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Are communication and control systems needed for distributed solar PV systems?

The existing communication technologies, protocols and current practice for solar PV integration are also introduced in the report. The survey results show that deployment of communication and control systems for distributed PV systems is increasing.

Can distributed solar PV be integrated into the future smart grid?

In the report, the communication and control system architecture models to enable distributed solar PV to be integrated into the future smart grid environment were reviewed. The existing communication technologies, protocols and current practice for solar PV integration are also introduced in the report.

Are PV systems a challenge to existing grids?

However, with the increasing penetration level, the intermittent and fluctuating energy availability of PV systems are introducing many challenges to existing grids. For example, with the household and industries having own generations, their electricity consumption is no longer predictable by utilities.

Do distributed PV systems need a grid-scale coordinated control network?

The increasing penetration of distributed PV systems also request for a grid-scale coordinated control network. The control paradigm of current electrical power system is slow, open-looped, centralized, human-in-the-loop, deterministic and, in worst-case, preventive.