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Transmission bases for sizing wind and solar projects
Unlike base load power plants such as nuclear and some coal plants which operate near full capacity for days at a time, solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind farms are variable resources whose output is dependent on the minute-by-minute change in … Continue reading
Training Schedules for Generation X
Pterra conducts training in power technology subjects, not as a primary line, but in response to a perceived need. Occasionally, work in analytical consulting leads to knowledge and skills that clients and associates desire to acquire. And we are more … Continue reading
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Tagged courses, distribution, dynamics, interconnection, linkedin, New York, power flow, pslf, pterra, short circuit, stability, system impact, training, transmission, voltage
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Report from the 2011 PSLF Users’ Group Meeting
by Ric Austria If only for this one new feature, the trip to attend the meeting (held April 28-29 in sunny Orlando, Florida) was worth it. The new feature is … PSLF now allows “continuous” tap solutions for phase angle … Continue reading
Posted in Industry News, Tech Blogs
Tagged distribution, GE, linkedin, Photovoltaic, power flow, pslf, psse, pterra, PV, solar, stability, transmission, wind, wind turbine, windpower
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Integrating Solar Photovoltaics and Other Renewables in Distribution Systems
Distributed generation (DG) has become a viable option and is gaining wider acceptance to utilities, customers, and independent power producers. While DG offers many advantages, the interconnecting utility typically requires a system impact study for interconnecting DG to the existing … Continue reading
Revised Spring 2011 Training Course Schedule
After all the winter storms and events, we have finally gotten around to finalizing the spring course schedule. The nodal pricing and transmission planning courses are cancelled due to lack of interest. We shortened the power flow course to 3 days. Happily, we … Continue reading
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Tagged DG, distributed generation, dynamics, interconnection, linkedin, power flow, stability, transmission, underground cables
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November 2010 Trainings
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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Tagged 2011, courses, dynamics, interconnection, LVRT, New York, power flow, training, transmission, underground cables, voltage, wind farm
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A Closer Look at Wind Curtailment
by Pterra Consulting Wind farms are unique to power systems in that the construction and development time is much shorter than that of transmission lines and other bulk system facilities. Wind farms can be placed into service well ahead of … Continue reading
Posted in Wind Power Integration
Tagged congestion, constraints, curtailment, flowgates, interconnection, linkedin, pslf, psse, pterra, transmission, wind, wind farm, wind power
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2011 Course Schedule
Getting a head start on the coming year, the 2011 course lineup is as follows: March 29-31, 2011 – Distributed Generation Analysis and Applications Course (New) April 12-14, 2011 – Understanding Location-Based Energy Pricing (New) April 25-29, 2011 – Power … Continue reading
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Tagged courses, DG, dynamics, interconnection, LBMP, locational-pricing, nodal pricing, power flow, pslf, psse, pterra, seminar, stability, system impact, training, transmission, underground cables, voltage, wind, wind farm, wind power
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A Methodology for Estimating Potential Curtailment of Wind Farms
by Pterra Consulting Figure 1 A wind farm integrated into a transmission grid is subject to curtailment due to temporary or long-term insufficient capacity on the transmission lines. Maintenance outage of a nearby line, dispatch of competing wind farms and availability of other generators are examples … Continue reading
Posted in Tech Blogs, Wind Power Integration
Tagged curtailment, power flow, pslf, psse, pterra, transmission, wind farm, wind power
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Fall 2010 Course Schedule
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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Tagged courses, dynamics, HVDC, LVRT, power flow, pslf, psse, pterra, seminar, stability, system impact, training, transmission, voltage, wind, wind farm, wind power
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