Best Papers 2016

The following papers of the 6th International Workshop on Integration of Solar Power into Power Systems (Vienna, 2016) have been selected as the best papers and are now eligible for the manuscript submission process of the IET Special Issue.

• Testing and Validation of Simultaneous Multiple Use of Photovoltaic Storage Systems
  F. Lobas-Funck, F. Soyck, B. Engel (Technical University Braunschweig, Germany) (Submission-ID SIW16-77)
• Demonstration of Active Power Controls by Utility-Scale PV Power Plant in an Island Grid
  V. Gevorgian, B. O’Neill (NREL, USA) (Submission-ID SIW16-5)
• Determination of WECC Distributed PV System Model Parameters for Partial Loss of Generation Due to Bulk System
  Voltage Sags
  J. C. Boemer, E. Vittal, M. Rylander (EPRI, USA), B. Mather (NREL, USA) (Submission-ID SIW16-237)
• Maximizing the Penetration of Inverter-Based Generation on Large Transmission Systems: the MIGRATE Project
  M.-S. Debry, G. Denis, T. Prevost, F. Xavier (RTE, France), A. Menze (TenneT Offshore, Germany) (Submission-ID SIW16-100)
• Automated Grid Planning for Distribution Grids with Increasing PV Penetration
  A. Scheidler (Fraunhofer IWES, Germany), L. Thurner (University of Kassel, Germany), M. Kraiczy (Fraunhofer IWES, Germany), M. Braun (Fraunhofer IWES | University of Kassel, Germany) (Submission-ID SIW16-270)

The following papers of the 15th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Power Plants (Vienna, 2016) have been selected as the best papers and are now eligible for the manuscript submission process of the IET Special Issue.

• Synthetic Inertia versus Fast Frequency Response: a Definition
  R. Eriksson, N. Modig, K. Elkington (Swedish National Grid, Sweden) (Submission-ID WIW16-133)
• Damping Power System Oscillations by Wind Power Plants
  S. De Rijcke, N. Hamann (Nordex Energy, Germany), A. Harjula, J. Seppanen, A. Kuusela, I. Luukkonen (Fingrid OYJ, Finland (Submission-ID WIW16-93)
• Wind Generation Participation in Power System Frequency Response
  V. Gevorgian, Y. Zhang (NREL, USA) (Submission-ID WIW16-8)
• Inertial Response from Wind Power Plants during a Frequency Disturbance on the Hydro-Québec System – Event Analysis and Validation
  M. Asmine, C.-E. Langlois, N. Aubut (Hydro-Québec, Canada) (Submission-ID WIW16-150)
• Diverse Fast Frequency Response Services in Systems with Declining Synchronous Inertia
  N. Miller, S. Pajic (GE Energy Consulting, USA) (Submission-ID WIW16-125)
• Voltage Control Support and Coordination between Renewable Generation Plants in MV Distribution Systems
  L. Petersen, F. Iov (Aalborg University, Denmark), A. D. Hansen, M. Altin (DTU, Denmark) (Submission-ID WIW16-70)
• Process and Tools for Optimizing Wind Power Projects Connected to Weak Grids
  A. S. Trevisan, Â. Mendonça, S. Nikolai, S. Adloff, A. El-Deib (Wobben Research and Development, Germany), M. Fischer (Enercon, Canada) (Submission-ID WIW16-75)