Comparing ramp rates from large and small PV systems, and selection of batteries for ramp rate control

Daniel Cormode; Alex D. Cronin; William Richardson; Antonio T. Lorenzo; Adria E. Brooks; Daniella N. Dellagiustina

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744493

Comparing ramp rates from large and small PV systems, and selection of batteries for ramp rate control

Daniel Cormode, Alex D. Cronin, William Richardson, Antonio T. Lorenzo, Adria E. Brooks, Daniella N. Dellagiustina

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Abstract

We compare the AC power fluctuations from a 1.6 MW and a 2 kW photovoltaic (PV) system. Both of these PV generating stations exhibit fluctuations exceeding 50% of their rated capacity in under 10 seconds. The smaller system can fluctuate more rapidly, exhibiting 50% dropouts in 3 seconds. Although the MW-scale system covers 4000 times as much ground area, the bandwidth of the fluctuations is remarkably similar. We explore explanations for this observation, and we discuss the impact of this on battery sizing.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1805-1810
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781479932993
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744493
State	Published - 2013
Event	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013 - Tampa, FL, United States Duration: Jun 16 2013 → Jun 21 2013

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Name	Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
ISSN (Print)	0160-8371

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Other	39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	Tampa, FL
Period	6/16/13 → 6/21/13

Keywords

Battery integration
Grid interconnection
Intermittency
Monitoring
Output fluctuations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Control and Systems Engineering
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Cormode, D., Cronin, A. D., Richardson, W., Lorenzo, A. T., Brooks, A. E., & Dellagiustina, D. N. (2013). Comparing ramp rates from large and small PV systems, and selection of batteries for ramp rate control. In 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013 (pp. 1805-1810). Article 6744493 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744493

Comparing ramp rates from large and small PV systems, and selection of batteries for ramp rate control. / Cormode, Daniel; Cronin, Alex D.; Richardson, William et al.
39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013. p. 1805-1810 6744493 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Cormode, D, Cronin, AD, Richardson, W, Lorenzo, AT, Brooks, AE & Dellagiustina, DN 2013, Comparing ramp rates from large and small PV systems, and selection of batteries for ramp rate control. in 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013., 6744493, Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1805-1810, 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013, Tampa, FL, United States, 6/16/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744493

Cormode D, Cronin AD, Richardson W, Lorenzo AT, Brooks AE, Dellagiustina DN. Comparing ramp rates from large and small PV systems, and selection of batteries for ramp rate control. In 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2013. p. 1805-1810. 6744493. (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference). doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2013.6744493

Cormode, Daniel ; Cronin, Alex D. ; Richardson, William et al. / Comparing ramp rates from large and small PV systems, and selection of batteries for ramp rate control. 39th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, PVSC 2013. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2013. pp. 1805-1810 (Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference).

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