fast Frequency Response
- Inertia and kinetic energy
- RoCoF and frequency nadir
- Primary frequency response
- Fast frequency response from wind, PV and BESS
- Low-inertia system challenges
Module 5: Voltage Control, Reactive Power and Grid Strength
- Plant voltage and reactive power control
- Short-circuit ratio and ESCR
- Weak-grid instability and oscillations
- STATCOM and SVC support
- Grid strength mitigation options
Module 6: IBR Plant Design and the Power Plant Controller
- Collector systems and grounding
- Main power transformer
- Power plant controller functions
- Point-of-interconnection metering and telemetry
- Hybrid and co-located plants
DAY TWO
Module 7: IEEE 2800 and IEEE 1547
- Scope: transmission vs distribution
- Reactive power and voltage requirements
- Frequency response requirements
- Ride-through requirements
- IEEE 2800.2 and 1547.1 conformity testing
Module 8: NERC and FERC Requirements for IBRs
- IBR registration (Category 2 GO/GOP)
- PRC-024 and PRC-029 ride-through
- PRC-028 and PRC-030 monitoring and event analysis
- MOD-026 model verification
- FERC Order 901 and Order 2023
Module 9: The Interconnection Process and Studies
- Cluster study process
- Feasibility, system impact and facilities studies
- Data and model submittals
- Steady-state and short-circuit analysis
- Stability analysis
Module 10: IBR Modelling and Simulation
- Phasor vs EMT models
- Generic models (REGC, REEC, REPC)
- Model quality testing
- Model validation
- When EMT studies are required
Module 11: Ride-Through Performance and Protection
- Voltage and frequency ride-through
- Momentary cessation
- PLL loss of synchronism
- Negative-sequence current and relay impacts
- NERC disturbance lessons (Blue Cut, Odessa)
Module 12: BESS, Hybrid Plants and Grid-Forming Applications
- BESS grid services
- Grid-forming BESS specifications
- Black start and islanding
- Commissioning and conformity testing
- Future trends
Course Schedule
Start: 10 a.m. Eastern Time
Finish: 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time
