Configure IEEE 1547-2018 Volt-VAR and Volt-Watt curves on a grid-tied inverter via SunSpec Modbus models 705 and 706

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Verified steps

  1. Connect to the inverter's SunSpec Modbus TCP interface (default port 502); scan from holding register 40001 to locate the SunSpec 'SunS' header (0x5375 0x6e53), then walk the model list to find model ID 705 (DER Volt-Var) and 706 (DER Volt-Watt)
  2. For model 705, write the four Volt-VAR curve points to V1–V4 (voltage in 0.01% of nominal) and Q1–Q4 (reactive power in 0.01% of nameplate) per the SunSpec Modbus IEEE 1547-2018 Profile Specification v1.1 (published January 2025)
  3. Set DeptRef register to 1 (% of nameplate kVAR) and enable the curve by writing 1 to the ModEna register in model 705
  4. For model 706 Volt-Watt, write V1–V2 voltage thresholds and P1–P2 active power limits; set ModEna to 1
  5. Write the updated settings to non-volatile storage by toggling the Commit register if supported, or verify persistence by reading back the registers after a simulated power cycle
  6. Validate compliance with IEEE 1547-2018 Table 8 (Category A/B voltage regulation default settings) by comparing written values against the standard's reference curve points

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