NREL's Controllable Grid Interface Saves Time and Resources, Improves Reliability of Renewable Energy Technologies

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Abstract

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's (NREL) controllable grid interface (CGI) test system at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) is one of two user facilities at NREL capable of testing and analyzing the integration of megawatt-scale renewable energy systems. The CGI specializes in testing of multimegawatt-scale wind and photovoltaic (PV) technologies as well as energy storage devices, transformers, control and protection equipment at medium-voltage levels, allowing the determination of the grid impacts of the tested technology.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages2
StatePublished - 2015

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/FS-5000-63837

Keywords

  • CGI
  • controllable grid interface
  • ESIF
  • grid integration
  • NWTC

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