Inverter-Based (Renewable) Generation Controls Training – Las Vegas

Background

Inverter-Based Resources (IBR) are being integrated into the Bulk Electric
System (BES) at an unprecedented rate. While seamless at a small scale and in
distribution applications, the paradigm shift of hardware and controls for
IBR, coupled with the displacement of synchronous machines, has resulted in a
new ‘Wild West’ in the power industry. In our present landscape, rich with
NERC disturbance reports & industry alerts, increasingly detailed and varied
ISO performance and data requirements, OEMs with unproven offerings, and new
FERC regulatory requirements, knowledge is the best weapon against chaos.

COURSE DURATION: 4 Days

DATES: September 22-26, 2025

TIMES: M (1:00 – 5:00 PM), T-W-Th (7:30 AM – 4:30 PM), F
(7:30 AM – 11:30 AM)

COST: $3,350 per person (10% discount for 3 or more from same
company – must register and pay at the same time. Attendees from the same
company may register for any of the 3 courses being held at this location and
still receive the discount.)

LOCATION: 4315 University Center Dr. Las Vegas NV 89119

AT A GLANCE: The course is designed for engineers and
technicians and will cover the theory and practical aspects of testing,
modeling, and operation of inverter-based resources, protection coordination,
voltage, and frequency controls for renewable assets with a focus on NERC and
regional regulatory compliance standards.

Course Description

This course will provide a comprehensive view of key concepts necessary to
anticipate challenges associated with IBR unit/plant hardware and control
design. This includes review of AC power flow, IBR unit/plant fundamentals,
Grid Following (GFL) controls & performance, and protection & coordination for
distributed generation. This information is used to tackle the coverage of
NERC regulatory compliance standards for testing/modeling (MOD-025/026/027)
and protection & coordination (PRC-019/024), with and case studies and
exhibition of results. Next, there will be investigation of developing
technologies which aim to overcome limitations of legacy control design,
deemed as Grid Forming (GFM) and other advanced control topics. Finally, the
students will dive into modeling of IBR, as observed from a number of
applications – from steady state using power flow into the transient time
frame using EMT platforms.

Course Outline

MODULE 1: Power System Concepts

MODULE 2: Inverter-Based Resource Fundamentals

MODULE 3: Distributed Generation Classic (GFL) Design & Performance

MODULE 4: MOD-025/026/027 for Distributed Generation

MODULE 5: Distributed Generation Capability, Controls, Protection &
Coordination

MODULE 6: Voltage and Frequency Ride-Through (PRC-024-3)

MODULE 7: Distributed Generation Dynamics & Grid Forming Concepts

MODULE 8: Modeling of IBR – Power Flow, Positive Sequence, and EMT, MOD-026-2