magnet creek
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Grid Forming Inverters are being suggested as a solution for the Solar and wind "supply/demand" problem. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/one-device-transform-power-electical-grid-inverter
I will admit that I do not really not what the difference is between "grid following" and "grid forming". I do get it conceptually but I am not sure how this all works in practice. in the article they describe it like this : "A grid-forming inverter can inject voltage into a grid and then adjust its frequency according to however much power is flowing through the system. Other sources of electricity flowing into the grid, the baby ducklings, can then synchronize with that grid-forming inverter, just as they did with the flow of electricity that pulsed from power stations."
I just do not know what is meant by "inject Voltage" and "adjust frequency". In my book, The voltage is 240V and the Frequency is 60HZ.
I know there are a handful of Inverters that can act as Micro Grid Inverters. (SMA makes them I believe). Can somebody explain how grid forming works and if these Inverters are available for the consumer market?
I will admit that I do not really not what the difference is between "grid following" and "grid forming". I do get it conceptually but I am not sure how this all works in practice. in the article they describe it like this : "A grid-forming inverter can inject voltage into a grid and then adjust its frequency according to however much power is flowing through the system. Other sources of electricity flowing into the grid, the baby ducklings, can then synchronize with that grid-forming inverter, just as they did with the flow of electricity that pulsed from power stations."
I just do not know what is meant by "inject Voltage" and "adjust frequency". In my book, The voltage is 240V and the Frequency is 60HZ.
I know there are a handful of Inverters that can act as Micro Grid Inverters. (SMA makes them I believe). Can somebody explain how grid forming works and if these Inverters are available for the consumer market?