Tag Archives: LVRT

Integrating Solar PV Power with Existing Distribution Circuits; Part 2

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Administrator

(This Blog is a continuation of an ongoing series on integrating inverter-based solar photovoltaic generation with existing electric distribution circuits.  Link to Part 1) Solar PV (shorthand for photovoltaic) generation is growing in support and implementation in part because of a supportive … Continue reading →

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Banking on grounding of solar and wind farms

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Administrator

One more item to add to the list of technical items to consider when interconnecting solar and wind farms is grounding.  The grounding issue often appears when (a) integrating solar power inverters or wind turbines to existing distribution circuits, or … Continue reading →

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November 2010 Trainings

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Administrator

  Rusty and the UG cablers Closing out the year with a bunch of trainings at the Pterra facility.  Early in November, Rusty Bascom conducted the first Underground Cable course.  The following week, Boris Gisin and Manos Obessis did TARA training.  This … Continue reading →

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Fall 2010 Course Schedule

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Administrator

The upcoming schedule of courses for Fall of 2010 includes a number of mainstay application courses, and a new course on underground cables, offered by Pterra jointly with Electrical Consulting Engineers, Inc.  The lineup: Aug 10-12, 2010 – Dynamic Simulations … Continue reading →

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Wind Integration Course – June 2010

Posted on June 23, 2010 by Administrator

Held in Albany, NY, June 15-17, 2010  What can we say?  We had all the windy people together and spent the next 3 days blowing air.  Seriously, we did get into some serious technical discussions about wind modeling specifics and the … Continue reading →

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Voltage Stability Course – April 2010

Posted on April 22, 2010 by admin

Held in Albany, NY We had a full class, with active participants.  It was fun to teach and hopefully it was also fun to have been a participant in the course!  The participants gave an overall rating for the course of 4.86 out of a possible … Continue reading →

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Updated Pterra Training Course Schedule for Spring 2010

Posted on January 13, 2010 by admin

Here is the updated schedule for power systems analysis courses for Spring 2010.  All courses are to be held at the Pterra Training Facility in Albany, New York.  April 20-22, 2010 – Voltage Stability Analysis and Applications Course May 11-13, 2010 – HVDC Transmission … Continue reading →

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Wind Farm Integration: Analytical Requirements

Posted on October 26, 2009 by admin

  Wind Farm by Pterra Consulting Whereas, power plants using renewable energy sources were not too long ago considered exotic, today they are the new face of energy — the wind mill replacing the smokestack as the symbol of electric … Continue reading →

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