Uninterruptible power supply system including a plurality of uninterruptible power supplies connected in parallel
View Patent ↗Each of n uninterruptible power supplies connected in parallel includes m uninterruptible power supply modules connected in parallel between an input terminal and an output terminal. In each uninterruptible power supply module, a controller controls an inverter so that the current value of AC power supplied from the inverter to a load matches a first instruction value. The n×m controllers are connected to one another to constitute an integrated controller. When a failure is detected in one of the m uninterruptible power supply modules in any one of the n uninterruptible power supplies, the integrated controller disconnects the failed uninterruptible power supply module and changes the first instruction value to a second instruction value so as to equalize the current values of AC power output from the inverters of the remaining normal uninterruptible power supply modules.
1. An uninterruptible power supply system comprising n uninterruptible power supplies connected in parallel, where n is an integer of two or more,
each of the uninterruptible power supplies comprising:
an input terminal that receives first AC power from an AC power source;
an output terminal connectable to a load;
m uninterruptible power supply modules connected in parallel between the input terminal and the output terminal, where m is an integer of two or more; and
m switches each connected in series to a corresponding one of the m uninterruptible power supply modules between the input terminal and the output terminal,
each of the uninterruptible power supply modules including:
a converter that converts the first AC power supplied from the AC power source, into DC power;
an inverter that converts the DC power into second AC power, and supplies the second AC power to the output terminal; and
a controller that controls the inverter so that a current value of the second AC power supplied from the inverter to the output terminal matches a first instruction value, wherein
the n×m controllers are connected to one another to constitute an integrated controller, and
when a failure is detected in one of the m uninterruptible power supply modules in any one of the n uninterruptible power supplies, the integrated controller
opens the switch connected to the uninterruptible power supply module having the failure, and
changes the first instruction value to a second instruction value so as to equalize the current value of the second AC power with each other among remaining normal uninterruptible power supply modules of the uninterruptible power supply modules,
wherein the controller determines whether or not the one of the m uninterruptible power supply modules has failed based on the current value of the second AC power,
wherein the integrated controller:
generates a current instruction value so that a voltage value of the second AC power matches a target voltage,
generates the first instruction value by dividing the current instruction value by n×m, and
when a failure is detected in one of the m uninterruptible power supply modules in any one of the n uninterruptible power supplies:
additionally opens the switch connected to one of the m uninterruptible power supply modules in each of remaining n−1 uninterruptible power supplies, and
generates the second instruction value by dividing the current instruction value by n×(m−1).
2. The uninterruptible power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein each of the n uninterruptible power supplies further includes a bypass board connected in parallel to the m uninterruptible power supply modules between the input terminal and the output terminal.