Course Description 

This course will provide a comprehensive view of key concepts necessary to anticipate challenges associated with IBR unit/plant hardware and control design. This includes review of AC power flow, IBR unit/plant fundamentals, Grid Following (GFL) controls & performance, and protection & coordination for distributed generation. This information is used to tackle the coverage of NERC regulatory compliance standards for testing/modeling (MOD-025/026/027) and protection & coordination (PRC-019/024), with and case studies and exhibition of results. Next, there will be investigation of developing technologies which aim to overcome limitations of legacy control design, deemed as Grid Forming (GFM) and other advanced control topics. Finally, the students will dive into modeling of IBR, as observed from a number of applications – from steady state using power flow into the transient time frame using EMT platforms.

Course Outline 

MODULE 1: Power System Concepts 

MODULE 2: Inverter-Based Resource Fundamentals

MODULE 3: Distributed Generation Classic (GFL) Design & Performance

MODULE 4: MOD-025/026/027 for Distributed Generation

MODULE 5: Distributed Generation Capability, Controls, Protection & Coordination 

MODULE 6: Voltage and Frequency Ride-Through (PRC-029-1)

MODULE 7: Distributed Generation Dynamics & Grid Forming Concepts

MODULE 8: Modeling of IBR – Power Flow, Positive Sequence, and EMT, MOD-026-2