IP Library Granted Patent US 12,224,619
Granted Patent B2
US 12,224,619 · App. 18/250,182 · Granted Feb 11, 2025

Uninterruptible power supply apparatus

Inventors: Ryogo Imanishi (Chuo-ku, JP); Nobuyuki Momochi (Chuo-ku, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC Corporation
H02J9/061H02J9/068
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Patent No.
US 12,224,619
App. No.
18/250,182
Granted
Feb 11, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An AC/DC converter converts an AC voltage supplied from an AC power supply into a first DC power supply voltage. A power supply line transmits the first DC power supply voltage to a plurality of power conversion modules and a bypass module. The bypass module includes a switch connected between the AC power supply and the load, and a first controller that operates upon receiving an operating power supply voltage based on the first DC power supply voltage to thereby control ON/OFF of the switch. Each power conversion module includes a power converter that converts power supplied from the AC power supply or a power storage device into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load, and a second controller that operates upon receiving an operating power supply voltage based on the first DC power supply voltage to thereby control the power converter.

Claims (54)

1. An uninterruptible power supply apparatus comprising:

a plurality of power conversion modules connected in parallel between an AC power supply and a load;

a bypass module connected between the AC power supply and the load;

an AC/DC converter that converts an AC voltage supplied from the AC power supply or an AC voltage supplied to the load into a first DC power supply voltage; and

a power supply line that transmits the first DC power supply voltage generated by the AC/DC converter to the plurality of power conversion modules and the bypass module, wherein

the bypass module includes

a switch connected between the AC power supply and the load, and

a first controller that operates upon receiving an operating power supply voltage based on the first DC power supply voltage to thereby control ON/OFF of the switch, and

each of the plurality of power conversion modules includes

a power converter that converts power supplied from the AC power supply or a power storage device into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load, and

a second controller that operates upon receiving an operating power supply voltage based on the first DC power supply voltage to thereby control the power converter,

the bypass module further includes a first control power supply, the first control power supply being connected to the power supply line and generating the operating power supply voltage for the first controller using the first DC power supply voltage, and

each of the plurality of power conversion modules further includes a second control power supply, the second control power supply being connected to the power supply line and generating the operating power supply voltage for the second controller using the first DC power supply voltage, wherein

the first control power supply includes a first DC/DC converter that converts the first DC power supply voltage into a second DC power supply voltage, and

the first controller includes

a first control circuit that operates upon receiving the second DC power supply voltage from the first DC/DC converter to thereby generate a control signal for controlling ON/OFF of the switch, and

a first driver that operates upon receiving the first DC power supply voltage from the power supply line to thereby drive the switch in accordance with the control signal output from the first control circuit.

2. An uninterruptible power supply apparatus comprising:

a plurality of power conversion modules connected in parallel between an AC power supply and a load;

a bypass module connected between the AC power supply and the load;

an AC/DC converter that converts an AC voltage supplied from the AC power supply or an AC voltage supplied to the load into a first DC power supply voltage, and

a power supply line that transmits the first DC power supply voltage generated by the AC/DC converter to the plurality of power conversion modules and the bypass module, wherein

the bypass module includes

a switch connected between the AC power supply and the load, and

a first controller that operates upon receiving an operating power supply voltage based on the first DC power supply voltage to thereby control ON/OFF of the switch, and

each of the plurality of power conversion modules includes

a power converter that converts power supplied from the AC power supply or a power storage device into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load, and

a second controller that operates upon receiving an operating power supply voltage based on the first DC power supply voltage to thereby control the power converter,

the bypass module further includes a first control power supply, the first control power supply being connected to the power supply line and generating the operating power supply voltage for the first controller using the first DC power supply voltage, and

each of the plurality of power conversion modules further includes a second control power supply, the second control power supply being connected to the power supply line and generating the operating power supply voltage for the second controller using the first DC power supply voltage, wherein

the second control power supply includes a second DC/DC converter that converts the first DC power supply voltage into a third DC power supply voltage, and

the second controller includes

a second control circuit that operates upon receiving the third DC power supply voltage from the second DC/DC converter to thereby generate a control signal for controlling the power converter, and

a second driver that operates upon receiving the first DC power supply voltage from the power supply line to thereby drive the power converter in accordance with the control signal output from the second control circuit.

3. The uninterruptible power supply apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein

in each of the plurality of power conversion modules, the power converter includes

a converter that converts AC power supplied from the AC power supply into DC power,

an inverter that converts the DC power generated by the converter or DC power in the power storage device into AC power, and

a DC line connected between the converter and the inverter, and

the second control power supply further includes a third DC/DC converter that converts a DC voltage on the DC line into the first DC power supply voltage and outputs the first DC power supply voltage to the power supply line.

4. An uninterruptible power supply apparatus comprising:

a plurality of power conversion modules connected in parallel between an AC power supply and a load;

a bypass module connected between the AC power supply and the load;

an AC/DC converter that converts an AC voltage supplied from the AC power supply or an AC voltage supplied to the load into a first DC power supply voltage; and

a power supply line that transmits the first DC power supply voltage generated by the AC/DC converter to the plurality of power conversion modules and the bypass module, wherein

the bypass module includes

a switch connected between the AC power supply and the load, and

a first controller that operates upon receiving an operating power supply voltage based on the first DC power supply voltage to thereby control ON/OFF of the switch, and

each of the plurality of power conversion modules includes

a power converter that converts power supplied from the AC power supply or a power storage device into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load, and

a second controller that operates upon receiving an operating power supply voltage based on the first DC power supply voltage to thereby control the power converter,

the bypass module further includes a first control power supply, the first control power supply being connected to the power supply line and generating the operating power supply voltage for the first controller using the first DC power supply voltage, and

each of the plurality of power conversion modules further includes a second control power supply, the second control power supply being connected to the power supply line and generating the operating power supply voltage for the second controller using the first DC power supply voltage, wherein

the AC/DC converter is mounted on the bypass module.

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 Apr 21, 2023
From: IMANISHI, RYOGO; MOMOCHI, NOBUYUKI
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063406/0215 →
Continuity (1)
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