Control system and photovoltaic system and micro-grid using the same and method thereof
A control system and photovoltaic system and micro-grid using the same and method thereof. The control system for controlling a photovoltaic converter includes: a first input, for receiving first signals indicating first sampling values of an input current of the photovoltaic converter provided by a solar panel; a second input, for receiving second signals indicating second sampling values of an input voltage of the photovoltaic converter provided by the solar panel; a third input, for receiving third signals indicating third sampling values of an output voltage of the photovoltaic converter; and a controller, for first regulating the output voltage of the photovoltaic converter in a direction towards a reference voltage based on the third sampling value by regulating the input voltage by first voltage change of a first predetermined level; wherein: the controller is further adapted for monitoring a trend of the input voltage and power provided by the solar panel based on the first sampling values and the second sampling values for the previous sampling time points and the current sampling time point, and suspending the first regulation in case that the trend changes. This allows for an improvement of transient response of the control system and preventing possible overshooting of a lower input voltage even when the solar panel operating point is relatively far away from the MPP.
1. A control system for controlling a photovoltaic converter, including:
a first input, for receiving first signals indicating first sampling values of an input current of the photovoltaic converter provided by a solar panel;
a second input, for receiving second signals indicating second sampling values of an input voltage of the photovoltaic converter provided by the solar panel;
a third input, for receiving third signals indicating third sampling values of an output voltage of the photovoltaic converter; and
a controller, for first regulating the output voltage of the photovoltaic converter in a direction towards a reference voltage based on the third sampling value by regulating the input voltage by first voltage change of a first predetermined level;
wherein:
the controller is further adapted for monitoring a trend of the input voltage and power provided by the solar panel based on the first sampling values and the second sampling values for the previous sampling time points and the current sampling time point, and suspending the first regulation in case that the trend changes.
2. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is further adapted for second regulating the input voltage by a second voltage change of a second predetermined level in a direction opposite to the first voltage change in case that the trend changes.
3. The control system according to claim 2 , wherein:
for the first regulation and the second regulation, the controller is further adapted for providing control signals to the photovoltaic converter.
4. The control system according to claim 2 , wherein:
the controller is further adapted for:
adjusting the second predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the second predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the second predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the second predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases.
5. The control system according to claim 2 , wherein:
the controller is further adapted for:
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases.
6. The control system according to claim 3 , wherein:
the controller is further adapted for:
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases.
7. The control system according to claim 3 , wherein:
the controller is further adapted for:
adjusting the second predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the second predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the second predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the second predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases.
8. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the controller is further adapted for:
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases .
9. The control system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the trend is that the input voltage increases while the output power of the solar panel increases and vice versa.
10. The photovoltaic system using the control system according to claim 1 , including:
the solar panel; and
the photovoltaic converter, for outputting the output voltage of the photovoltaic converter at its output.
11. A micro-grid, including:
a bus; and
the photovoltaic system according to claim 10 ;
wherein:
the output of the photovoltaic converter of the photovoltaic system is electrically coupled to the bus.
12. A control method for controlling a photovoltaic converter, including:
receiving first signals indicating first sampling values of an input current of the photovoltaic converter provided by a solar panel;
receiving second signals indicating second sampling values of an input voltage of the photovoltaic converter provided by the solar panel;
receiving third signals indicating third sampling value of an output voltage of the photovoltaic converter; and
monitoring a trend of the input voltage and power of the solar panel based on the first sampling values and the second sampling values for the previous sampling time points and the current sampling time point,
in case that the trend remains unchanged, first regulating the output voltage of the photovoltaic converter based on the third sampling value in a direction towards a reference voltage by first regulating the input voltage by first voltage change of a first predetermined level, otherwise suspending the first regulation.
13. The control method according to claim 12 , further including:
second regulating the input voltage by a second voltage change of a second predetermined level in a direction opposite to the first voltage change in case the trend changes.
14. The control method according to claim 13 , further including:
for the first regulation and the second regulation, providing control signals to the photovoltaic converter.
15. The control method according to claim 14 , further including:
adjusting the second predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the second predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the second predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the second predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases.
16. The control method according to claim 13 , further including:
adjusting the second predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the second predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the second predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the second predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases.
17. The control method according to claim 13 , further including:
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases.
18. The control method according to claim 13 , wherein:
the trend is that the input voltage increases while the output power of the solar panel increases and vice versa.
19. The control method according to claim 12 , further including:
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of voltage difference between the output voltage and the reference voltage, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of voltage difference increases; or
adjusting the first predetermined level depending on a level of the solar panel power difference between present sampling time point and the previous sampling point, and the first predetermined level increases as the level of the solar panel power difference increases.
20. The control method according to claim 12 , wherein:
the trend is that the input voltage increases while the output power of the solar panel increases and vice versa.