IP Library Granted Patent US 12,633,757
Granted Patent B2
US 12,633,757 · App. 18/555,264 · Granted May 19, 2026

Power supply system for independent system

Inventor: Yasuaki Mitsugi (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC CORPORATION
H02J3/46H02M1/0038H02M7/493
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Patent No.
US 12,633,757
App. No.
18/555,264
Granted
May 19, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply system for an independent system includes a plurality of power supply devices, a plurality of power conversion devices, and a control device, the plurality of power conversion devices are connected in parallel to the independent system, the plurality of power conversion devices are voltage source voltage-controlled, the plurality of power conversion devices convert power supplied from the plurality of power supply devices into alternating current power corresponding to the independent system, the plurality of power conversion devices supply the alternating current power after the conversion to the independent system, the control device controls conversion operations of the power of the plurality of power conversion devices, the control device calculates a plurality of active power command values of the plurality of power conversion devices according to active power required by the independent system, and calculates a plurality of reactive power command values.

Claims (35)

1 . A power supply system for an independent system, comprising:

a plurality of power supply devices;

a plurality of power conversion devices connected in parallel to the independent system, the plurality of power conversion devices being voltage source voltage-controlled, the plurality of power conversion devices converting power supplied from the plurality of power supply devices into alternating current power corresponding to the independent system, the plurality of power conversion devices supplying the alternating current power after the conversion to the independent system; and

a control device controlling conversion operations of the power of the plurality of power conversion devices,

wherein the control device calculating a plurality of active power command values of the plurality of power conversion devices according to active power required by the independent system, and calculating a plurality of reactive power command values of the plurality of power conversion devices according to reactive power required by the independent system,

wherein the plurality of power conversion devices performing voltage-controlled operations to output active power corresponding to the active power command values and to output reactive power corresponding to the reactive power command values, and

wherein the control device proportionally processes the plurality of active power command values so that magnitudes of the active power correspond respectively to states of the plurality of power conversion devices, and proportionally processes the plurality of reactive power command values so that magnitudes of the reactive power respectively consider reactive power output upper limits of the plurality of power conversion devices.

2 . The power supply system for the independent system according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of power supply devices is power storage devices supplying direct current power to the plurality of power conversion devices,

the plurality of power conversion devices converts the direct current power supplied from the plurality of power supply devices into alternating current power corresponding to the independent system and supplies the alternating current power after the conversion to the independent system,

the plurality of power conversion devices charges the plurality of power supply devices by converting the alternating current power of the independent system into direct current power, and

the control device proportionally processes the plurality of active power command values so that:

the magnitudes of the active power when discharging are greater for the power conversion devices corresponding to the power supply devices having high remaining amounts of electrical storage capacities than for the power conversion devices corresponding to the power supply devices having low remaining amounts of electrical storage capacities; and

the magnitudes of the active powers when charging are less for the power conversion devices corresponding to the power supply devices having high remaining amounts of electrical storage capacities than for the power conversion devices corresponding to the power supply devices having low remaining amounts of electrical storage capacities.

3 . The power supply system for the independent system according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of power conversion devices is connected in parallel to the independent system via at least one of a transformer or a reactor.

4 . A power supply system for an independent system, comprising:

a plurality of power supply devices;

a plurality of power conversion devices connected in parallel to the independent system, the plurality of power conversion devices being voltage source voltage-controlled, the plurality of power conversion devices converting power supplied from the plurality of power supply devices into alternating current power corresponding to the independent system, the plurality of power conversion devices supplying the alternating current power after the conversion to the independent system; and

a control device controlling conversion operations of the power of the plurality of power conversion devices,

wherein the control device calculating a plurality of active power command values of the plurality of power conversion devices according to active power required by the independent system, and calculating a plurality of reactive power command values of the plurality of power conversion devices according to reactive power required by the independent system,

wherein the plurality of power conversion devices performing voltage-controlled operations to output active power corresponding to the active power command values and to output reactive power corresponding to the reactive power command values,

wherein the plurality of power conversion devices includes:

a major circuit part performing a conversion of power; and

a controller controlling the conversion of the power by the major circuit part,

wherein the major circuit part includes:

a power conversion part performing the conversion of the power; and

a filter circuit located between the power conversion part and the independent system,

wherein, based on the active power command value, the reactive power command value, a current active power output value of the major circuit part, and a current reactive power output value of the major circuit part, the controller calculates an output voltage phase, an output voltage frequency, and an output voltage amplitude of alternating current power output from the major circuit part,

wherein the controller calculates an instantaneous value voltage output command value of alternating current power of the power conversion part based on the output voltage phase, the output voltage frequency, and the output voltage amplitude, and

wherein the controller controls an operation of the power conversion part so that a voltage corresponding to the instantaneous value voltage output command value is output from the power conversion part.

5 . The power supply system for the independent system according to claim 4 , wherein

the controller calculates the instantaneous value voltage output command value to suppress overcurrent at an output end of the major circuit part by using:

the output voltage phase, the output voltage frequency, and the output voltage amplitude; and

at least one of a phase voltage of alternating current power output from the power conversion part, a line current of the alternating current power output from the power conversion part, a phase voltage of alternating current power output from the major circuit part, or a line current of the alternating current power output from the major circuit part.

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 Oct 13, 2023
From: MITSUGI, YASUAKI
To: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 065210/0039 →
Continuity (1)
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