IP Library Granted Patent US 12,500,503
Granted Patent B2
US 12,500,503 · App. 18/294,560 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Power conditioner and power conversion system

Inventors: Masakazu Okayasu (Tokyo, JP); Haiqing Li (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC CORPORATION
H02M1/0012H02M1/0025H02M7/53873
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Patent No.
US 12,500,503
App. No.
18/294,560
Granted
Dec 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A PI controller that calculates a PI control value for charge limitation, which is a PI control value for a deviation between a DC voltage applied to an inverter circuit and a charge limiter operating voltage when the DC voltage is higher than the charge limiter operating voltage, and calculates a PI control value for discharge limitation, which is a PI control value for a deviation between the DC voltage and a discharge limiter operating voltage when the DC voltage is lower than the discharge limiter operating voltage. A limiter regulator increases a limitation on a charging power command value from a host device by a command value limiter in accordance with the PI control value for charge limitation and increases a limitation on a discharging power command value from the host device by the command value limiter in accordance with the PI control value for discharge limitation.

Claims (69)

1 . A power conditioner comprising:

an inverter circuit that connects an AC power system and a storage battery;

a command value limiter configured to limit a charging power command value commanded by a host device and a discharging power command value commanded by the host device;

a drive signal generator configured to generate a drive signal for the inverter circuit in accordance with the charging power command value limited by the command value limiter or the discharging power command value limited by the command value limiter;

a PI controller configured to calculate a PI control value for charge limitation, which is a PI control value for a deviation between a DC voltage applied to the inverter circuit and a preset charge limiter operating voltage, in response to the DC voltage being higher than the charge limiter operating voltage, and calculate a PI control value for discharge limitation, which is a PI control value for a deviation between the DC voltage and a preset discharge limiter operating voltage, in response to the DC voltage being lower than the discharge limiter operating voltage; and

a limiter regulator configured to increase a limitation on the charging power command value by the command value limiter in accordance with the PI control value for charge limitation and increase a limitation on the discharging power command value by the command value limiter in accordance with the PI control value for discharge limitation.

2 . The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein

the command value limiter is configured to multiply the charging power command value by a charge limitation gain having a value of 0 or more and 1 or less, and multiply the discharging power command value by a discharge limitation gain having a value of 0 or more and 1 or less, and

the limiter regulator is configured to decrease the charge limitation gain in accordance with the PI control value for charge limitation and decrease the discharge limitation gain in accordance with the PI control value for discharge limitation.

3 . The power conditioner according to claim 2 , wherein

the limiter regulator is configured to maintain the charge limitation gain at 0 while the PI control value for charge limitation is out of a preset range and maintain the discharge limitation gain at 0 while the PI control value for discharge limitation is out of a preset range.

4 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 1 .

5 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 2 .

6 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 3 .

7 . A power conditioner comprising:

an inverter circuit that connects an AC power system and a storage battery;

a command value limiter configured to limit a charging power command value commanded by a host device;

a drive signal generator configured to generate a drive signal for the inverter circuit in accordance with the charging power command value limited by the command value limiter;

a PI controller configured to calculate a PI control value for a deviation between a DC voltage applied to the inverter circuit and a preset charge limiter operating voltage, in response to the DC voltage being higher than the charge limiter operating voltage; and

a limiter regulator configured to increase a limitation on the charging power command value by the command value limiter in accordance with the PI control value.

8 . The power conditioner according to claim 7 , wherein

the command value limiter is configured to multiply the charging power command value by a charge limitation gain having a value of 0 or more and 1 or less, and

the limiter regulator is configured to decrease the charge limitation gain in accordance with the PI control value.

9 . The power conditioner according to claim 8 , wherein

the limiter regulator is configured to maintain the charge limitation gain at 0 while the PI control value is out of a preset range.

10 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 7 .

11 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 8 .

12 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 9 .

13 . A power conditioner comprising:

an inverter circuit that connects an AC power system and a storage battery;

a command value limiter configured to limit a discharging power command value commanded by a host device;

a drive signal generator configured to generate a drive signal for the inverter circuit in accordance with the discharging power command value limited by the command value limiter;

a PI controller configured to calculate a PI control value for a deviation between a DC voltage applied to the inverter circuit and a preset discharge limiter operating voltage, in response to the DC voltage being lower than the discharge limiter operating voltage; and

a limiter regulator configured to increase a limitation on the discharging power command value by the command value limiter in accordance with the PI control value.

14 . The power conditioner according to claim 13 , wherein

the command value limiter is configured to multiply the discharging power command value by a discharge limitation gain having a value of 0 or more and 1 or less, and

the limiter regulator is configured to decrease the discharge limitation gain in accordance with the PI control value.

15 . The power conditioner according to claim 14 , wherein

the limiter regulator is configured to maintain the discharge limitation gain at 0 while the PI control value is out of a preset range.

16 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 13 .

17 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 14 .

18 . A power conversion system comprising:

one or more power conditioners connected to a common AC power system; and

a host device configured to command a charging power command value or a discharging power command value to the one or more power conditioners,

wherein each of the one or more power conditioners is the power conditioner according to claim 15 .

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 21, 2024
From: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067476/0956 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 2, 2024
From: OKAYASU, MASAKAZU; LI, HAIQING
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066334/0552 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240339915A1 · Oct 10, 2024
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