Automatic Sustainable Controller, ASC Plant Management

A New Link Between PV & Genset Power Plants

ASC Plant Management also supports

the widely used SunSpec communication
protocol for inverter interfacing.
Designed to serve as a link between photovoltaic (PV) power plants and
genset power plants, DEIFs Automatic Sustainable Controller (ASC Plant
Management) is an automated, safe and reliable control solution for PV/genset hybrid plants.

Stand-alone Applications
In stand-alone applications, the ASC Plant Management knows little about the surrounding environment in which it is placed. Based on
transducer power readings and hardwired feedbacks alone, the ASC Plant Management determines the power references to the PV plant. This
approach is applicable for integrating PV power in already commissioned gen- set plants, whether they are equipped with DEIF controllers or
not. Stand-alone applications support applications containing up to six gensets

Power Management Applications

The DEIF Power Management system fully integrates the PV plant and the genset plant into a unity. The ASC Plant Management is connected
to the CANbus constituting the internal DEIF Power Management communication link. For that reason, this approach is only applicable in case
the genset plant is equipped with AGC Plant Management controllers from DEIF.

Maximizing PV Penetration
The ASC Plant Management will in any operation mode automatically maximize PV penetration, depending on the total load demand to the
genset/PV hybrids without compromising constraints such as minimum genset load demand.

Minimum Genset Load in Island Operation

Minimum genset load constraint is available in the ASC Plant Management. The constraint applies in island operation only. This constraint will
cause the PV penetration to decrease in case it is compromised. This is to secure a certain amount of load on the gensets, eliminating the risk
of reverse power situations and impure combustion and exhaust problems.

Spinning Reserve
The ASC Plant Management offers spinning reserve support. The spinning reserve is set in percentage and is in regards to the power being
produced by the PV plant. Hence the settings determine how much spinning reserve the genset plant should keep to compensate for a
potential decrease in PV production. Spinning reserve support applies to power management applications only.

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Automatic Solar Controller, ASC Plant Management

A New Link Between PV & Genset Power Plants

ASC Plant Management Features

3Fully integratable in AGC PM Power Management applications
3Support of SunSpec protocol
3Simple graphical configuration
3Maximising PV penetration
3Minimum genset load requirement
3Spinning reserve demand
3Monitoring and supervision
3Record-time commissioning with DEIF Emulation uses and verifies the functions of the real system for test, production & design

ASC Plant Management Application Example

HMI

Display

Mains

Mains
breaker
(MB)

Switch
Ethernet

Consumers
Tie
breaker
(TB)

Display

Display

Display

Busbar
CANbus

G
Diesel generator set 1

Generator
breaker
(GB 2)

PV
breaker
(PVB)

G
Diesel generator set 2

PV

B00291-180915

Generator
breaker
(GB 1)