Uninterruptible power supply
View Patent ↗An uninterruptible power supply is able to switch an operation mode between an on-line operation method and an off-line operation method for a wider range of commercial power supplies. An uninterruptible power supply 1 includes; a rectifier 11 for converting AC power supplied from a commercial power source 2 into DC power; a storage battery 12 for storing the DC power converted; an inverter 13 for converting the DC power into AC power; a selecting means ( 14 to 18 ) for selecting one of an off-line operation mode and an on-line operation mode according to a detection result of detecting a condition of the AC power supplied from the power source 2 ; in the off-line operation mode, AC power supplied from the power source 2 is supplied to a load device 3 under normal operating condition, and when any failure happens in relation to the AC power supplied from the power source 2 , the uninterruptible power supply supplies a power output generated by the inverter 13 to the load device 3 ; in the on-line operation method, a power output from the inverter 13 is supplied to the load device 3 all the time including a period of normal operating condition; and a setup means ( 19 ) for variably setting criterion values, with which the selecting means ( 14 to 18 ) selects an operation mode depending on the condition of the AC power supplied from the power source 2.
1. An uninterruptible power supply comprising:
a rectifier for converting AC power supplied from a power source into DC power;
a storage battery for storing the DC power converted;
an inverter for converting the DC power into AC power;
a selecting means for selecting one of an off-line operation mode and an on-line operation mode according to a detection result of detecting a condition of the AC power supplied from the power source; in the off-line operation method, AC power supplied from the power source is supplied to a load device under normal operating condition, and when any failure happens in relation to the AC power supplied from the power source, the uninterruptible power supply supplies a power output generated by the inverter to the load device; in the on-line operation method, a power output from the inverter is supplied to the load device all the time including a period of normal operating condition; and
a setup means for variably setting criterion values, with which the selecting means selects an operation mode depending on the condition of the AC power supplied from the power source wherein, the uninterruptible power supply further includes a switching setup circuit for setting up operation of the selecting means by using switches; and the switching setup circuit specifies the criterion values as the setup means, and the switching setup circuit can also specify fixedly one of the off-line operation method and the on-line operation method as an operation mode of the selecting means.
2. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1 ;
wherein, with respect to each of the voltage and the frequency of the AC power supplied from the power source, the setup means sets up one of multiple criterion values.
3. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 2 ;
wherein, with respect to each of the voltage and the frequency of the AC power supplied from the power source, criterion values are specified as the multiple values.
4. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1 ;
wherein, the selecting means selects the off-line operation method as an operation mode when both the values of the voltage and the frequency in relation to the AC power supplied from the power source are within their corresponding criterion value ranges set by the setup means.
5. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1 ;
wherein the specified criterion values become effective when the operation mode of the selecting means is fixedly set with none of the off-line operation method and the on-line operation method.
6. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1 ;
wherein, even if the switching setup circuit does not specify any fixed operation mode, the selecting means accepts a command for fixedly setting one of the off-line operation mode and the on-line operation mode by an external communication.
7. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 5 , wherein, even if the switching setup circuit does not specify any fixed operation mode, the selecting means accepts a command for fixedly setting one of the off-line operation mode and the on-line operation mode by an external communication.