Device for suppressing potential induced degradation and system
Provided are a device for suppressing potential induced degradation and a system. The device includes a rectification module, a non-isolated voltage conversion module and at least one capacitor. An input terminal of the rectification module is connected to an output terminal of a converter, the rectification module is configured to rectify an alternating current outputted by the converter into a direct current, the non-isolated voltage conversion module is configured to perform voltage conversion on the direct current outputted by the rectification module, and the voltage conversion is boost conversion or voltage reverse conversion. The capacitor is connected in parallel with an output terminal of the direct current, and either a positive electrode or a negative electrode of the capacitor is grounded.
1. A device for suppressing potential induced degradation, connected between an alternating current output terminal of a converter and a grid-connected power frequency transformer in a photovoltaic system, comprising:
a rectification circuit, wherein an input terminal of the rectification circuit is connected to an output terminal of the converter, and the rectification circuit is configured to rectify an alternating current outputted by the converter into a direct current;
a non-isolated voltage conversion circuit, wherein the non-isolated voltage conversion circuit is a non-isolated direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter based on a high-frequency transformer, an input terminal and an output terminal of the non-isolated DC-DC converter are directly connected by a wire, the input terminal of the non-isolated DC-DC converter is connected to an output terminal of the rectification circuit, the non-isolated voltage conversion circuit is configured to perform voltage conversion on the direct current outputted by the rectification circuit, and the voltage conversion is boost conversion or voltage reverse conversion; and
at least one capacitor, wherein the capacitor is connected in parallel with an output terminal of the direct current, and either a positive electrode or a negative electrode of the capacitor is directly grounded;
wherein the output terminal of the non-isolated DC-DC converter is connected in parallel with the grounded capacitor;
wherein the non-isolated DC-DC converter comprises a fly-back converter, wherein an input negative electrode and an output positive electrode of the fly-back converter are directly connected by a wire, an output terminal of the fly-back converter is connected in parallel with the capacitor, and the negative electrode of the capacitor is directly grounded; or an input positive electrode and an output negative electrode of the fly-back converter are directly connected by a wire, an output terminal of the fly-back converter is connected in parallel with the capacitor, and the negative electrode of the capacitor is directly grounded.
2. The device for suppressing potential induced degradation according to claim 1 , wherein the rectification circuit is an uncontrolled rectification bridge.
3. A photovoltaic system, comprising a device for suppressing potential induced degradation, and a photovoltaic (PV) array, a converter and a transformer, wherein
the PV array is connected to an input terminal of the converter, an output terminal of the converter is connected to an input terminal of the transformer, and an output terminal of the transformer is connected to a power grid or a load,
the device for suppressing potential induced degradation is connected between an alternating current output terminal of a converter and a grid-connected power frequency transformer in a photovoltaic system, and the device for suppressing potential induced degradation includes:
a rectification circuit, wherein an input terminal of the rectification circuit is connected to an output terminal of the converter, and the rectification circuit is configured to rectify an alternating current outputted by the converter into a direct current;
a non-isolated voltage conversion circuit, wherein the non-isolated voltage conversion circuit is a non-isolated direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter based on a high-frequency transformer, an input terminal and an output terminal of the non-isolated DC-DC converter are directly connected by a wire, the input terminal of the non-isolated DC-DC converter is connected to an output terminal of the rectification circuit, the non-isolated voltage conversion circuit is configured to perform voltage conversion on the direct current outputted by the rectification circuit, and the voltage conversion is boost conversion or voltage reverse conversion; and
at least one capacitor, wherein the capacitor is connected in parallel with an output terminal of the direct current, and either a positive electrode or a negative electrode of the capacitor is directly grounded;
wherein the output terminal of the non-isolated DC-DC converter is connected in parallel with the grounded capacitor;
wherein the non-isolated DC-DC converter comprises a fly-back converter, wherein an input negative electrode and an output positive electrode of the fly-back converter are directly connected by a wire, an output terminal of the fly-back converter is connected in parallel with the capacitor, and the negative electrode of the capacitor is directly grounded; or an input positive electrode and an output negative electrode of the fly-back converter are directly connected by a wire, an output terminal of the fly-back converter is connected in parallel with the capacitor, and the negative electrode of the capacitor is directly grounded.
4. The photovoltaic system according to claim 3 , wherein the number of converters is one or the number of converters is two or more; and
in a case that the number of the converters is two or more, an input terminal of each of the converters is connected to one PV array, output terminals of all the converters are connected in parallel, and then the output terminals of all the converters are connected with the input terminal of the transformer.
5. The photovoltaic system according to claim 3 , wherein the rectification circuit is an uncontrolled rectification bridge.