Systems Driven Approach Workshop on Inverter R&D
Sponsors
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Program
DOE Office of Electric Transmission and Distribution, Energy Storage Program
Objective
This is a follow-up to the first systems driven approach workshop on inverter R&D held in April 2003. Participants used a similar methodology to explore in greater depth the next generation of high-tech inverters for PV and Energy Storage technologies and synergistic applications. Information from the meeting was used to develop the "High-Tech Inverter R&D 5-Year Strategies" document. The second day of the workshop examined inverter-related standards, codes and certifications currently available or being drafted with discussions of the economic and technical impacts on inverter designs today. Needs for future standards, codes and certification with inputs from the standards writing groups and the inverter/systems industry were discussed and prioritized.
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Workshop Summary Document
Summary Report on the DOE High-Tech Inverter Workshop (PDF 2.7 MB)
Dan Ton, DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program
Ward Bower, Sandia National Laboratories
Workshop Presentations
Welcome to the DOE High-Tech Inverter Workshop (PDF 333 KB)
Dan Ton, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Solar Energy Technologies Program
Energy Storage: Advanced Inverter Issues and Research (PDF 144 KB)
Imre Gyuk, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Energy Storage Program
The Solar Energy Technologies Program Systems Driven Approach to Managing the Solar R&D Portfolio (PDF 1.5 MB)
Chris Cameron, Sandia National Laboratories
High Tech Inverter Research & Development: A Five-Year Strategy (PDF 1 MB)
Ward Bower, Sandia National Laboratories
Development of a High Reliability Inverter(PDF 403 KB)
Ray Hudson, Xantrex
GE High Reliability PV Inverter Initiative, DOE High Tech Inverter Workshop (PDF 1.4 MB)
Joseph Smolenski, General Electric
High Reliability Inverter Initiative (PDF 579 KB)
Leo Casey, SatCon
Capacitor Technologies: A Comparison of Competing Options (PDF 807 KB)
Bruce Tuttle, Sandia National Laboratories
Heat—The Last Frontier (PDF 395 KB)
Clayton Handleman, Heliotronics
Transient Protection for PV Power Electronics (PDF 540 KB)
Michael Ropp, South Dakota State University
Communication and Control for Inverters (PDF 515 KB)
Frank Goodman, Electric Power Research Institute
Power Electronics for High Tech Inverters (PDF 1.1 MB)
Michael Mazzola, SemiSouth
2005 National Electrical Code and Other Standards and the Real World (PDF 294 KB)
John Wiles, Southwest Technology Development Institute
UL1741 Update: A Safety Standard for Distributed Generation (PDF 584 KB)
Tim Zgonena, Underwriters Laboratories
IEEE 1547 Overview (PDF 1.8 MB)
Tom Basso, Ben Kroposki, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
IEEE 1547.1 Overview (PDF 660 KB)
Tom Basso, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
IEEE 1547.2 Overview (PDF 379 KB)
Tom Basso, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
IEEE 1547.3 Overview (PDF 274 KB)
Tom Basso, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
IEC and European Inverter Standards (PDF 352 KB)
Christoph Panhuber, Fronius
Inverter Performance Certification: Does it make sense? (PDF 861 KB)
Chuck Whitaker, Endecon Engineering
Distributed Utility Integration Test (DUIT) Facility and Unintentional Islanding Results (PDF 370 KB)
Chuck Whitakerand Susan Horgan, Endecon Engineering
California Rule 21 Overview: "Just Another Interconnection Standard" or is it?) (PDF 719 KB)
Chuck Whitaker and Bill Brooks, Endecon Engineering