{"id":"57a3a6a4-7f09-4ff0-8235-dbd24190b607","task":"Implement IEEE 2030.5 Function Set 10 DERControl to receive and acknowledge active power and reactive power setpoints from a utility DERMS","domain":"sunspec.org","steps":["Poll or subscribe (via IEEE 2030.5 notification/subscription) to /derp/{derpId}/derc to retrieve DERControl resources; inspect the DERControlBase element for opModMaxLimW (active power limit in watts) and opModFixedPFAbsorbW (power factor) fields","Parse the interval field (startTime, duration) in UTC epoch seconds to determine the control window per IEEE 2030.5-2018 clause 10.10","Apply the received setpoint to the inverter via SunSpec Modbus model 704 (DER AC Controls): write register WMaxLimPct or WMaxLim depending on inverter model, enable the WMaxLim_Ena bit","POST a DERControlResponse resource to /rsps with status code 3 (Event Completed) or 1 (Event Received) within the replyLimit window specified in the DERControl","Log the control event with timestamp, MRID, setpoint applied, and response code for M&V and audit purposes","If the control conflicts with a higher-primacy program, implement the primacy resolution logic in IEEE 2030.5 clause 11.9 before applying"],"gotchas":["Primacy values are inverted: lower number means higher priority; a utility program at primacy 1 overrides an aggregator at primacy 2 — reversing this causes customer complaints during emergency curtailments","DERControl start times use Unix epoch seconds; forgetting UTC offset during DST transitions causes the inverter to apply a setpoint an hour early or late","Some DERMS servers return DERControlBase with all optional fields absent when no active control is in effect; treat a missing opModMaxLimW as 'no limit', not zero"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T14:24:27.564Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:43:37.008Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/57a3a6a4-7f09-4ff0-8235-dbd24190b607"}