Project MATCH

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Project MATCH aims to better understand the behaviour of distributed energy resources (DER) as it relates to power system security. The University of New South Wales will conduct a study to investigate DER behaviour during power system disturbances. Project MATCH acknowledges that Australia is leading the world in DER installations, particularly rooftop solar. This project aims to investigate and put in place the measures required to operate a safe, secure and reliable power system with high levels of DER.Power system disturbances can cause voltage or frequency to move outside usual limits. Previous work has shown that DER can turn off en mass during disturbances and therefore aggravate power system imbalances. DER can also act to support power system security during some events. Improving our understanding of how DER behaves can help manage these security risks and realise their potential benefits.There is a need for high resolution data sets of DER behaviour under disturbances, analytical tools that can grapple with the complexity of their responses and an improved understanding of DER performance in the field. Together, these measures can increase the accuracy of power system models and help avoid overly conservative approaches to system operation that adversely impact DER deployment.

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