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  2. Grid-tie inverter - Wikipedia

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    Grid-tie inverters are designed to disconnect quickly from the grid if the utility grid goes down. In the United States, there is an NEC requirement [2] that in the event of a blackout, the grid tie inverter shut down to prevent the electricity it generates from harming persons repairing the power grid. Properly configured, a grid tie inverter ...

  3. Grid-tied electrical system - Wikipedia

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    A grid-tied electrical system, also called tied to grid or grid tie system, is a semi-autonomous electrical generation or grid energy storage system which links to the mains to feed excess capacity back to the local mains electrical grid. When insufficient electricity is available, electricity drawn from the mains grid can make up the shortfall ...

  4. Inverter-based resource - Wikipedia

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    An inverter-based resource (IBR) is a source of electricity that is asynchronously connected to the electrical grid via an electronic power converter ("inverter"). The devices in this category, also known as converter interfaced generation (CIG), include the variable renewable energy generators (wind, solar) and battery storage power stations. [1]

  5. Electrical grid - Wikipedia

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    Normally, the electric power used within the plant is provided from the station's own generators. If all of the plant's main generators are shut down, station service power is provided by drawing power from the grid through the plant's transmission line. However, during a wide-area outage, off-site power from the grid is not available.

  6. Power inverter - Wikipedia

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    Grid-tied inverters are designed to feed into the electric power distribution system. [14] They transfer synchronously with the line and have as little harmonic content as possible. They also need a means of detecting the presence of utility power for safety reasons, so as not to continue to dangerously feed power to the grid during a power outage.

  7. Soft-switching three-level inverter - Wikipedia

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    A soft-switching three-level inverter (S3L inverter) is a high-efficiency power electronic inverter intended, in particular, for use with three-phase drives, as a grid-tie inverter for photovoltaic installations or wind turbines and in power supplies. [1] The topology was developed in 2009 at HTWG Konstanz (Constance University of Applied ...

  8. Stand-alone power system - Wikipedia

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    Reactive power: The circulating current can differ from the current consumed when capacitive or inductive loads are used. Harmonic distortion: Non-linear loads may create distortion of the inverter waveform. Mismatch between load and inverter size: When a higher rated inverter is used for a lower capacity load, overall efficiency is reduced. [9]

  9. Electric power system - Wikipedia

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    A steam turbine used to provide electric power. An electric power system is a network of electrical components deployed to supply, transfer, and use electric power. An example of a power system is the electrical grid that provides power to homes and industries within an extended area.