IP Library Granted Patent US 12,218,577
Granted Patent B2
US 12,218,577 · App. 17/923,230 · Granted Feb 4, 2025

Power conversion device and control device having overcurrent suppression

Inventors: Tatsuhito Nakajima (Tokyo, JP); Yasuaki Mitsugi (Tokyo, JP); Tomoya Katsukura (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC CORPORATION
H02M1/32H02M7/44
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Patent No.
US 12,218,577
App. No.
17/923,230
Granted
Feb 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power conversion device is provided, and includes a major circuit part, and a control device; the major circuit part includes a power conversion part converting, into AC power, power that is input, and a filter circuit causing the AC power output from the power conversion part to approach a sine wave; the control device controls power conversion by the major circuit part by controlling an operation of the power conversion part; the control device includes an overcurrent suppression controller; the overcurrent suppression controller calculates instantaneous value voltage output command values of the phases of the AC power output from the power conversion part to suppress an overcurrent at the output end of the major circuit part. Accordingly, a power conversion device and a control device of the power conversion device are provided in which the generation of an overcurrent can be suppressed even when a voltage-controlled operation is performed.

Claims (31)

1. A power conversion device, comprising:

a major circuit part including

a power conversion part converting, into alternating current power, power that is input, and

a filter circuit causing the alternating current power output from the power conversion part to approach a sine wave;

a control device controlling power conversion by the major circuit part by controlling an operation of the power conversion part;

a first measurement device measuring a line current of each phase and a phase voltage of each phase of the alternating current power output from the power conversion part; and

a second measurement device measuring a line current of each phase and a phase voltage of each phase of alternating current power output from the major circuit part, active power at an output end of the major circuit part, and reactive power at the output end of the major circuit part,

the control device including

a command value calculation part receiving input of an active power command value and a reactive power command value and receiving input of measured values of the active power and the reactive power of the output end of the major circuit part, the command value calculation part calculating a phase voltage phase command value of the alternating current power output from the major circuit part based on the active power command value and the measured value of the active power, the command value calculation part calculating a phase voltage amplitude command value of the alternating current power output from the major circuit part based on the reactive power command value and the measured value of the reactive power, and

an overcurrent suppression controller calculating instantaneous value voltage output command values of the phases of the alternating current power output from the power conversion part to suppress an overcurrent at the output end of the major circuit part by using all input information of the phase voltage phase command value, the phase voltage amplitude command value, the measured values of the phase voltages and the line currents of the alternating current power of the power conversion part, and the measured values of the phase voltages and the line currents of the alternating current power of the major circuit part,

the control device controlling the operation of the power conversion part so that voltages corresponding to the calculated instantaneous value voltage output command values are output from the power conversion part.

2. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein

the overcurrent suppression controller includes:

a dq inverse transformation part calculating command values of instantaneous value voltages of the phases of the alternating current power output from the major circuit part by performing a dq inverse transformation based on the phase voltage phase command value and the phase voltage amplitude command value;

a first subtractor calculating differences between the calculated command values of the instantaneous value voltages of the phases and the measured values of the phase voltages of the phases of the alternating current power of the major circuit part;

a first arithmetic unit calculating correction values of the line currents of the phases of the alternating current power output from the major circuit part by multiplying the differences calculated by the first subtractor by a first proportionality constant;

a first adder calculating command values of the line currents of the phases of the alternating current power of the major circuit part by adding the correction values calculated by the first arithmetic unit to the measured values of the line currents of the phases of the alternating current power of the major circuit part;

a limiter limiting the command values of the line currents of the phases to an upper limit when the command values of the line currents of the phases are not less than the upper limit, and limiting the command values of the line currents of the phases to a lower limit when the command values of the line currents of the phases are not more than the lower limit;

a second subtractor calculating differences between the command values of the line currents of the phases input from the limiter and the measured values of the line currents of the phases of the power conversion part;

a second arithmetic unit calculating correction values of the phase voltages of the phases of the alternating current power output from the power conversion part by multiplying the differences calculated by the second subtractor by a second proportionality constant; and

a second adder calculating the instantaneous value voltage output command values of the phases of the alternating current power output from the power conversion part by adding the correction values calculated by the second arithmetic unit to the measured values of the phase voltages of the phases of the alternating current power of the power conversion part.

3. A control device used in a power conversion device,

the power conversion device including a major circuit part,

the major circuit part including:

a power conversion part converting, into alternating current power, power that is input; and

a filter circuit causing the alternating current power output from the power conversion part to approach a sine wave,

the control device controlling power conversion by the major circuit part by controlling an operation of the power conversion part,

the control device comprising:

a command value calculation part receiving input of an active power command value and a reactive power command value and receiving input of measured values of active power and reactive power of an output end of the major circuit part, the command value calculation part calculating a phase voltage phase command value of the alternating current power output from the major circuit part based on the active power command value and the measured value of the active power, the command value calculation part calculating a phase voltage amplitude command value of the alternating current power output from the major circuit part based on the reactive power command value and the measured value of the reactive power; and

an overcurrent suppression controller calculating instantaneous value voltage output command values of the phases of the alternating current power output from the power conversion part to suppress an overcurrent at the output end of the major circuit part by using all of input information of the phase voltage phase command value, the phase voltage amplitude command value, the measured values of the phase voltages and the line currents of the alternating current power of the power conversion part, and the measured values of the phase voltages and the line currents of the alternating current power of the major circuit part,

the control device controlling the operation of the power conversion part so that voltages corresponding to the calculated instantaneous value voltage output command values are output from the power conversion part.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 26, 2024
From: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067244/0359 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2022
From: NAKAJIMA, TATSUHITO; MITSUGI, YASUAKI; KATSUKURA, TOMOYA
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061882/0857 →
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