Control systems

PV plant control and management for large-scale power plants

The INGECON SUN Plant Controller is a brand new development to help the grid operator to predict the PV plant performance.

It features an advanced algorithm that is combined with a fast and efficient communications system with responses times of less than one second, permitting a precise control of the active and reactive power delivered to the grid.

Hybrid control solution

The INGECON SUN Multi-Plant Controller manages the operation of a hybrid renewable energy hub by controlling the PPCs that command the inverters and converters present in those plants. Thus, enabling to hybrize wind farms with solar PV plants and/or battery energy storage systems. 

Items included

• PLC.
• Power meter.
• Communications switch.
• Power supply.
• Protections.

System features

• Frequency regulation.
• Active powe reserve regulation.
• Constant active power level at the output.
• Active power ramp regulation.
• Reactive power control.
• Power factor control.
• Voltage control.

Some of the functions developed by Ingeteam's engineers for the Plant Controller have been conceived to provide some more advanced control features to the grid operator.

Power factor control

The plant's power factor can be controlled and regulated at all times at the point of connection with the grid.

Digital Q compensation

The Plant Controller allows to control the reactive power (Q) at the point of connection, adjusting it to a given parameter. It includes the possibility of providing reactive power at night.

Automatic voltage regulation

The line voltage can be regulated at the point of connection.