Grid Code Compliance

Testing
Karl O’Keeffe
Karl O Keeffe, Colm MacManus, Oisin Goulding
Colm MacManus Oisin Goulding

Operational Services and Performance
November 19th 2012
November 19

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Content
• Purpose of Grid Code Testing 
• Roles of the Customer & TSO
• Testing Overview
• Testing timelines
Testing timelines
• Operational Certificate
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• Testing Timelines
• Grid Code Testing Known Issues

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Purpose of Grid Code Testing
• Ensure safe, secure and economic operation of the 
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Power System
• Demonstrate compliance with the Grid Code
– Issue Operations Certificate
• Test true capabilities of the Generator unit at 
Commissioning stage and throughout lifetime of unit
– Contract for Ancillary Services 
– Address non‐compliance via remedy and/or derogation
• Assess the level of impact on other users
and the  performance of the Power System

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Customers

• Users connecting to the System must undergo 
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Grid Code Compliance Testing. 
• The following connections undergo this similar 
process: 
process:
• All Transmission Connected WFPS Generation
• DSO WFPS connections 5MW or more
• CDGU Generating Units testing review 
completed.  

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Role - Customer
• Notify TSO Commissioning and Proposed
modifications to Installed Plant as early as possible
• Organise and Demonstration of Compliance as
applicable with Grid Code
• Development of necessary Test Procedures and
signoff at least 10 days in advance of testing.
• Submission
S b i i off the
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to
control@eirgrid.com & SEMO
• Request for ESBI Commissioner as applicable (TEM)
• Completion of Test Reports with Test data
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Data Requirements - Customer
• Turbine Data Sheets & Models
• Commissioning Programme
• Completion Certificates (wiring / pre & post energisation
signals and control Check)
• Operational Readiness Confirmation
• Installed Plant confirmation
• Raw
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• Test reports & respond to queries
• Registered Characteristics
• Operational Certificate

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Agreeing a Test
• Standard list of tests to the Customer (available 
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online) 
• Discussion of testing methodology
Discussion of testing methodology
• Alternatives are assessed and agreed 
• Grid
Grid Code Tests conducted with normal generator 
Code Tests conducted with normal generator
control settings applied.
• Compliance must be demonstrated while 
Compliance m st be demonstrated hile
operating within EPA licence limits.
• Submit Test Request & agreed test procedure to 
S b i T R & d d
Generator_testing@eirgrid.com with test date.

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Role - TSO
• Developp Signal
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• Co‐ordination of testing (Dispatch and GCCT)
• Issue Operational Readiness Confirmation
• Agree Test Procedures for TSO Requirements
• O it Witnessing
Onsite Wit i off tests
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• Ensure Communications are clear between Responsible
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Operators
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• Recommend for Operational Certificate
• Recommend for Ancillary Services with test report
• Handover to Per. Monitoring and Customer Relations

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 Wiring Completion 
Testing Overview Certificate 

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Post Energisation 
Signals and Controls Signoff

Energise Generator Transformer
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Post Energisation 
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Signals and Controls Signoff

Dispatch Testing

Operational Readiness Confirmation
Test Requests

Grid Code Testing

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Operational Certificate
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Testing Timelines (indicative)
Dispatch Testing and 
Capacity limits apply Ancillary Service 
Agreement

Operational  Operational 
Energisation
Readiness Con Certificate

‐6mths 0 +3mths 3‐12mths

Development of Grid 
Code Tests
Power Export & Cap limit

Testing Period
Testing Period
Energisation  Day to Day Operations / Performance Monitoring
Instructions

DoFs

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Operational Certificate
• Issued by TSO on successful completion of 
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Grid Code Compliance testing.
‐ Statement on tests completed successfully
Statement on tests completed successfully

‐ Derogations which are required to address 
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known non‐compliances

‐ Ongoing monitoring of unit

‐ Conditions for revocation of Ops Cert

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Operational Certificate
• An Operational Certificate triggers:
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– under the terms of the customer’s Connection 
Agreement, the MEC Capacity Bond can be 
Agreement, the MEC Capacity Bond can be
released and, if applicable, ‘Firm Access’ 
applied; 
applied;
– under the terms of the Ancillary Service 
Agreement receive Ancillary Service payments;
Agreement receive Ancillary Service payments;
– All relevant sections in TSO informed and PCA 
parameters provided 
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Grid Code Testing - Known Issues
• Signalling and Controllability Issues
Signalling and Controllability Issues
• Reliable Forecasting and Scheduling of testing
• OEM travelling from abroad to carry out testing
OEM travelling from abroad to carry out testing
• Test Failures due to lack of Grid Code Knowledge
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Completion of testing within acceptable time lines
• Continued non‐compliance of legacy Wind Farm Power Stations
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Notification to TSO of registered characteristic changes
• Meeting Reactive Power Requriements
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Appreciation of TSOs role to test multiple units in parallel
• Retrospective application of new Grid Code Modifications

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 Dispatch Testing

Colm MacManus
Operational Services and Performance 
Team
November 19th 2012

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Dispatch Testing
• Testing Overview
• Commissioning Programme
• Post Energisation Signals and Controls signoff (3 party)
• Capacity Limits
Capacity Limits
• Dispatch Testing 
• Controllability Requirements
• Examples of Pass / Fail
• Reporting
• Operational Readiness Confirmation
Operational Readiness Confirmation
• Categories of Controllability
• Moving Categories (iii) to (ii)
• Reference to Performance Monitoring
• Scheduling and Wind Forecasting

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Testing Overview
Energise Generator Transformer

TEM
Post Energisation
Post Energisation 

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Signals and Controls Signoff

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Dispatch Testing

OSP
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Operational Readiness Confirmation
Test Requests
Test Requests

Grid Code Testing

Operational Certificate

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Sample Commissioning Program

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Controllability Requirements
One key test
One key test
1. The WFPS Active Power Control
1. The WFPS Active Power Control 
System is compliant during real time 
operation and/or during ongoing 
/
performance monitoring and testing of
performance monitoring and testing of 
the WFPS.

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Test 1
1- Active Power Control System
 Turn the active power control on or off through SCADA with
acknowledgement from the WFPS;

 Series of MW setpoints
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acknowledgement from the WFPS;

 WFPS active power control responds within 10 seconds with the

required ramp rates to the required dispatch instruction(s);

 Required dispatch instruction set point should be maintained as a

maximum until a new set point is issued from the TSO or the
active power control is switched off by the TSO.

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Sample Commissioning Program

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Sample Commissioning Program

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Controllability Requirements
Post installation of last turbine
Post installation of last turbine

Two key tests
Two key tests
1. The WFPS Active Power Control System is 
compliant during real time operation
compliant during real time operation 
and/or during ongoing performance 
monitoring and testing of the WFPS
monitoring and testing of the WFPS.
2. The Available Active Power Signal of the 
WFPS is correct and within the specified
WFPS is correct and within the specified 
quality standard.

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Test 1
1- Active Power Control System
 Turn the active power control on or off through SCADA with
acknowledgement from the WFPS;

 Series of MW setpoints
p issued to the WFPS with
acknowledgement from the WFPS;

 WFPS active power control responds within 10 seconds with the

required ramp rates to the required dispatch instruction(s);

 Required dispatch instruction set point should be maintained as a

maximum until a new set point is issued from the TSO or the
active power control is switched off by the TSO.

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 Test 2 - Availability signal is within the TSOs
specified quality standard
 This signal
Thi i l att a given
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the measure off th
the active
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WFPS is capable of delivering to the connection point.

 This signal
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i.e. high and low wind speed shutdown scenarios, outages of a
wind turbine generator etc.

 The availability signal of the WFPS is correct and within the

specified quality standard.

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Successful Dispatch Test

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Failed Dispatch Test
Availability Signal is not independent of Active Power Output

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Dispatch Test Report

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Dispatch Test Report

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Dispatch Test Report

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Dispatch Test Report

Successful dispatch test
• PASS means 10 MW increase in Export Limit
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• PASS means Operational Readiness Confirmation
» If Operational Readiness is achieved, the unit may 
now register as VPTG in the market
now register as VPTG in the market
» Units >10MW are required to register as a VPTG in 
the SEM

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Category (iii) Commissioning
• Operational Readiness deadline: 6 weeks from 
installation of last turbine
• This group of WFPS will be dispatched in the 
event that re dispatch of Category (i) and
event that re‐dispatch of Category (i) and 
Category (ii) WFPS is not sufficient.
• Currently 16 WFPS in this category (RoI)

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Category (iii) Commissioning
Wind Farms Connected in Ireland
Installed
Associated 110kV Capacity
Wind Farm Name Station MW Hierarchy
Altagowlan Corderry 7.65 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Black Banks 2 Corderry 6.8 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Boggeragh Boggeragh 57 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Carraigcannon Boggeragh 23 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Carrowleagh Glenree 36.8 (iii) Commissioning
Coomatallin Dunmanway 6 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Corkermore Binbane 10 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Cronelea 1 Carlow 6.9 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Cronelea 2 Carlow 6.9 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Dromada
o ada Dromada
o ada 28.5
85 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Gneeves Knockeragh 9.35 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Kealkil Ballylickey 8.5 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Lackan Moy 6.9 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Mountain Lodge Ratrussan 31.5 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Mullananalt Meath Hill 75
7.5 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Taurbeg Glenlara 25.3 (iii) Controllability Works Outstanding
Total Hierarchy (iii) 278.6

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Moving
M i From
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C t (iii) to
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Category (ii)
• Once Operational Readiness Confirmation is received.

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Category (ii) - Controllable

• This group of WFPS will be dispatched in the

event that re-dispatch of Category (i) WFPS is
not sufficient.

• There are 40 WFPS in this Category (RoI)

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Category (ii) - Controllable
Wind Farms Connected in Ireland

Wind Farm Name Associated 110kV Station Installed Capacity MW Hierarchy

Ballincollig Hill Tralee 13.3 (ii)
Ballybane 1 & 2 Ballylickey 29.9 (ii)
Ballymartin Waterford 6 (ii)
Ballywater Crane 42 (ii)
Bawnmore Macroom 25.3 (ii)
Beam Hill Trillick 14 (ii)
Bindoo Ratrussan 48 (ii)
Booltiagh Booltiagh 19.5 (ii)
Caherdowney Garrow 9.2 (ii)
Castledockrell Castledockrell 41.4 (ii)
Clahane Clahane 40 (ii)
Coomacheo Garrow 59.8 (ii)
Coomagearlahy 1 (Kilgarvan) Coomagearlahy 45 (ii)
Coomagearlahy 2 (Sillahertane) Coomagearlahy 8.5 (ii)
Coomagearlahy 3 (Inchincoosh) Coomagearlahy 32.5 (ii)
Derrybrien Agannygal 59 5
59.5 (ii)
Dromdeeveen Glenlara 28 (ii)
Drumlough Hill 2 Trillick 10.2 (ii)
Flughland Sorne Hill 9.2 (ii)
Garvagh 1 (Glebe) Garvagh 26 (ii)
Garvagh 2 (Tullynahaw) Garvagh 22 (ii)
Glanlee (Midas Gen unit) Galnlee 32.45 (ii)
Glenough Cauteen 32.5 (ii)
Gortahile Carlow 20 ( )
(ii)
Grouse Lodge Rathkeale 15 (ii)
Kingsmountain 2 (Dunneil) Cunghill 11.05 (ii)
Knockastanna Ardnacrusha 6 (ii)
Knockawarriga Trien 22.5 (ii)
Lisheen Lisheen 36 (ii)
Loughderryduff Binbane 7.65 (ii)
Meenachullalan Binbane 13.8 (ii)
Meentycat Drumkeen 86.4 (ii)
Muingnaminanne Tralee 14.8 (ii)
Raheen Bar 2 (Derrynadivva) Castlebar 8 (ii)
Rathcahill Rathkeale 12.5 (ii)
Richfield Wexford 27 (ii)
Sorne Hill 1 & 2 Sorne Hill 38.9 (II)
Tournafulla 1 Trien 7.5 (ii)
Tournafulla 2 Trien 18 (ii)
Tullynamoyle Corderry 9.2 (ii)
Total Hierarchy (ii) 1008.55

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Category (ii) - Controllable

• WFPS in this category have 12 months from

date of Operational Readiness Confirmation to
complete full Grid Code Testing and achieve an
Operational Certificate

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Scheduling GCCT

• Calendar system
• One unit per test day
• Mon – Fri (9am – 5pm)
• GCCT testing approx 1.5 days

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Wind Forecasting

Forecasting Tool by EirGrid

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Wind Forecasting

• Forecast 5/3/1 days in advance
• Confirmation 1 day in advance

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 Grid Code Testing

Oisín Goulding
Operational Services and Performance 
Team
November 19th 2012

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 Grid Code Testing
1. Active Power Control 
2. Frequency Response
3. Ramp Rate and Start up Test
Ramp Rate and Start up Test
4. Automatic Voltage Regulation
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5. Reactive Power Capability
Reactive Power Capability
6. Capacity Test
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7. Black Start Shutdown Test
Black Start Shutdown Test

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Active Power Control
Active Power Control

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 Active Power Control
Active Power Control
Series of active power setpoints issued

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 Ramp Rate and Start up Test
Ramp Rate and Start up Test
• Tested with the Active Power Control system 
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and by local stop/start

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 Frequency Response
Frequency Response
• Curve 1 and Curve 2
• Tested with Active Power Control On and OFF
Tested with Active Power Control On and OFF

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Frequency Response
Frequency Response

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Automatic Voltage Control
Automatic Voltage Control

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Automatic Voltage Regulation
Automatic Voltage Regulation

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Reactive Power Capability
Reactive Power Capability

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 Black Start Shutdown Test
Black Start Shutdown Test
• Operation of Blackstart Shutdown system 
from NCC
• Confirmation of correct operation of 
switchgear interlocking and signalling
switchgear, interlocking and signalling

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Capacity Test
Capacity Test

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Comments and Feedback welcome
Comments and Feedback welcome 
Team Phone: +353 1 237 0583
Team Email: Generator_Testing@EirGrid.com 

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