Power system support functions provided by smart inverters—A review

Renewable energy is seen as a viable alternative to traditional energy sources, and distributed generation (DG) based on renewable energy sources has experienced rapid growth worldwide. High penetration of renewable energy based DG systems makes the grid more vulnerable, and stricter standards have been issued for grid interconnection of DG systems. DG systems are expected to be controllable with high flexibility and reliability. Provision of grid support functions and ancillary services, such as reactive power control, fault ride-through and harmonic compensation, is the key to attaining higher utilization of DG. Such functionalities are implemented in new generation smart inverters, which can contribute to the reduced cost of energy and need for additional system resources. The state-of-the-art power system support functions are summarized in this paper for the purpose of enhancing operation in low-voltage networks. Experimental results are given to better understand the implementation of the functions.

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