Power conversion system
View Patent ↗First to n-th (n is an integer of 2 or more) power conversion devices are connected in parallel to a load. First to n-th fuses are provided in first to n-th wirings, respectively. Each of the first to n-th power conversion devices includes a converter, an inverter, and a DC bus supplying a DC voltage from the converter to the inverter, and capacitors connected to the DC bus. An i-th (1≤i≤n−1) wiring includes the DC bus of an i-th power conversion device and the DC bus of an (i+1)-th power conversion device. The n-th wiring is connected between the DC bus of the n-th power conversion device and the DC bus of the first power conversion device.
1. A power conversion system comprising:
first to n-th power conversion devices connected in parallel to a load, n being an integer of 3 or more;
first to n-th wirings; and
first to n-th fuses provided in the first to n-th wirings, respectively,
wherein a j-th power conversion device, j being an integer of 1 to n, includes:
a converter that converts a first AC voltage into a DC voltage;
an inverter that converts the DC voltage into a second AC voltage to supply the second AC voltage to the load;
a DC bus through which the DC voltage is supplied from the converter of the j-th power conversion device to the inverter of the j-th power conversion device; and
a capacitor that smooths the DC voltage, the capacitor being connected to the DC bus of the j-th power conversion device,
an i-th wiring is connected between the DC bus of an i-th power conversion device and the DC bus of the (i+1)-th power conversion device, i being an integer of 1 to n−1,
the n-th wiring is connected between the DC bus of the n-th power conversion device and the DC bus of the first power conversion device,
the DC bus includes a DC positive bus and a DC negative bus,
a j-th wiring includes first and second wiring lines,
in the i-th wiring, first terminals of the first and second wiring lines are respectively connected to the DC positive bus and the DC negative bus of the i-th power conversion device, and second terminals of the first and second wiring lines are respectively connected to the DC positive bus and the DC negative bus of the (i+1)-th power conversion device,
in the n-th wiring, first terminals of the first and second wiring lines are respectively connected to the DC positive bus and the DC negative bus of the n-th power conversion device, and second terminals of the first and second wiring lines are respectively connected to the DC positive bus and the DC negative bus of the first power conversion device without connection to other of the power conversion devices.
2. The power conversion system according to claim 1 , further comprising a voltage detector that detects the DC voltage of the DC bus of the j-th power conversion device, the voltage detector being connected to the DC bus of one of the first to n-th power conversion devices.
3. The power conversion system according to claim 1 , further comprising a pre-charging circuit that charges each capacitor of the first to n-th power conversion devices in preparation for starting of the power conversion system, the pre-charging circuit being connected to the DC bus of one of the first to n-th power conversion devices.
4. The power conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein an i-th fuse is blown out by current flowing between the DC bus of the i-th power conversion device and the DC bus of the (i+1)-th power conversion device when the i-th or (i+1)-th power conversion device is broken down.
5. The power conversion system according to claim 4 , wherein a rated breaking current value of the i-th fuse is smaller than a rated current value of each of the i-th or (i+1)-th power conversion device.
6. The power conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein an allowable current value of the i-th wiring is smaller than an allowable current value of the DC bus.
7. The power conversion system according to claim 1 , wherein the converter of the j-th power conversion device converts AC power supplied from an AC power supply into DC power,
the j-th power conversion devices further include a bidirectional chopper connected between the DC bus of the j-th power conversion device and a power storage device,
the bidirectional chopper of the i-th power conversion device supplying the DC power generated by the converter of the j-th power conversion device to the power storage device in a normal time when an AC power is supplied from the AC power supply, and
the bidirectional chopper of the j-th power conversion device supplying the DC power of the power storage device to the inverter of the j-th power conversion device at a power outage time when the supply of the AC power from the AC power supply is stopped.