Abstract
Grid codes around the world are requiring grid-support functions (GSFs) and standardized interoperability interfaces for distributed energy resources (DERs) to address the rapid increase of renewable energy. However, these new GSFs need to be assessed to ensure the desired power and communication capabilities exist in the field. The IEEE 1547.1 standard outlines the conformance test procedures for DER devices and is currently undergoing a major revision to align it with IEEE 1547–2018. Once it is published (anticipated in mid-2020), GSFs in commercial PV inverters in USA and Canada will be certified to the IEEE 1547.1 conformance test procedures. Several international research laboratories are collaborating to develop a versatile open-source DER testing platform that performs automated testing of DER devices. This community of laboratories is developing open-source IEEE Std. 1547.1 test scripts to lower barriers to DER vendor internal equipment evaluations, ease product compliance testing at certification laboratories, and provide research institutions a tool to study DER behaviors. In this work, test scripts were used for test verification of GSFs, including limit active power, constant reactive power, active power-reactive power (watt-var), and prioritization of GSF response for several DER devices. Sample test results for these DER GSFs and test protocol recommendations are presented in this paper.
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