Inverter-based resource (IBR)
Updated 2026-10-27
Data records
- IEEE 519-2022 defines an inverter-based resource as a source of electric power connected to the transmission system through a power electronic interface and made of one or more inverter-based resource units able to export active power from a primary energy source or storage, and defines a unit as one inverter or a group of inverters at a single point of connection.
- The term is written Inverter-based resource (IBR). Value: Inverter-based resource (IBR).
Sources
- Electrical Testing Reference editorial taxonomy, Electrical Testing Reference editorial taxonomy of test methods, 2026-10 edition, Electrical Testing Reference. Held as: Own observation.
- IEEE 519-2022, Harmonic Control in Electric Power Systems, 2022 edition, IEEE. Cited: clause 3.1. Held as: Purchased single-user copy. Publisher page for IEEE 519-2022Publisher information page
Obtaining the documents
- IEEE 519-2022: available from the publisher
Changelog (2 entries)
| Date | Revision | Change |
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| 2026-10-27 | created (gloss.inverter-based-resource.ieee519.definition) | |
| 2026-10-27 | created (gloss.inverter-based-resource.title) |
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