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SunSpec Alliance Update ESNA Open Meeting

October 4, 2016

Agenda

!  10:00am SunSpec Alliance Overview "  SunSpec Interoperability Specifications For Energy Storage and Advanced Inverter

Communication (Tom Tansy, SunSpec) "  DER Communication Harmonization Program: IEEE 1547, IEEE 2030.5 (SEP2), IEC 61850,

and IEEE 1815 (DNP3) Initiatives (Bob Fox, SunSpec)

!  11:00am CEC EPIC Program "  Smart Inverters & Storage for High Grid Penetration "  CA Rule 21 Advance Grid Test Lab at UC San Diego (Bob Fox, SunSpec) "  SunSpec System Validation Platform for Advanced Inverter Testing (Bob Fox, SunSpec) "  Grid Simulation Testing With Smart Inverters to Improve Voltage Regulation (Zack

Pecenak, UCSD) "  Panel Discussion

SunSpec Alliance Today

! Trade alliance started in 2009

! Mission to develop “Open Information Standards for Distributed Energy”

!  100+ global alliance members & partners

! Collaborating with energy research institutes & industry associations around the globe

Unified'Architecture'

Where We’re Headed

DER Market: Huge and Growing Fast

*GTM 8/3/2016 **IHS 7/28/2016

! 2016 PV forecast* "  77 GW globally "  16 GW in U.S. (119% growth)

! 2016 Storage forecast** "  1.5 GWh globally "  21 GWh by 2015

! Demand Response regulations will broaden market further

SunSpec'Technology'

Investing In Open Specifications

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Making DER Protocols Work Together

FUNCTION SUNSPEC IEC 61850 IEEE 2030.5 IEEE 1815

Nameplate Ratings � � � �

Basic Settings � � � �

Measurements and Status � � � �

Immediate Controls (Power, PF, and VAr) � � � �

Dynamic Reactive Current Control Curves � � � �

Volt-VAr � � � �

Watt-Power Factor � � � �

Frequency-Watt � � � �

Voltage Ride-Through � � � �

Frequency Ride-Through � � � �

Pricing Signals � � � �

Basic Scheduling � � � �

GRID SIMULATOR

ADJUST: VOLTAGE, FREQUENCY LOAD

CONTROL MONITOR

DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM

PV SIMULATOR

ADJUST: DC INPUT

DER SYSTEM

SMART INVERTER

ENERGY STORAGE

User-Friendly UI

User-friendly UI enables you to check self consumption rate, PV generation, feed-in electricity, load consumption, charging/discharging power and more at a glance.

Intuitive Analysis Tools

Graph zooming & panning and report function enables you to analize data and manage records easily.

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Web-monitoring Service

24hrs web-monitoring servicefor installers and customersCustomers and installers can monitor their ESS with various devices such as PC, tablet or smart phones.

Prompt Response

& Solution

For InstallerEasy ManagementFor Customer

Widget Service

You can customize dash-board screen as you want using Widget Service

For Installer

Auto-Respond E-mailing Service

Warning e-mail is sent to you automatically when any trouble arises in your ESS.

SUNSPEC SVP

AC POWER DC POWER ETHERNET LAN TO CONTROL & MONITOR

Investing in Software

Collaborating Globally

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Team%Members%at%Sandia’s%Distributed%Energy%Technologies%Lab%(DETL)%'

Team%members%at%FREA%Smart%DER%Research%Facility%%

Team%Members%at%RSE%Distributed%Energy%Resource%(DER)%Test%Facility%%

Delivering Results

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Proposed%UL%1741%SA%fixed%power%factor%tests.% Proposed%UL%1741%SA%volt0var%tests.%

'Mul?ple'UL'1741'test'permuta?ons'per'func?on'' '''' ' ''75'measurements'for'fixed'power'factor:'25'minutes'with'SunSpec'SVP''''375'measurements'for'volt/var:'90'minutes'with'SunSpec'SVP'

Energy'Storage'Solu?ons'

SunSpec Energy Storage Solutions

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Building'Blocks'of'ESS'–  SunSpec'Inverter'–  SunSpec'Energy'Storage'–  SunSpec'Meter'

Harmonized'with'u?lity'protocols'–  IEC'61850'DER'Models'

–  IEEE'1815'(DNP3)'–  IEEE'2050.5'(SEP2.0)'

SunSpec'Energy''Storage'Models''

800'Series'Specifica?ons'

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Energy%Storage%Technologies:''

Lithium,'Lead,'Flow'

Inverter/%Power%

Conversion%

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Meter%

SunSpec%Energy%Storage%System%

SunSpec'Inverter''Specifica?ons'

SunSpec'Meter''Models'

200'Series'Specifica?ons''

SunSpec'Energy''Storage''

Specifica?ons'

Energy%Storage%

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Meter%

SunSpec'Meter''Specifica?ons''

U6lity%Opera6ons%

SunSpec Energy Storage Specification

!  Expanded in 2016

!  Three key features "  Lithium-ion module/string/cell

"  Flow battery

"  Incorporate early adopter feedback

!  Available now

SunSpec'Engagement'

California Rule 21

!  Key participant in CA Rule 21 Smart Inverter Working Group

!  Delivered critical proof of concept deployment & test framework via ground-breaking CPUC research

!  Maintainer of IEEE 2030.5 Common California IOU Rule 21 Implementation Guide development

CEC Funding: Solar + Storage For CA Rule 21

New York REV

! Proposing data interchange standards for Community Solar

! Engaging on interconnection standards h]p://thesolu?onsproject.org/infographic/#ny'

Hawaii Rule 14H

“Priori?ze'selec?on'…'SunSpec,'Modbus,'TCP/IP,'SEP2'and'other'standards'under'considera?on'in'CA'Rule'21'Phase'2'proceeding…”''

Orange Button

!  $8M program funded by U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative

!  Goals "  Create a single data taxonomy

and API’s to support solar finance "  Adoption by stakeholders

representing 60% of the US solar market.

DATA TAXONOMY INFORMATION MODELS

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (APIs) COMPLIANCE TEST SUITE

SOLAR PROJECT LIFECYCLE

FINANCE

Project Finance

Portfolio Finance

Construction Finance

Insurance Surety

Underwriting

Real Estate Economic Analysis Interconnection Permitting Off-Taker Credit Customer Assessment

FEASIBILITY

OPERATION Monitoring Reporting Asset Management Forecast Reconciliation Accounting Decommissioning

DESIGN System Engineering Scope of Work Budget Equipment Assessment EPC Selection Vendor Selection

CONSTRUCTION Installation Inspection AHJ Approvals Warranties Commissioning Contracts

SunSpec%Open%Solar%Data%Exchange%

Focus on Lifecycle: PV O&M Workgroup

Reduce'the'cost'and'increase'the'effec?veness'of'PV'O&M'through'best%prac6ces,'actuarial%data%access,'analy6c%

tools,'and'industry%standards%Supported by the US Department of Energy SunShot Initiative, under Agreement #30346

Innovating & Partnering

DER'Communica?on'Harmoniza?on'Program'

DER Standard Status

! IEEE 1547 ! IEEE 2030.5 (SEP2) ! IEEE 1815 (DNP3) ! IEC 61850 7-420/520

CA'Rule'21'Advance'Grid'Test'Lab'at'UC'San'Diego'

UCSD Energy Program

Research R.A. de Callafon, Dept. of MAE, UCSD

'UC'San'Diego'42'MW'Microgrid'

With'a'daily'popula?on'of'over'45,000,'UC'San'Diego'is'the'size'and'complexity'of'a'small'city.

As a research and medical institution, we have TWO times the energy density of commercial buildings12 million sq. ft. of buildings, $200M/yr of building growthSelf generate 92% of annual demand• 30 MW natural gas Cogen plant• 2.8 MW of Fuel Cells installed

• 3.0 MW of Solar PV installed

Campus'Quick'Facts'

UCSD Test Lab Overview

!  Funding from CEC EPIC PON 14-303 Group 3 !  Controlled laboratory testing of smart

inverter functionality to meet CEC Rule 21 and UL 1741 SA requirements

!  UCSD to simulate grid connected conditions and various loads, and simulate PV power production

!  End to end testing capability including simulated power supply from PV panels, including the impacts of intermittency

!  Provide live testing of equipment under actual simulated load and PV generation conditions, while in laboratory controlled conditions

Test Lab Configuration

Participating Companies

SunSpec'System'Valida?on'Plaiorm'

SunSpec SVP Overview

•  Framework for DER test automation •  Python based platform •  Encode test protocols logic in scripts •  Transparent implementation of test logic •  Scripts are independent of specific test lab

environment using support libraries supporting an abstraction layer API

SunSpec SVP Architecture

GRID SIMULATOR

ADJUST: VOLTAGE, FREQUENCY LOAD

CONTROL MONITOR

DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM

PV SIMULATOR

ADJUST: DC INPUT

DER SYSTEM

SMART INVERTER

ENERGY STORAGE

User-Friendly UI

User-friendly UI enables you to check self consumption rate, PV generation, feed-in electricity, load consumption, charging/discharging power and more at a glance.

Intuitive Analysis Tools

Graph zooming & panning and report function enables you to analize data and manage records easily.

LG ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM07 08

Web-monitoring Service

24hrs web-monitoring servicefor installers and customersCustomers and installers can monitor their ESS with various devices such as PC, tablet or smart phones.

Prompt Response

& Solution

For InstallerEasy ManagementFor Customer

Widget Service

You can customize dash-board screen as you want using Widget Service

For Installer

Auto-Respond E-mailing Service

Warning e-mail is sent to you automatically when any trouble arises in your ESS.

SUNSPEC SVP

AC POWER DC POWER ETHERNET LAN TO CONTROL & MONITOR

Benefits of Automation

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Proposed%UL%1741%SA%fixed%power%factor%tests.% Proposed%UL%1741%SA%volt0var%tests.%

Many'UL'1741'SA'test'permuta?ons'for'each'advanced'DER'func?on:'75'measurements'for'fixed'power'factor:'25'minutes'with'SunSpec'SVP'375'measurements'for'volt/var:'90'minutes'with'SunSpec'SVP'

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Simultaneous Global Innovation

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Test Script Development

•  Sandia Advanced Inverter Test Protocols •  UL 1741 Supplement SA

•  California Rule 21 •  Hawaii Rule 14H

SunSpec SVP Distribution

! Scripts, support libraries, and SVP source distributed with open source license in GitHub repository

! Self-contained SVP Windows executable maintained by SunSpec and distributed on SunSpec web site

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Thank You

Contact Tom Tansy for more information - tom@sunspec.org - 831-227-1073

Open Information Standards for Distributed Energy