IP Library Granted Patent US 11,881,712
Granted Patent B2
US 11,881,712 · App. 16/628,121 · Granted Jan 23, 2024

Voltage dip compensation system and arrangement in a power supply network

Inventors: Peter Eckert (Erlangen, DE); Oliver Reimann (Erlangen, DE)
Assignee: Fluence Energy, LLC
H02J3/36H02J3/32
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Patent No.
US 11,881,712
App. No.
16/628,121
Granted
Jan 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An arrangement is for compensating voltage drops in a power supply network. The arrangement includes at least one first converter system and a second converter system. The intermediate circuits thereof are coupled, and the first converter system is connected to a first distribution and the second converter system is connected to a second distribution.

Claims (48)

1. An arrangement for compensating for voltage dips in a power supply network, the arrangement comprising:

at least one first converter system, configured to convert between alternating current and direct current; and

a second converter system, configured to convert between alternating current and direct current, wherein direct current link circuits of the at least one first converter system and the second converter system are coupled, wherein the at least one first converter system is connected to a first distribution of alternating current via a first converter switch and the second converter system is connected to a second distribution of alternating current via a second converter switch, and wherein:

the link circuits include two independent line paths through which the first converter system and second converter system are coupled, and each independent line path is directly connected to a battery system for compensating for the voltage dips;

the first converter switch is connected to the power supply network via a first decoupling inductor;

the second converter switch is connected to the power supply network via a second decoupling inductor;

the arrangement is configured to:

maintain the voltage at a critical load by decoupling the power supply network in a fault state from the critical load by:

opening the first decoupling inductor or the second decoupling inductor, and closing both the first converter switch and the second converter switch, or opening both the first decoupling inductor and the second decoupling inductor, and closing the first converter switch, the second converter switch, or a combination thereof;

compensate for a voltage dip at the critical load by maintaining the voltage of the critical load, utilizing the energy stored in the battery system; and

before the first decoupling indicator decouples the first distribution from the power supply network, phase match the first distribution.

2. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first converter system is connected to the first distribution with the first decoupling inductor and a first voltage measurement and the second converter system is connected to the second distribution with the second decoupling inductor and a second voltage measurement.

3. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the at least one first converter system and the second converter system are each embodied as a DC/AC converter system.

4. The arrangement of claim 1 , wherein the first distribution and the second distribution are each embodied as a medium-voltage distribution.

5. A system, comprising:

the arrangement of claim 1 ;

a first network infeed; and

a second network infeed,

wherein the first network infeed is connected to the first distribution via a first transformer and a first switch, and

the second network infeed is connected to the second distribution via a second transformer and a second switch.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein in a first state of the arrangement, the first switch is closed and the second switch is open and in a second state of the arrangement, the first switch is open and the second switch is closed, resulting in one of the first network infeed and the second network infeed being electrically connected to one of the first distribution and the second distribution.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein in a normal state, the first switch and the second switch are closed and in a failure state, either the first switch is opened or the second switch is opened, resulting in one of the first network infeed and the second network infeed being electrically connected to one of the first distribution and the second distribution.

8. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first distribution is electrically connected to the second distribution via a back-to-back link.

9. The arrangement of claim 2 , wherein, before a switchover of a switch, measured values of at least one of the first voltage measurement and the second voltage measurement are used for phase matching.

10. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one first converter system is connected to the first distribution with the first decoupling inductor and a first voltage measurement and the second converter system is connected to the second distribution with the second decoupling inductor and a second voltage measurement.

11. The system of claim 5 , wherein the at least one first converter system and the second converter system are each embodied as a DC/AC converter system.

12. The system of claim 5 , wherein the first distribution and the second distribution are each embodied as a medium-voltage distribution.

13. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first distribution is electrically connected to the second distribution via a back-to-back link.

14. A system, comprising:

an arrangement;

a first network infeed; and

a second network infeed,

the first network infeed being connected to a first distribution via a first transformer and a first switch, and the second network infeed being connected to a second distribution via a second transformer and a second switch,

wherein:

the arrangement comprises:

at least one first converter system, configured to convert between alternating current and direct current; and

a second converter system, configured to convert between alternating current and direct current, direct current link circuits of the at least one first converter system and the second converter system being coupled, wherein the at least one first converter system is connected to a first distribution of alternating current via a first converter switch and the second converter system is connected to a second distribution of alternating current via a second converter switch, and

wherein the link circuits include two independent line paths, and each independent line path is directly connected to a battery system for compensating for voltage dips;

the first converter switch is configured to connect to a power supply network via a first decoupling inductor;

the second converter switch is configured to connect to the power supply network via a second decoupling inductor;

the arrangement is configured to:

maintain the voltage at a critical load by decoupling the power supply network in a fault state from the critical load by:

opening the first decoupling inductor or the second decoupling inductor, and closing both the first converter switch and the second converter switch, or

opening both the first decoupling inductor and the second decoupling inductor, and closing the first converter switch, the second converter switch, or a combination thereof;

compensate for a voltage dip at the critical load by maintaining the voltage of the critical load, utilizing the energy stored in the battery system; and

before the first decoupling indicator decouples the first distribution from the power supply network, phase match the first distribution.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the first distribution is electrically connected to the second distribution via a back-to-back link.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein, before a switchover of a switch, measured values of at least one of a first voltage measurement and a second voltage measurement are used for phase matching.

Assignments (7)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2024
From: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 068494/0017 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 29, 2023
From: FLUENCE ENERGY, LLC
To: BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 065711/0268 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Recorded Nov 28, 2023
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: FLUENCE ENERGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 065693/0970 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2022
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: FLUENCE ENERGY, LLC
Reel/Frame 059149/0555 →
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 1, 2021
From: FLUENCE ENERGY, LLC
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 057982/0276 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2021
From: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
To: FLUENCE ENERGY L.L.C.
Reel/Frame 055625/0543 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 28, 2020
From: ECKERT, PETER; REIMANN, OLIVER
To: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Reel/Frame 051641/0734 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2017 211 355.3 · Jul 4, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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