A Guide to Large Photovoltaic Powerplant Design
Designing a photovoltaic power plant on a megawatt-scale is an endeavor that requires expert technical knowledge and experience. There are many factors that need to be taken into
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WECC approved the use of two generic dynamic models for solar PV plants: (a) a model consisting of plant controller, electrical controls, and grid interface modules intended for large-scale solar PV plants; and (b) a simplified model intended for distribution-connected, aggregated solar PV plants.
WECC solar PV Power Plant Dynamic Modeling Guide; dated April 2014. WECC Guide for Representation of Photovoltaic Systems in Large-Scale Load Flow Simulations; dated August 2010. The second-generation RES models represent most of the solar PV plants in the Western Interconnection.
With the proper model parameters, this model should approximate solar PV plant load flow characteristics at the interconnection point, collector system real and reactive losses, and voltage profile at the terminals of the “average” inverter in the solar PV plant. Each part of the equivalent model is discussed below.
The audience for this guideline includes solar PV plant owners who perform model validation, and transmission planners who verify validation data and develop interconnection-wide base cases of their planning areas. Each central station solar PV plant (≥ 20 MVA and connected to 60 kV and above) is modeled explicitly in the power flow model.
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