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Reactive power, DNP3, IEEE 1547, inverter control, and solar O&M — written by engineers who've sat in the SCADA seat.

Reactive Power DNP3 IEEE 1547 Inverter Control Solar SCADA Protection
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Site Online · 7.27 MW · PF –0.98
B13 UNDERPERFORMANCE — 40% rated
B11
404 kW
81% rated
B12
422 kW
84% rated
B13 ⚠
202 kW
40% rated
B14
408 kW
82% rated
POA: 894.5 W/m²Tamb: 14.5°CWind: 1.1 m/s
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EP 01 — SCADA Fault Diagnosis at a 10 MW Solar Site

Real plant data. Real tag history. B13 underperformance root cause — from alarm to field diagnosis.

~8 min · Coming May 2025
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EP 02 — Reactive Power Dispatch: CAISO Signal to Inverter Setpoint

Live tool demo. IEEE 1547 limits. The operator workflow most utilities skip in training.

~12 min · Coming Jun 2025
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Capacity Factor (CF)0.26
Power Factor0.95 lag
System MW10 MW
kVAR Required
849
kVA Apparent
2,737
Real Power kW
2,600
PF Angle
18.2°
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EP 01 — SCADA Fault Diagnosis: Real Inverter Failure at a 10 MW Solar Site
~8 minMay 2025

Real plant data. Real tag history. B13 root cause — alarm to field fix.

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EP 02 — Reactive Power Dispatch: CAISO Signal to Inverter Setpoint
~12 minJun 2025

Live tool demo. IEEE 1547 limits. Operator workflow explained.

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EP 03 — DNP3 Point List Commissioning: Mistakes Everyone Makes First
~10 minJul 2025

Binary scaling, event class config, and the historian gap.