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How to make inverter's grid connectivity toggle automatically
Required devices:
- Sinexcel PWS2-30K PCS
- Remote controllable switch
- A digital protective relay with
- synchronism check functionality
- output contact
Protective relay is a relay device designed to trip a circuit breaker when a fault is detected. Abnormal operating conditions are as over-current, over-voltage, reverse power flow, over-frequency, and under-frequency. In modern times the digital relay is widely used, usually these relays will have the ability to trip the breaker and output a signal, and can receive the command to close the breaker if the breaker has a motor drive. A synchronism checking relay provides a contact closure when the frequency and phase of two sources are similar to within some tolerance margin. A “synch check” relay is often applied where two power systems are interconnected, such as at a switchyard connecting two power grids, or at a generator circuit breaker to ensure the generator is synchronized to the system before connecting it.
Available sync relays
https://www.pc-s.com/pdf/multitek-synchronising-check-relay-m200.pdf
How to work
Grid outage
- The grid goes into abnormal
- The relay will trip the circuit breaker and send a signal to the EMS
- The PCS will activate anti-islanding mechanism and trip
The load will lose power - The EMS send an off-grid command to the PCS
- The PCS will clear the fault and operate in grid forming mode.
Tie back to grid
- The grid is back to service
- The sync check relay compares phase differ between the two sides of the breaker
- Once the PCS and the grid phase differ is within tolerance, such as in 1°, the sync check relay closes the breaker.
- The PCS is operating in grid-forming mode but physically grid tied, the phase differ will still trend to vary.
- The EMS shall command PCS to shut down within 300ms in case of phase differ trend to grow,
the loads are still powered. - The EMS commands PCS to toggle to grid-tied mode
- The EMS commands PCS to start. Everything is back to the status before outage.