Configurable power plant controller for renewable and hybrid installations, handling active power curtailment, frequency response, voltage regulation, and reactive power control at the point of interconnection. Supports BESS power balancing, clipping recovery, islanding operation, and black start across diverse plant topologies.
Download Datasheet (PDF)| Control Time Step | Configurable, up to 50 ms |
| Active Power Control | Power curtailment, power ramp rate constraint |
| Frequency Stability | Active power injection/absorption for over/under frequency variations |
| Voltage Control | Voltage reference closed-loop control |
| Q Control | Reactive power closed-loop control |
| Power Factor Control | Power factor closed-loop control |
| Clipping Reduction | Stores clipping losses in BESS, exports when needed/scheduled |
| Energy Management | Multi-source dispatch (BESS, PV, diesel) |
| Black Start | Plant controls remain online during outage |
| Islanding Operation | Pre-defined connected loads draw all power from the plant |
| Compatible Inverters | Hitachi Energy, Schneider, SMA, Ingeteam, Huawei, Santerno, others |
| Compatible BESS | SAFT, Samsung, LG, Kokam, NARADA, POWIN, Fluence, CATL, others |
| Other Equipment | STATCOMs and capacitor banks |
| Number | Configurable (standard: up to 4) |
| Compatible Manufacturers | SATEC, Schneider (ION), Carlo Gavazzi, ABB, others |
| Accuracy | Class 0.5S, Class 0.2C (high accuracy) |
| Sampling Rate | 80 ms, 100 ms, 1 s |
| Physical Ports | Selectable (standard 3), optical fiber optional |
| Protocols | Modbus TCP, Modbus RTU, DNP3 Serial, NTP, IEC 61850 |
| Network Architecture | Ring, Bus, Star |
Hitachi Energy Ltd., established in 2020 as a joint venture between Hitachi and ABB and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, is a global power technology company with over 30 years of experience in battery energy storage. The company has delivered more than 10 GW of BESS powe...
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