27/06/2025
Importance of Reactive Power Load Flow Analysis.
The case study below shows individual inverter output for a BESS generation facility with 212 inverters rated 1200KVA each. With simple math, the entire plant is rated, 1.2 x 212 = 254.4MVA while the required at POI in only 200MW. One would immediately conclude it can meet the requirement. However, with closer inspection, we see that the required power output P (kW) for each inverter, under various voltages and reactive power (Q) outputs, have went outside the inverter's PQ capability curve.