Satcon Launches Industry Leading Inverter Performance Management Capabilities with EDGE Adaptive Control Architecture (ACA)
18 November 2011 - 12:30AM
Business Wire
Satcon Technology Corporation® (NASDAQ CM: SATC), a leading
provider of utility-scale power conversion solutions for the
renewable energy market, today launched EDGETM Adaptive Control
Architecture (ACA)TM, now available for Satcon inverter solutions
worldwide. Developed and deployed across many of the world’s most
advanced utility scale solar installations, EDGE ACA enables
instant voltage stabilization, frequency control, dynamic grid
support, and secures the continuous operation of the PV plant in
the event of dynamic ground faults, achieving the performance
guidelines set forth by the German Association of Energy and Water
Industries (BDEW 2008 Grid Connection Standard).
“The power control features now available in EDGE ACA allow our
inverter solutions to meet the BDEW standards, the industry’s most
comprehensive set of requirements for grid stability and support,”
said Dr. Leo Casey, Chief Technology Officer of Satcon Technology
Corporation. “These capabilities have been developed and
demonstrated across multiple projects over the past four years,
including our work with the United States Department of Energy
(DOE) particularly on the Solar Energy Grid Integration Systems
(SEGIS) projects, and with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
(NREL) on DOE funded projects where Satcon solutions have
successfully addressed the challenges associated with integrating
large scale solar to the grid.”
As the intelligent control center for Satcon solutions, EDGE ACA
enables improvements in total power plant reliability and yield
through more powerful system monitoring, diagnostic, and remote
control functionality. The enhanced capabilities help utilities and
commercial customers prevent disruptive PV plant events from
happening and enable rapid identification and resolution for issues
that do occur. Faster communication speed, the addition of
Controller Area Network (CAN), fiber optic communication and
Ethernet hardware allow for advanced control of multiple inverters,
which simplifies grid interconnection and permits higher
penetrations of PV. Increased solution customization combined with
the ability to easily integrate additional communications
peripherals, remote programming functionality, and compatibility
with all major communication options, enable greater solution
flexibility driving significant project cost reductions.
“With EDGE ACA, Satcon solutions now deliver the industry’s most
comprehensive supply side Smart Grid controls for PV plant owners
and operators including low voltage ride through (LVRT) and
anti-islanding, remote or site level control of average reactive
power output, and optimization of feeder voltage profile under
reactive power dispatch by the utility,” continued Casey. “Through
delivering an enhanced level of visibility and control over the
solar power plant, EDGE ACA allows utilities to improve grid
stability through the solar power assets on their network.”
About Satcon
Satcon Technology Corporation® is the leading provider of
utility-scale power conversion solutions for the renewable energy
market, enabling the industry’s most advanced reliable and proven
clean energy alternatives. For over 26 years, Satcon® has designed
and delivered the next generation of efficient energy systems for
solar photovoltaic, stationary fuel cells, and energy storage
systems. To learn more about Satcon, please visit
www.Satcon.com.
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