IP Library Granted Patent US 11,855,460
Granted Patent B2
US 11,855,460 · App. 17/503,016 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Photovoltaic inverter and corresponding switching frequency control method

Inventors: Xinyu Yu (Shanghai, CN); Kai Xin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
H02J3/46H02J3/381H02M1/0054H02M7/539H02S40/32H02J2300/26
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Patent No.
US 11,855,460
App. No.
17/503,016
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A photovoltaic inverter is provided, including an inverter circuit, a data sampling module, and a control module. The inverter circuit includes a switch component and an alternating current output terminal. The data sampling module is configured to collect, from the alternating current output terminal, an instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment in target sampling duration and an instantaneous value of each-phase current at a target moment. The control module is configured to: determine a valid current value of the target sampling duration based on the instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment, determine an upper switching frequency limit and a lower switching frequency limit of an N th switching period based on the valid current value, and determine a target instantaneous current value I N based on the instantaneous value of each-phase current at the target moment.

Claims (58)

1. A photovoltaic inverter comprising:

an inverter circuit, a data sampling module, and a control module, wherein

the inverter circuit comprises a switch component, the switch component is configured to control on/off of the inverter circuit, a direct current side of the inverter circuit comprises an input bus positive electrode and an input bus negative electrode, the input bus positive electrode and the input bus negative electrode are configured to receive a direct current, an alternating current side of the inverter circuit comprises an alternating current output terminal, and the alternating current output terminal is configured to output an alternating current;

the data sampling module is configured to collect, from the alternating current output terminal, an instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment in target sampling duration and an instantaneous value of each-phase current at a target moment, wherein the target sampling duration is sampling duration that uses the target moment as an end moment; and

the control module is configured to:

determine a valid current value of the target sampling duration based on the instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment, determine an upper switching frequency limit and a lower switching frequency limit of an N th switching period based on the valid current value, and determine a target instantaneous current value I N based on the instantaneous value of each-phase current at the target moment; and

determine a target switching frequency f N of the switch component in the N th switching period based on the target instantaneous current value I N and the upper switching frequency limit F NU and the lower switching frequency limit F ND of the N th switching period, wherein F ND ≤f N ≤F NU , the target switching frequency is used to control the switch component, and N is an integer greater than 1, wherein

in response to I N >I N−1 , and F ND ≤f N−1 ≤F NU , f N >f N−1 ; or in response to I N <I N−1 , and F ND ≤f N−1 ≤F NU , f N is less than f N−1 , wherein f N−1 is a target switching frequency of an (N−1) th switching period, and I N−1 is a target instantaneous current value of the (N−1) th switching period.

2. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 1 , wherein the control module comprises a calculation unit; and

the calculation unit is configured to: determine the valid current value of the target sampling duration based on the instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment in the target sampling duration, determine a maximum value of an absolute instantaneous current value based on the instantaneous value of each-phase current at the target moment, and determine the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value as the target instantaneous current value I N of the N th switching period.

3. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 2 , wherein the control module further comprises a frequency control unit; and

the frequency control unit is configured to:

determine, based on the valid current value of the target sampling duration, a first mapping relationship, and a second mapping relationship, an upper switching frequency limit F NU and a lower switching frequency limit F ND that correspond to the valid current value of the target sampling duration, wherein the first mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between an upper switching frequency limit and a valid current value, the second mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between a lower switching frequency limit and a valid current value, the upper switching frequency limit in the first mapping relationship first decreases and then increases as the valid current value increases, and the lower switching frequency limit in the second mapping relationship first decreases and then increases as the valid current value increases; and

determine f N based on F NU , F ND , and the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value.

4. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 3 , wherein

the frequency control unit is configured to determine F NU as f N of the N th switching period in response to an absolute deviation value between the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value and √{square root over (2)}times the valid current value being less than a first preset value.

5. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 3 , wherein

the frequency control unit is configured to determine F ND as f N of the N th switching period in response to the alternating current output terminal outputting a three-phase alternating current, and in response to an absolute deviation value between the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value and √{square root over (6)}/2 times the valid current value being less than a second preset value.

6. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 3 , wherein

the frequency control unit is configured to determine F ND as f N of the N th switching period in response to the alternating current output terminal outputting a single-phase alternating current, and in response to an absolute deviation value between the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value and zero being less than a third preset value.

7. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 2 , wherein the control module further comprises a drive unit; and

the drive unit is configured to generate a control signal of the switch component based on the target switching frequency, wherein the control signal is used to control on/off of the switch component.

8. A switching frequency control method, wherein the method is applied to a photovoltaic inverter, and the photovoltaic inverter comprises an inverter circuit; the inverter circuit comprises a switch component, and the switch component is configured to control on/off of the inverter circuit; a direct current side of the inverter circuit comprises an input bus positive electrode and an input bus negative electrode, and the input bus positive electrode and the input bus negative electrode are configured to receive a direct current; an alternating current side of the inverter circuit comprises an alternating current output terminal, and the alternating current output terminal is configured to output an alternating current; and the method comprises:

obtaining, from the alternating current output terminal, an instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment in target sampling duration and an instantaneous value of each-phase current at a target moment, wherein the target sampling duration is sampling duration that uses the target moment as an end moment;

determining a valid current value of the target sampling duration based on the instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment, determining an upper switching frequency limit and a lower switching frequency limit of an N th switching period based on the valid current value, and determining a target instantaneous current value I N based on the instantaneous value of each-phase current at the target moment; and

determining a target switching frequency f N of the switch component in the N th switching period based on the target instantaneous current value I N and the upper switching frequency limit F NU and the lower switching frequency limit F ND of the N th switching period, wherein F ND ≤f N ≤F NU , the target switching frequency is used to control the switch component, and N is an integer greater than 1, wherein

in response to I N >I N−1 , and F ND ≤f N−1 ≤F NU , f N >f N−1 ; or in response to I N <I N−1 , and F ND ≤f N−1 ≤F NU , f N is less than f N−1 , wherein f N−1 is a target switching frequency of an (N−1) th switching period, and I N−1 is a target instantaneous current value of the (N−1) th switching period.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the determining the valid current value of the target sampling duration based on the instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment, determining the upper switching frequency limit and the lower switching frequency limit of the N th switching period based on the valid current value, and determining the target instantaneous current value I N based on the instantaneous value of each-phase current at the target moment comprises:

determining the valid current value of the target sampling duration based on the instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment in the target sampling duration, determining a maximum value of an absolute instantaneous current value based on the instantaneous value of each-phase current at the target moment, and determining the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value as the target instantaneous current value I N of the N th switching period.

10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the determining the target switching frequency f N of the switch component in the N th switching period based on the target instantaneous current value I N and the upper switching frequency limit F NU and the lower switching frequency limit F ND of the N th switching period comprises:

determining, based on the valid current value of the target sampling duration, a first mapping relationship, and a second mapping relationship, an upper switching frequency limit F NU and a lower switching frequency limit F ND that correspond to the valid current value of the target sampling duration, wherein the first mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between an upper switching frequency limit and a valid current value, the second mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between a lower switching frequency limit and a valid current value, the upper switching frequency limit in the first mapping relationship first decreases and then increases as the valid current value increases, and the lower switching frequency limit in the second mapping relationship first decreases and then increases as the valid current value increases; and

determining f N based on F NU , F ND , and the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the determining the f N based on the upper switching frequency limit F NU , F ND , and the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value comprises:

determining F NU as f N of the N th switching period in response to an absolute deviation value between the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value and √{square root over (2)} times the valid current value being less than a first preset value.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the determining the f N based on the upper switching frequency limit F NU , F ND , and the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value comprises:

determining F ND as f N of the N th switching period in response to the alternating current output terminal outputting a three-phase alternating current, and in response to an absolute deviation value between the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value and √{square root over (6)}/2 times the valid current value being less than a second preset value.

13. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the determining the f N based on the upper switching frequency limit F NU , F ND , and the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value comprises:

determining F ND as f N of the N th switching period in response to the alternating current output terminal outputting a single-phase alternating current, and in response to an absolute deviation value between the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value and zero being less than a third preset value.

14. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising

generating a control signal of the switch component based on the target switching frequency, wherein the control signal is used to control on/off of the switch component.

15. A photovoltaic inverter comprising:

an inverter circuit, a data sampling module, and a control module, wherein

the inverter circuit comprises a switch component, the switch component is configured to control on/off of the inverter circuit, a direct current side of the inverter circuit comprises an input bus positive electrode and an input bus negative electrode, the input bus positive electrode and the input bus negative electrode are configured to receive a direct current, an alternating current side of the inverter circuit comprises an alternating current output terminal, and the alternating current output terminal is configured to output an alternating current;

the data sampling module is configured to collect, from the alternating current output terminal, an instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment in target sampling duration and an instantaneous value of each-phase current at a target moment, wherein the target sampling duration is sampling duration that uses the target moment as an end moment; and

the control module is configured to:

determine a valid current value of the target sampling duration based on the instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment, determine an upper switching frequency limit and a lower switching frequency limit of an N th switching period based on the valid current value, and determine a target instantaneous current value I N based on the instantaneous value of each-phase current at the target moment; and

determine a target switching frequency f N of the switch component in the N th switching period based on the target instantaneous current value I N and the upper switching frequency limit F NU and the lower switching frequency limit F ND of the N th switching period, wherein F ND ≤f N ≤F NU , the target switching frequency is used to control the switch component, and N is an integer greater than 1.

16. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 15 , wherein in response to I N >I N−1 , and F ND ≤f N−1 ≤F NU , f N >f N−1 ; or in response to I N <I N−1 , and F ND ≤f N−1 ≤F NU , f N is less than f N−1 , wherein f N−1 is a target switching frequency of an (N−1) th switching period, and I N−1 is a target instantaneous current value of the (N−1) th switching period.

17. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 16 , wherein the control module comprises a calculation unit; and

the calculation unit is configured to: determine the valid current value of the target sampling duration based on the instantaneous current value at each sampling point moment in the target sampling duration, determine a maximum value of an absolute instantaneous current value based on the instantaneous value of each-phase current at the target moment, and determine the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value as the target instantaneous current value I N of the N th switching period.

18. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 17 , wherein the control module further comprises a frequency control unit; and

the frequency control unit is configured to:

determine, based on the valid current value of the target sampling duration, a first mapping relationship, and a second mapping relationship, an upper switching frequency limit F NU and a lower switching frequency limit F ND that correspond to the valid current value of the target sampling duration, wherein the first mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between an upper switching frequency limit and a valid current value, the second mapping relationship is a mapping relationship between a lower switching frequency limit and a valid current value, the upper switching frequency limit in the first mapping relationship first decreases and then increases as the valid current value increases, and the lower switching frequency limit in the second mapping relationship first decreases and then increases as the valid current value increases; and

determine f N based on F NU , F ND , and the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value.

19. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 16 , wherein the control module further comprises a drive unit; and

the drive unit is configured to generate a control signal of the switch component based on the target switching frequency, wherein the control signal is used to control on/off of the switch component.

20. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 16 , wherein

the frequency control unit is configured to determine F NU as f N of the N th switching period in response to an absolute deviation value between the maximum value of the absolute instantaneous current value and √{square root over (2)} times the valid current value being less than a first preset value.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2022
From: YU, XINYU; XIN, KAI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058866/0979 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2021
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058601/0734 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (2)
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