{"schemaVersion":1,"slug":"microgrid-pv-ramp-rate-coordination","name":"Microgrid PV ramp-rate coordination","kind":"symbol","abbreviation":"MPRC","aliases":["Microgrid renewable-generation interfaces","microgrids Microgrid renewable-generation interfaces","microgrids","Microgrids","PV target and ramp limits","Rate-limited PV target"],"category":"microgrid-systems","drawingTypes":["Schematic"],"referenceFamilies":["Manufacturer"],"summary":"Constrains the assigned PV target changes according to the selected microgrid operating limits.","description":["Constrains the assigned PV target changes according to the selected microgrid operating limits. Renewable-generation coordination connects variable resource availability, inverter operating limits and the microgrid power target. Available solar or wind power, an issued curtailment request and actual delivered power are different signals.","In a microgrid with solar generation, the controller can restrain inverter output when local load and storage cannot absorb the available power. The resource controller reports its own availability and accepted operating limits. For this reference, the drawing identifies “PV target and ramp limits” at the input and “Rate-limited PV target” at the output. Natural resource changes can reduce actual output faster.","Identify the point where power is measured and the system declaring each availability or limit signal. Resource forecasts and controller requests do not guarantee the delivered generation at every instant. The functional block is an independent explanation of this named application. Equipment-specific ratings, terminal connections and operating conditions must be established in the project documentation."],"readingNotes":["Start at the named input: PV target and ramp limits. Identify its source device or document and the state represented on the drawing.","Follow the named output: Rate-limited PV target. Cross-reference its destination and separate the command from confirmation that the equipment responded.","Natural resource changes can reduce actual output faster.","Identify the point where power is measured and the system declaring each availability or limit signal. Resource forecasts and controller requests do not guarantee the delivered generation at every instant."],"drawingChecklist":["Label the source and connection reference for pv target and ramp limits.","Identify the destination and defined state of rate-limited pv target.","Record the equipment or control-document revision supporting this functional block.","Check this application limit in the project design: Natural resource changes can reduce actual output faster."],"distinction":"Natural resource changes can reduce actual output faster. This reference describes the named application; it does not establish a new IEC graphical symbol, an ANSI device-function number or an exact manufacturer connection diagram.","facts":[{"label":"Representation","value":"Functional block"},{"label":"Installation focus","value":"Microgrids"},{"label":"Input / boundary","value":"PV target and ramp limits"},{"label":"Output / connection","value":"Rate-limited PV target"},{"label":"Lookup label","value":"MPRC is a library lookup label, not a standard device designation."}],"references":[{"sourceId":"pi26-pv-control","relevance":"Public technical context for microgrid renewable-generation interfaces. Renewable generation dispatch and microgrid source coordination. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}],"related":["pv-string-inverter","photovoltaic-string-combiner","microgrid-pv-reconnect-permission-interface"],"artwork":"pi26-microgrid-pv-ramp-rate-coordination","publishedOn":"2026-11-03","updatedOn":"2026-11-03","provenance":"independent-public-research","representation":{"type":"functional-block","focus":"microgrids","family":"microgrid-renewables","input":"PV target and ramp limits","output":"Rate-limited PV target"},"plainEnglish":{"title":"What this block does","introduction":"Constrains the assigned PV target changes according to the selected microgrid operating limits.","example":"In a microgrid with solar generation, the controller can restrain inverter output when local load and storage cannot absorb the available power. The resource controller reports its own availability and accepted operating limits. 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The entry's original illustration and input/output facts describe this application.","sources":[{"label":"Microgrid processing and control functions","url":"https://productinfo.se.com/esxp_digital_apps_iec/mg/English/BM_ESXP_DG_Microgrid_IEC_0001122076.xml/%24/ESXP_DG_MG_SD_Processing_0001125595"}],"profileId":"power-installation-microgrid-renewables"},"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/microgrid-pv-ramp-rate-coordination","illustration":{"url":"https://eloragrid.ai/tools/electrical-library/illustrations/microgrid-pv-ramp-rate-coordination.svg","scope":"Original educational concept; not an official standard graphic or product footprint","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"},"sources":[{"id":"pi26-pv-control","publisher":"Schneider Electric","title":"Microgrid processing and control functions","url":"https://productinfo.se.com/esxp_digital_apps_iec/mg/English/BM_ESXP_DG_Microgrid_IEC_0001122076.xml/%24/ESXP_DG_MG_SD_Processing_0001125595","scope":"Renewable generation dispatch and microgrid source coordination.","type":"manufacturer","checkedOn":"2026-11-03","reuse":"link-only","relevance":"Public technical context for microgrid renewable-generation interfaces. Renewable generation dispatch and microgrid source coordination. The application text and educational graphic are independently authored; the publisher does not certify this representation."}]}