SmartPPC
Software-based, vendor-independent Power Plant Controller for plant-level control of solar, wind, BESS and hybrid power plants.
SmartPPC™ controls the power plant as a single unit at the point of connection, regulating active and reactive power so that the plant meets the grid code and the setpoints of the dispatch centre. It is designed to comply with international grid codes, including those of Australia, Vietnam, Myanmar, the Philippines and Malaysia.
SmartPPC™ runs on a real-time operating system on industrial PCs, with a sampling time of 20 ms for both the active and reactive power loops and 10 ms for power meters. One SmartPPC™ can perform all Master and Slave PPC functions, up to 8 PPCs can be configured on the same hardware device, and hot-hot or hot-standby redundancy gives a single-fault-tolerant configuration
Features
- Plant-level control for solar, wind, BESS and hybrid power plants
- Fast-sampling time of 20 ms for P and Q loops and 10 ms for power meters
- One controller performs Master and Slave PPC functions; up to 8 PPCs on one hardware device
- Standard protocols: Modbus RTU/TCP, DNP3, IEC 61850, IEEE C37.118, IEC 60870-5-101/104, OPC DA/UA, with multiple channels managed at the same time
- Hot-hot and hot-standby redundancy modes
- Compatible with equipment from ABB, SMA, Huawei, Sungrow, Vestas, GE and other manufacturers
- Follows NERC-CIP recommendations and best practices
- RMS and EMT models in DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PSS/E and PSCAD for grid connection studies
Functions
- Active power control
- Ramp rate control
- Reactive power control
- Power factor control
- Voltage control
- Frequency support and frequency control ancillary service (FCAS)
- Fault ride-through capability
- Energy optimisation and power generation priority control
- Plant start-up and shut-down control
- PPC HMI for active and reactive power control
- PPC configuration
- Data logging
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