IP Library Granted Patent US 9,859,782
Granted Patent B2
US 9,859,782 · App. 14/459,439 · Granted Jan 2, 2018

Power supply apparatus for power converters

Inventor: Eiichi Ikawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
H02M1/08H02J4/00H02M7/48H02J3/383H02M2001/0006Y02E10/563Y10T307/367
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Patent No.
US 9,859,782
App. No.
14/459,439
Granted
Jan 2, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided a power supply apparatus for power converters which convert power generated by power generators into power to be supplied to a power system. The power supply apparatus includes a photovoltaic power cell for the power converters, the photovoltaic power cells generating power for supplying power of the power converters.

Claims (24)

1. A power supply apparatus for supplying power to a power system, the power supply apparatus comprising:

a first set of photovoltaic power cells configured to supply power to a power grid;

a second set of photovoltaic power cells configured to supply a voltage to a voltage regulator to supply control power for controlling power converters; and

the power converters configured to convert the supplied power and supply the converted power to the power system.

2. The power supply apparatus for the power converters of claim 1 , wherein the first set of photovoltaic power cells are power generators in a photovoltaic power generation system.

3. The power supply apparatus for the power converters of claim 1 , wherein

the power converters are distributed among buildings, and

at least one photovoltaic power cell for the power converters is provided at each of the buildings.

4. A power supply method for supplying power to a power system, the power supply method comprising:

supplying power by a first set of photovoltaic power cells to a power grid;

supplying a voltage to a voltage regulator by a second set of photovoltaic power cells to supply control power for controlling power converters;

converting the supplied power and supplying the converted power to the power system by the power converters.

5. The power supply method for the power converters of claim 4 , wherein the first set of photovoltaic power cells are power generators in a photovoltaic power generation system.

6. The power supply method for the power converters of claim 4 , wherein

the power converters are distributed among buildings, and

power supply to the power converters is performed by power generation of the first set of photovoltaic power cells provided at the buildings where the power converters are provided, respectively.

7. A power generation system comprising:

a first set of photovoltaic power cells configured to supply power to a power grid;

power converters configured to convert power supplied by the first of photovoltaic power cells into power to be supplied to a power system; and

a second set of photovoltaic power cells configured to supply a voltage to a voltage regulator to supply control power for controlling the power converters.

8. The power generation system of claim 7 , wherein the first set of photovoltaic power cells are power generators in a photovoltaic power generation system.

9. The power generation system of claim 7 , wherein

the power converters are distributed among buildings, and

at least one photovoltaic power cell for the power converters is provided at each of the buildings.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 26, 2024
From: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067244/0359 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2014
From: IKAWA, EIICHI
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 034221/0977 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTJP2012053552 · Feb 15, 2012
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