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Granted Patent B2
US 12712338 · App. 18/231,925 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Inverter apparatus and inverter system

Inventors: Lin Liu (Shanghai, CN); Yanzhong Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Zhangrui Chen (Shanghai, CN); Zhenhuan Shu (Suzhou, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H02B1/04H02B13/00H02M7/003
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Patent No.
US 12712338
App. No.
18/231,925
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide an inverter apparatus and an inverter system. In the inverter apparatus, a direct current output end of an alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is connected to a first direct current input end of an inverter. A first alternating current output end of the inverter is connected to an alternating current input end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet, and the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet outputs a converged alternating current. In this way, on-site wiring is simplified, and on-site maintenance is reduced to some extent.

Claims (52)

1 . An inverter apparatus, comprising:

at least one frame;

a plurality of inverters and an alternating and direct current distribution cabinet that are in a frame of the at least one frame, wherein

the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet includes a direct current output end and an alternating current input end, and each of the inverters includes a first direct current input end and a first alternating current output end; and

the direct current output end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is connected to first direct current input ends of the inverters using direct current cables, first alternating current output ends of the inverters are connected to the alternating current input end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet using alternating current cables, and a second alternating current output end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet outputs a converged alternating current.

2 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet further has a second direct current input end, the second direct current input end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is connected to a photovoltaic device, and the second direct current input end is configured to receive a direct current from the photovoltaic device.

3 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the direct current output end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet comprises first direct current output ends and a second direct current output end; and

the first direct current output ends are connected to the first direct current input ends of the inverters, the second direct current output end is connected to an energy storage device, and the energy storage device is configured to store a part of the direct current from the photovoltaic device.

4 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the second alternating current output end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is connected to a transformer; and

the alternating current is output to the transformer through the second alternating current output end, and the transformer is configured to connect the alternating current to a grid.

5 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein when an output power of the photovoltaic device is greater than an output power of the inverters, a superfluous direct current in the photovoltaic device is transferred, via the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet, to the energy storage device for charging; or

when an output power of the photovoltaic device is less than an output power of the inverters, the direct current in the energy storage device is transferred to the inverters via the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet, and the inverters convert the direct current into an alternating current.

6 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inverters are placed in the frame side by side along a first direction.

7 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the plurality of inverters are arranged into an array of at least two rows, and there is a passage between two adjacent rows of inverters; and

the first direct current input end and the first alternating current output end are separately on two sides of each of the inverters, wherein one of the first direct current input end and the first alternating current output end faces towards the passage, and the other of the first direct current input end and the first alternating current output end faces away from the passage.

8 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein there is a preset distance between two adjacent inverters in a plurality of inverters in a same row; and

the preset distance is less than one tenth of a thickness of an inverter.

9 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of inverters comprise a first inverter group and a second inverter group;

the passage is between the first inverter group and the second inverter group;

a first direct current input end of an inverter in the first inverter group faces away from the passage, and a first alternating current output end of the inverter in the first inverter group faces towards the passage; and

a first direct current input end of an inverter in the second inverter group faces towards the passage, and a first alternating current output end of the inverter in the second inverter group faces away from the passage.

10 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the second alternating current output end is filled with a copper bar, and the copper bar is covered by a sealing plate; and

the inverter apparatus further comprises a connection piece, wherein when the second alternating current output end is connected to the transformer, one end of the connection piece is connected to the copper bar inside the second alternating current output end, and an other end of the connection piece is connected to the transformer.

11 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a quantity of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is one, the second direct current input end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is connected to the photovoltaic device, and the second direct current input end is configured to receive the corresponding direct current; and

The alternating and direct current distribution cabinet has the plurality of first direct current output ends, and the plurality of first direct current output ends are connected to the first direct current input ends of the plurality of inverters in a one-to-one correspondence.

12 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a quantity of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is more than one, and there is an alternating current interconnection between the plurality of alternating and direct current distribution cabinets;

the second direct current input end of each of the plurality of alternating and direct current distribution cabinets is connected to the photovoltaic device, and the second direct current input end is configured to receive the corresponding direct current; and

the first direct current output ends of the plurality of alternating and direct current distribution cabinets are connected to the first direct current input ends of the plurality of inverters in a one-to-one correspondence.

13 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein switches or fuses are provided between the first direct current output ends of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet and the first direct current input ends of the inverters; or

the switches or fuses are provided between the alternating current input end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet and the first alternating current output ends of the inverters.

14 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein each of the switches is connected to the first alternating current output end of each of the inverters in a one-to-one correspondence, or each of the switches is correspondingly connected to first alternating current output ends of at least two of the inverters.

15 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein a switch or a fuse is provided between the second direct current input end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet and the photovoltaic device;

a switch or a fuse is provided between the second alternating current output end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet and the transformer; and

a switch or a fuse is provided between the second direct current output end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet and the energy storage device.

16 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the frame at least comprises a platform, the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is on the platform, and the inverters are disposed above the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet; and

the frame further comprises a lateral framework, and the lateral framework is fixedly connected to the platform; and

the lateral framework surrounds and keeps at least a part of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet and a part of the inverters on an inner side of the frame; and

the frame further comprises a top framework, one end of the lateral framework is fixedly connected to the top framework, and an other end of the lateral framework is fixedly connected to the platform; and

the top framework is arranged opposite to the platform, and the top framework is disposed above the inverters to cover the inverters; and

a projection area of the top framework in a vertical direction is greater than a projection area of the platform in the vertical direction.

17 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising an inverter support, wherein the inverter support is configured to hold the inverters; and

the inverter support is fixedly connected to the frame, or the inverter support is fixed to the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet.

18 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein a plurality of guide rails are further provided above the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet, and the inverter support is in a sliding connection to the guide rails;

the guide rails are in parallel with a second direction; and

the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction.

19 . The inverter apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein a shock absorption structure is disposed on the inverter support, and the shock absorption structure is between the inverters and the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet; or the shock absorption structure is between the inverters and the inverter support.

20 . An inverter system, comprising:

an inverter apparatus, the inverter apparatus comprises:

at least one frame;

a plurality of inverters and an alternating and direct current distribution cabinet that are in a frame of the at least one frame, wherein

the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet includes a direct current output end and an alternating current input end, and each of the inverters includes a first direct current input end and a first alternating current output end; and

the direct current output end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet is connected to first direct current input ends of the inverters using direct current cables, first alternating current output ends of the inverters are connected to the alternating current input end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet using alternating current cables, and a second alternating current output end of the alternating and direct current distribution cabinet outputs a converged alternating current.