IEEE 1547

IEEE 1547
Standard	IEEE 1547
Status	Active
Organization	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
First published	2003
Latest revision	2018
Scope	Interconnection of distributed energy resources with electric power systems
Website	IEEE Standards Association

IEEE 1547 IEEE 1547 is a technical standard governing the interconnection of distributed energy resources with electric power systems. It defines performance, operation, testing, safety, and maintenance requirements applied to inverter-based and other distributed generation technologies interfacing with transmission and distribution networks. The standard connects stakeholders across utilities, manufacturers, regulators, and research institutions through harmonized technical criteria.

Introduction

IEEE 1547 establishes interoperability criteria influencing manufacturers such as Schneider Electric, Siemens, General Electric, ABB, Eaton Corporation and integrators working with utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Duke Energy, Southern Company, Con Edison, National Grid (United Kingdom). The standard affects research and deployment projects at institutions including National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Policymakers at agencies like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, California Public Utilities Commission, U.S. Department of Energy, European Commission, National Institute of Standards and Technology reference the criteria during rulemaking and incentive design.

History and Development

Development began with stakeholders including the Electric Power Research Institute, IEEE Power & Energy Society, and manufacturers such as Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories. Early motivations trace to incidents affecting utilities like Enel and PG&E where distributed generation behavior influenced system stability. Key contributors included working groups with members from NREL, Sandia National Laboratories, Argonne National Laboratory, and utilities such as Xcel Energy and Entergy Corporation. The standard evolved through consensus ballots involving organizations like Underwriters Laboratories, Intertek, CSA Group and advisory input from international bodies including IEC and CENELEC.

Scope and Definitions

IEEE 1547 defines terms relevant to interconnection between resources made by corporations like SunPower Corporation, First Solar, Tesla, Inc., Vestas, and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and distribution networks operated by entities including Iberdrola, RWE, Électricité de France, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Korea Electric Power Corporation. Definitions clarify roles of manufacturers such as SMA Solar Technology and testing laboratories like UL Solutions. The scope intersects with standards from IEC 61727, IEC 62116, ANSI C12, NERC Reliability Standards, and regional codes enforced by bodies like Ofgem and Australian Energy Market Operator.

Technical Requirements and Performance Criteria

Performance criteria specify ride-through, voltage regulation, frequency response, anti-islanding, and power quality parameters impacting inverters by companies such as Power Electronics, Fronius International, SolarEdge Technologies, Enphase Energy. Requirements reference testing practices used by labs including Underwriters Laboratories, DEKRA, TÜV SÜD, and academic testbeds at University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Clemson University, University of Texas at Austin. The standard addresses interactions with grid automation systems from vendors like Siemens Energy, Schneider Electric Grid Automation, ABB Grid Systems and interfaces with distribution management systems by Oracle Utilities, GE Vernova, SAP deployments.

Testing, Certification, and Compliance

Certification schemes involve agencies and test houses such as UL Solutions, Intertek Group, CSA Group, TÜV Rheinland and regional certification authorities like Bureau of Indian Standards, Standards Australia. Compliance programs incorporate utility interconnection processes at Salt River Project, NYISO, ISO New England, California ISO, PJM Interconnection and incentive programs from SunShot Initiative, Renewable Energy Certificates administrators. Manufacturers coordinate compliance through supply chains with distributors like Rexel, Sonepar, WESCO International and legal counsel from firms advising on Federal Energy Regulatory Commission filings.

Impact on Grid Integration and Applications

IEEE 1547 shaped deployment strategies at microgrid projects by University of California, San Diego, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories and commercial projects by Google data centers, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft. Utilities including Dominion Energy, Florida Power & Light, SMUD integrated distributed photovoltaic, battery storage from LG Chem, Panasonic, CATL and electric vehicle charging infrastructure from ChargePoint, Tesla Supercharger networks. The standard influenced market products from inverter makers and energy management systems from Schneider Electric, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, Honeywell and affected standards alignment with IEC, IEEE 2030 family, and regional interconnection procedures.

Revisions and Future Directions

Revisions have been coordinated by IEEE Standards Association working groups with participation from stakeholders like NREL, DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office, California Energy Commission, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity and standards harmonization with IEC Technical Committee 82. Future directions include enhanced cybersecurity alignment with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, advanced grid-forming inverter capabilities studied at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, expanded requirements for storage by companies such as Tesla Energy and research into interactions with demand response programs managed by EnerNOC and AutoGrid. Emerging considerations involve integration with smart grid deployments led by EPRI, GridWise Alliance, and policy initiatives by International Energy Agency.

Category:Electric power standards