Solar power generation system and control device
A solar power generation system includes solar cell panels, power conversion devices, and a control device; the plurality of power conversion devices convert direct current power supplied from the plurality of solar cell panels into alternating current power corresponding to a power system, the plurality of power conversion devices supply, to the power system, the alternating current power; the control device includes a total output value calculation part, a difference calculation part, and an upper limit command value calculation part, the total output value calculation part is configured to calculate a total active power value indicating a magnitude of currently-outputtable active power from all of the plurality of power conversion devices, the difference calculation part is configured to calculate a difference between a total upper limit command value and the total active power value, and calculate a difference per device of the plurality of power conversion devices.
1. A solar power generation system, comprising:
a plurality of solar cell panels;
a plurality of power conversion devices provided to correspond respectively to the plurality of solar cell panels, the plurality of power conversion devices converting direct current power supplied from the plurality of solar cell panels into alternating current power corresponding to a power system, the plurality of power conversion devices supplying, to the power system, the alternating current power after the conversion; and
a control device controlling conversion operations of power of the plurality of power conversion devices,
the control device including
a total output value calculation part that
receives an input of an active power value indicating a magnitude of currently-outputtable active power for each of the plurality of power conversion devices, and
calculates a total active power value by summing the active power values of the plurality of power conversion devices, the total active power value indicating a magnitude of currently-outputtable active power from all of the plurality of power conversion devices,
a difference calculation part that
receives an input of the total active power value,
receives an input of a total upper limit command value indicating an upper limit of active power output from all of the plurality of power conversion devices,
calculates a difference between the total upper limit command value and the total active power value, and
calculates a difference per device of the plurality of power conversion devices by dividing the difference by a number of the plurality of power conversion devices, and
an upper limit command value calculation part that
receives an input of the difference per device,
receives an input of the active power values of the plurality of power conversion devices, and
calculates individual upper limit command values by adding the difference per device to the active power values of the plurality of power conversion devices, the individual upper limit command values indicating upper limits of the active power individually output respectively from the plurality of power conversion devices,
the control device controlling an operation of each of the plurality of power conversion devices so that the active power output from each of the plurality of power conversion devices does not exceed the corresponding individual upper limit command value.
2. The solar power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein
when the individual upper limit command value of a designated power conversion device among the plurality of power conversion devices is greater than a designated parameter of the designated power conversion device, the upper limit command value calculation part modifies a value of the individual upper limit command value of the designated power conversion device to be a value of the designated parameter.
3. The solar power generation system according to claim 2 , wherein
when the value of the individual upper limit command value of the designated power conversion device is modified to be the value of the designated parameter, the upper limit command value calculation part:
calculates a total upper limit command value after correction by subtracting the value of the individual upper limit command value of the designated power conversion device from the total upper limit command value;
calculates a total active power value after correction by subtracting the active power value of the designated power conversion device from the total active power value;
calculates a difference after correction between the total upper limit command value after correction and the total active power value after correction;
calculates a number of remaining power conversion devices by subtracting, from the number of the plurality of power conversion devices, a number of the power conversion devices for which the value of the individual upper limit command value was modified to be the value of the designated parameter,
calculates a difference per device of the remaining power conversion devices by dividing the difference after correction by the number of the remaining power conversion devices, and
recalculates the individual upper limit command value for each of the remaining power conversion devices by adding the difference per device of the remaining power conversion devices to the active power value of each of the remaining power conversion devices.
4. The solar power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein
when the individual upper limit command value of a designated power conversion device among the plurality of power conversion devices is less than 0, the upper limit command value calculation part modifies a value of the individual upper limit command value of the designated power conversion device to be 0.
5. The solar power generation system according to claim 4 , wherein
when the value of the individual upper limit command value of the designated power conversion device is modified to be 0, the upper limit command value calculation part:
calculates a total active power value after correction by subtracting the active power value of the designated power conversion device from the total active power value;
calculates a difference after correction between the total upper limit command value and the total active power value after correction;
calculates a number of remaining power conversion devices by subtracting, from the number of the plurality of power conversion devices, a number of the power conversion devices for which the value of the individual upper limit command value was modified to be 0;
calculates a difference per device of the remaining power conversion devices by dividing the difference after correction by the number of the remaining power conversion devices; and
recalculates the individual upper limit command value for each of the remaining power conversion devices by adding the difference per device of the remaining power conversion devices to the active power value of each of the remaining power conversion devices.
6. A control device controlling conversion operations of power of a plurality of power conversion devices, the plurality of power conversion devices being provided to correspond respectively to a plurality of solar cell panels, the plurality of power conversion devices converting direct current power supplied from the plurality of solar cell panels into alternating current power corresponding to a power system, the plurality of power conversion devices supplying, to the power system, the alternating current power after the conversion, the control device comprising:
a total output value calculation part that
receives an input of an active power value indicating a magnitude of currently-outputtable active power for each of the plurality of power conversion devices, and
calculates a total active power value by summing the active power values of the plurality of power conversion devices, the total active power value indicating a magnitude of currently-outputtable active power from all of the plurality of power conversion devices;
a difference calculation part that
receives an input of the total active power value,
receives an input of a total upper limit command value indicating an upper limit of active power output from all of the plurality of power conversion devices,
calculates a difference between the total upper limit command value and the total active power value, and
calculates a difference per device of the plurality of power conversion devices by dividing the difference by a number of the plurality of power conversion devices; and
an upper limit command value calculation part that
receives an input of the difference per device,
receives an input of the active power values of the plurality of power conversion devices, and
calculates individual upper limit command values by adding the difference per device to the active power values of the plurality of power conversion devices, the individual upper limit command values indicating upper limits of the active power individually output respectively from the plurality of power conversion devices,
the control device controlling an operation of each of the plurality of power conversion devices so that the active power output from each of the plurality of power conversion devices does not exceed the corresponding individual upper limit command value.