Control device for electric power conversion apparatus
A control device for an electric power conversion apparatus, the control device detecting occurrence of an earth fault in a direct-current path in a system in which the direct-current path between a solar cell module and an electric power conversion apparatus is grounded, is provided. The control device for the electric power conversion apparatus includes: a grounding control unit configured to, in a system in which a direct-current path between a solar cell module and an electric power conversion apparatus is grounded via a switch, control a switch; and an earth fault determination unit configured to, when the switch is open under the controlled of the grounding control unit, detect whether or not an earth fault has occurred in the direct-current path.
1. A control device for an electric power conversion apparatus, the control device comprising:
a grounding control unit configured to, in a system in which a direct-current path between a solar cell module and an electric power conversion apparatus is grounded via a switch, control the switch;
a direct-current voltage detection unit configured to detect a direct-current voltage output from the solar cell module; and
an earth fault determination unit configured to, when the switch is open under the control of the grounding control unit, determine whether or not an earth fault has occurred in the direct-current path,
wherein during a gradual decrease of the value of the direct-current voltage detected by the direct-current voltage detection unit to zero, when the direct-current voltage detection unit detects the direct-current voltage having a value that is smaller than a preset threshold value and the grounding control unit determines that a current time is a time in a period of transition from day to night based on a length of time passed from a last earth fault determination, the grounding control unit opening the switch and subsequently closing the switch before the value of the direct-current voltage detected by the direct-current voltage detection unit becomes zero.