Testing of Power Electronic Modules for Distributed Systems at the National Center for Reliable Electric Power Transmission

Author

Castillo, Ricardo J. ; Molina, Diogenes ; Huertas, Martin S. ; Balda, Juan Carlos ; Mantooth, H. Alan

Author_Institution

Nat. Center for Reliable Electr. Power Transm., Univ. of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

fYear

2008

fDate

17-18 Nov. 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

Testing of new technologies before field deployment is crucial to gain acceptance by electric utilities, in particular, of distributed generation based on high power electronic modules. The NCREPT 13.8 kV 6 MVA Test Facility at the University of Arkansas offers an advanced test platform designed to meet the needs of complex high power electronics testing for several distributed energy applications. NCREPT could be also employed as a test platform for compliance of IEEE 1547 and UL 1741 standards. This paper describes the center capabilities and some potential test applications such evaluation of grid-connected inverters supporting energy storage systems.

Keywords

distributed power generation; energy storage; invertors; power distribution reliability; power electronics; IEEE 1547 standards; NCREPT; UL 1741 standards; University of Arkansas; apparent power 6 MVA; distributed generation; electric utilities; energy storage systems; grid-connected inverters; high-power electronic modules; reliable electric power transmission; voltage 13.8 kV; Distributed control; Electronic equipment testing; Energy storage; Inverters; Power electronics; Power system reliability; Prototypes; System testing; Test facilities; Transformers; Distributed energy; Distribution feeders; Energy storage interfaces; High power electronics testing; Inverters;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy 2030 Conference, 2008. ENERGY 2008. IEEE

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2850-2

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2851-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ENERGY.2008.4781050

Filename

4781050