Integrating Renewable Energy Resources

Course overview

This comprehensive course explores the technical, operational, and reliability challenges associated with integrating large-scale renewable energy resources into power grids. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the evolving landscape of renewable energy integration, including solar and wind resources, and learn about cutting-edge industry practices and technological advancements using simulation techniques.

Course Outline:

Part I: Challenges Regarding Large-Scale Renewable Energy Resources (60 minutes)

  • Integrating large-scale renewable energy resources into power grids
  • Compensating for the decline in daytime load characteristics
  • Adjusting for increased ramp rate requirements
  • Understanding variable generation and load balance dynamics
  • Using load, generation, and weather forecasting for improved integration

Part II: Interconnection Reliability Criteria for Renewable Energy Resources (60 minutes)

  • Overview of solar (PV) farm operating dynamics
  • Overview of wind farm operating dynamics
  • Impacts of inverter-based resource integration
  • Examples of power faults affecting renewable energy resources
  • Challenges in maintaining power, voltage, and frequency profiles

Part III: Power Industry Practices (60 minutes)

  • Advances in inverter technology and their implications
  • Adapting to changing reliability standards
  • Understanding evolving interconnection standards

Part IV: Simulation (60 minutes)

  • Practical simulation exercises to apply learning outcomes to real-world scenarios.

Learning objectives:

  1. Identify the types of renewable energy and their effect on the Bulk Electric System (BES)
  2. Identify the challenges of renewable energy resource integration
  3. Recognize modes of operation for renewable energy resources
  4. Identify industry changes to accommodate integration of renewable energy resources
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