IP Library Granted Patent US 12,261,549
Granted Patent B2
US 12,261,549 · App. 17/996,396 · Granted Mar 25, 2025

Control device for applying a power conversion device and power conversion system to control an amplitude and a frequency of a voltage

Inventor: Yoshinori Tsuruma (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC Corporation
H02M7/53871H02J3/38H02J3/46H02M7/493
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Patent No.
US 12,261,549
App. No.
17/996,396
Granted
Mar 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A control device for a power conversion device includes a voltage recognizing unit configured to detect a voltage at a linkage point of the plurality of power converters, and a control unit configured to control an amplitude and a frequency of a voltage to be output by a power converter to be controlled on the basis of active power and reactive power output by the power converter to be controlled in a case that the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform autonomous operation as a voltage source, and controls active power and reactive power to be output by the power converter to be controlled so as to compensate for excess or deficiency of active power and reactive power at the linkage point on a basis of an amplitude and a frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage recognizing unit.

Claims (30)

1. A control device for a power conversion device, the control device comprising:

a voltage recognizing unit configured to detect a voltage at a linkage point of a plurality of power converters in a case where the plurality of power converters which convert DC power from a DC power supply into AC power are connected in parallel to a load; and

a control unit configured to control an amplitude and a frequency of a voltage to be output by a power converter to be controlled on a basis of active power and reactive power output by the power converter to be controlled in a case where the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform autonomous operation as a voltage source in a state where the plurality of power converters are connected in parallel, and control active power and reactive power to be output by the power converter to be controlled so as to compensate for excess or deficiency of active power and reactive power at the linkage point on a basis of an amplitude and a frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage recognizing unit in a case where the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform linkage operation as a current source in a state where the plurality of power converters are connected in parallel.

2. The control device for the power conversion device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit controls the amplitude of the voltage to be output by the power converter to be controlled on a basis of the active power output by the power converter to be controlled and controls the frequency of the voltage to be output by the power converter to be controlled on a basis of the reactive power output by the power converter to be controlled in the case where the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform autonomous operation as a voltage source in the state where the plurality of power converters are connected in parallel, and controls the active power to be output by the power converter to be controlled on a basis of the amplitude of the voltage detected by the voltage recognizing unit and controls the reactive power to be output by the power converter to be controlled on a basis of the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage recognizing unit in the case where the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform linkage operation as a current source in the state where the plurality of power converters are connected in parallel.

3. The control device for the power conversion device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit controls an amplitude of the voltage to be output by the power converter to be controlled on a basis of the reactive power output by the power converter to be controlled and controls the frequency of the voltage to be output by the power converter to be controlled on a basis of the active power output by the power converter to be controlled in the case where the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform autonomous operation as a voltage source in the state where the plurality of power converters are connected in parallel, and controls the active power to be output by the power converter to be controlled on a basis of the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage recognizing unit and controls the reactive power to be output by the power converter to be controlled on a basis of the amplitude of the voltage detected by the voltage recognizing unit in the case where the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform linkage operation as a current source in the state where the plurality of power converters are connected in parallel.

4. The control device for the power conversion device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit is provided so as to be able to adjust response times for controlling the active power and the reactive power to be output by the power converter to be controlled on the basis of the amplitude and the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage recognizing unit in the case where the power converter to be controlled is caused to perform linkage operation as a current source in the state where the plurality of power converters are connected in parallel.

5. A power conversion system comprising:

a plurality of power converters connected in parallel to a load and configured to convert DC power from a DC power supply into AC power; and

a voltage detector configured to detect a voltage at a linkage point of the plurality of power converters,

a first part of the plurality of power converters performing autonomous operation as a voltage source, an amplitude and a frequency of a voltage to be output by the first part of the plurality of power converters being controlled on a basis of active power and reactive power output by the first part of the plurality of power converters,

a second part of the plurality of power converters performing linkage operation as a current source, active power and reactive power to be output by the second part of the plurality of power converters being controlled to compensate for excess or deficiency of active power and reactive power at the linkage point on a basis of an amplitude and a frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage detector.

6. The power conversion system according to claim 5 ,

wherein the amplitude of the voltage to be output by the first part of the plurality of power converters is controlled on a basis of the active power output by the first part of the plurality of power converters, and the frequency of the voltage to be output by the first part of the plurality of power converters is controlled on a basis of the reactive power output by the first part of the plurality of power converters, and

the active power to be output by the second part of the plurality of power converters is controlled on a basis of the amplitude of the voltage detected by the voltage detector, and the reactive power to be output by the second part of the plurality of power converters is controlled on a basis of the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage detector.

7. The power conversion system according to claim 5 ,

wherein the amplitude of the voltage to be output by the first part of the plurality of power converters is controlled on a basis of the reactive power output by the first part of the plurality of power converters, and the frequency of the voltage to be output by the first part of the plurality of power converters is controlled on a basis of the active power output by the first part of the plurality of power converters, and

the active power to be output by the second part of the plurality of power converters is controlled on a basis of the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage detector, and the reactive power to be output by the second part of the plurality of power converters is controlled on a basis of the amplitude of the voltage detected by the voltage detector.

8. The power conversion system according to claim 5 ,

wherein the second part of the plurality of power converters is provided so that response times for controlling the active power and the reactive power to be output by each of the first part and the second part of the plurality of power converters on the basis of the amplitude and the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage detector can be adjusted.

9. The power conversion system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second part of the plurality of power converters is set so that differences in the response times for controlling the active power and the reactive power to be output by each of the first part and the second part of the plurality of power converters on the basis of the amplitude and the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage detector become the same.

10. The power conversion system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the second part of the plurality of power converters is set so that ratios of the response times for controlling the active power and the reactive power to be output by each of the first part and the second part of the plurality of power converters on the basis of the amplitude and the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage detector become the same.

11. The power conversion system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the response times of the second part of the plurality of power converters for controlling the active power and the reactive power to be output by each of the first part and the second part of the plurality of power converters on the basis of the amplitude and the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage detector are set with random numbers.

12. The power conversion system according to claim 8 ,

wherein the response times of the second part of the plurality of power converters for controlling the active power and the reactive power to be output by each of the first part and the second part of the plurality of power converters on the basis of the amplitude and the frequency of the voltage detected by the voltage detector are changed with a condition set in advance.

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 Oct 17, 2022
From: TSURUMA, YOSHINORI
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061443/0449 →
Continuity (1)
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