Outback UL 1741 SA Grid Support Summary

WHATITMEANSGOINGFORWARD
Hawaiimaderide‐throughmandatoryforallnewgrid‐connectedinvertersintheFallof2016,addeda
requirementforvoltagecontrolatthebeginningof2017,andrequiresthesesystemstoupdatetheir
capabilitiestoprovidealltheSmartInverterfunctions.Californiaadoptedthesegridsupporting“Smart”
functionsasarequirementforinterconnectionstartingSeptember8
th
of2017.IEEE1547iscurrently
undergoingsubstantialrevisiontofurtherdefineandexpandgridsupportingfunctions,andisexpected
tobeapprovedandreleasedbytheendof2017orearly2018.
Astheleadingmanufacturerfocusedonintegratingsolar‐plus‐storageforgrid‐interactivesystems,
OutBackPowerhasbeenactivelyengagedandparticipatinginthedevelopmentofthesenewstandards.
EnergystoragecanprovideconsiderabledepthtogridsupportingfunctionsbeyondwhattraditionalPV
systemscanprovidealone,butenergystoragesystemsalsohaveuniqueresponsibilitiessuchas
resiliencyandcustomerloadprotectionthatmustbeconsidered.WithOutBack’snewGridInterface
Protection(GIP)profiles,installerscaneasilyloadthecorrectprofilefortheirutilityorregionandhave
alltherightsettingsfortheirspecificapplication.
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