Composite Short-Circuit Ratio¶
CSCR. The equivalent system impedance seen by multiple inverter-based resources by creating a common medium voltage bus and tying all inverter-based resources of interest together at that common bus.
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Composite short circuit ratio (CSCR) estimates the equivalent system impedance seen by multiple inverter-based resources by creating a common medium voltage bus and tying all inverter-based resources of interest together at that common bus. The composite short circuit MVA at the common bus without current contribution from the inverter-based resources, \(CSC_{MVA}\), is then calculated. CSCR can then be calculated as
\(CSCR = \frac{CSC_{MVA}}{MW_{VER}}\)
where \(MW_{VER}\) is the sum of the nominal power rating of all inverter-based resources considered. This method calculates an aggregate SCR for multiple inverter-based resources, rather than each resource like the conventional SCR approach.
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NERC (2017). Integrating Inverter-Based Resources into Low Short Circuit Strength Systems. https://www.nerc.com/globalassets/who-we-are/standing-committees/rstc/irpwg/item_4a.integrating-_inverter-based_resources_into_low_short_circuit_strength_systems-_2017-11-08-final.pdf ↩