During the last few years, there has been a high penetration of substation grade solar generation fields that have "generated" the need to reevaluate or redefine (in some instances) how we implement protection systems. In this seminar, we will present a síntesis of typical substation protection schemes and its related equipment. We’ll also review some of the technical particularities of Inverter Based Resources (IBR) and how they interact with the power system. We’ll be exploring NERC PRC standards that regulate over solar generation protection and its interconnection with the power system. Finally, some bullet points will be discussed about solar generation at the distribution feeder level, and what its operational particularities are in comparison to the substation grade solar facilities.
– System protection review. Principles, and equipment: CTs, PTs, relays, DC system, telecommunication and SCADA.
– Solar generation vs traditional rotating machine generation
– Solar Stations typical designs and protection schemes
– NERC PRC standards overseeing solar substations
Speaker(s): David Bousot, PE,
Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/331216