IP Library Granted Patent US 12,418,055
Granted Patent B2
US 12,418,055 · App. 17/998,279 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Power conditioning subsystem

Inventor: Haiqing Li (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC Corporation
H01M10/44H01M10/48H02J7/007
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Patent No.
US 12,418,055
App. No.
17/998,279
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power conditioning subsystem (PCS) includes an inverter circuit configured to mutually covert direct current (DC) power of a storage battery and alternating current (AC) power, a command value acquiring portion configured to acquire a command value from a higher-level apparatus to charge or discharge the storage battery, a DC voltage acquiring portion configured to acquire a DC voltage on the storage battery side, and a limiter processing portion configured to perform a process of setting to limit each of an upper limit and a lower limit of the command value acquired by the command value acquiring portion on the basis of the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion.

Claims (21)

1. A power conditioning subsystem, comprising:

an inverter circuit configured to mutually convert direct current (DC) power of a storage battery and alternating current (AC) power;

a command value acquiring portion configured to acquire a command value from a higher-level apparatus to charge or discharge the storage battery;

a DC voltage acquiring portion configured to acquire a DC voltage on the storage battery side; and

a limiter processing portion configured to perform a process of setting to limit each of an upper limit and a lower limit of the command value acquired by the command value acquiring portion on the basis of the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion,

wherein the limiter processing portion is configured to

set to limit by lowering the upper limit of the command value output by a command value output portion on the basis of the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion in a case where the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion changes from a voltage equal to or higher than a predetermined value to a predetermined discharging limit voltage value or lower,

set to limit by raising the lower limit of the command value output by the command value output portion on the basis of the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion in a case where the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion changes from a voltage equal to or lower than a predetermined value to a predetermined charging limit voltage value or higher,

set to limit the command value output by the command value output portion to be equal to or less than a previous command value until the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion becomes equal to or higher than a predetermined discharging limit release voltage value, after the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion becomes equal to or lower than the discharging limit voltage value, and

set to limit the command value output by the command value output portion to be equal to or more than a previous command value until the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion becomes equal to or lower than a predetermined charging limit release voltage value, after the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion becomes equal to or more than the charging limit voltage value.

2. The power conditioning subsystem according to claim 1 , wherein

the limiter processing portion is configured to

set, in a case where the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion increases from the discharging limit voltage value to the discharging limit release voltage value, the command value output by the command value output portion to sequentially approach a maximum value in multiple steps, and

set, in a case where the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion decreases from the charging limit voltage value to the charging limit release voltage value, the command value output by the command value output portion to sequentially approach a minimum value in multiple steps.

3. The power conditioning subsystem according to claim 2 , wherein

the limiter processing portion is configured to

set to limit the command value output by the command value output portion to be equal to or more than a previous command value after the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion increases to the discharging limit release voltage value, and,

set to limit the command value output by the command value output portion to be equal to or less than a previous command value after the DC voltage acquired by the DC voltage acquiring portion decreases to the charging limit release voltage value.

4. The power conditioning subsystem according to claim 3 , wherein

the limiter processing portion is configured to

determine in advance the discharging limit voltage value, the discharging limit release voltage value, the charging limit voltage value, the charging limit release voltage value, and a procedure of allowing the command value output by the command value output portion to sequentially approach each of a maximum value and a minimum value according to characteristics of the storage battery.

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 9, 2022
From: LI, HAIQING
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061704/0605 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230238592A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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