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August 2003 • NREL/SR-560-34389 DUIT: Distributed Utility Integration Test Distributed Utility Associates Livermore, California National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Boulevard Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 NREL is a U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory Operated by Midwest Research Institute • Battelle • Bechtel Contract No. DE-AC36-99-GO10337 August 2003 • NREL/SR-560-34389 DUIT: Distributed Utility Integration Test Distributed Utility Associates Livermore, California NREL Technical Monitor: Ben Kroposki Prepared under Subcontract No. AAD-0-30605-05 National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1617 Cole Boulevard Golden, Colorado 80401-3393 NREL is a U.S. Department of Energy Laboratory Operated by Midwest Research Institute • Battelle • Bechtel Contract No. DE-AC36-99-GO10337 NOTICE This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States government. 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PQ ..............................power quality PTs .............................potential transformers PV ..............................photovoltaics RAMD........................reliability, availability, maintainability, and durability RTOs..........................regional transmission organization SCADA......................Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition SCCR .........................Short Circuit Contribution Ratio SMES .........................superconducting magnetic energy storage SOFC..........................solid oxide fuel cell iii TES ............................Technical and Ecological Services THD ...........................total harmonic distortion T&D ...........................transmission and distribution, transmission and distribution utility TRANSCOs ...............transmitting utilities UCI.............................University of California at Irvine UL ..............................Underwriters Laboratories VOS............................value of service iv Table of Contents Table of Figures............................................................................................................................vii Table of Tables.............................................................................................................................viii 1 Needs Assessment and Testing ......................................................................................1 1.1 Introduction and Overall Project Description..........................................................1 1.2 Scope, Objectives, and Goals...................................................................................5 1.3 Technology Selection and Evaluation .....................................................................8 1.4 Site Evaluation and Selection ................................................................................11 1.5 Electrical and Operational Issues...........................................................................12 1.6 DUIT's Potential Results and Policy Implications.................................................15 2 Assessment of Test Sites...............................................................................................18 2.1 Introduction............................................................................................................18 2.2 Site Analysis Methodology....................................................................................18 2.3 Assessment of Sites................................................................................................23 2.4 Analysis..................................................................................................................58 2.5 Conclusions and Recommendations ......................................................................59 3 Technology Report..........................................................................................................61 3.1 Introduction: Selection and Evaluation of Technologies for the DUIT.................61 3.2 Electric Conversion and Grid Interface .................................................................63 3.3 Inverters and Inverter-Based Technologies ...........................................................68 3.4 Engine Technologies..............................................................................................83 4 Test Protocols..................................................................................................................88 4.1 Introduction............................................................................................................88 4.2 Unintentional Islanding Tests................................................................................89 4.3 Voltage Regulator Tests.......................................................................................112 4.4 Reclosing Tests ....................................................................................................118 4.5 Sectionalizing Devices Tests...............................................................................121 4.6 Synchronization Tests..........................................................................................128 4.7 Fuse Coordination Tests ......................................................................................131 4.8 Capacitor Switching and Operation.....................................................................134 4.9 Short Circuit Tests ...............................................................................................135 4.10 Distribution System Stability Tests .....................................................................140 4.11 Cold Load Pickup Tests.......................................................................................147 4.12 Faults on Adjacent Feeders Tests ........................................................................147 4.13 Network Secondary Tests ....................................................................................147 4.14 Substation Backfeed Tests...................................................................................148 4.15 Prioritization ........................................................................................................149 v 5 Project Plan....................................................................................................................150