IP Library Granted Patent US 12,744,472
Granted Patent B2
US 12,744,472 · App. 18/838,672 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Power conditioning system

Inventors: Mitsuhiko Sagara (Tokyo, JP); Issei Fukasawa (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: TMEIC CORPORATION
H02M7/483H02M1/12H02M1/32H02M1/36
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Patent No.
US 12,744,472
App. No.
18/838,672
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power conditioning system having a controller which includes voltage recognition circuitry that recognizes a voltage value of a voltage to be generated by a circuit component, a voltage calculation circuitry that calculates a voltage calculation value on the basis of the voltage value recognized by the voltage recognition circuitry, failure determination circuitry that compares the voltage calculation value calculated by the voltage calculation circuitry with a predetermined threshold and determines that a failure occurs in an AC capacitor in a case where the voltage calculation value is smaller than the predetermined threshold, and operation control circuitry that stops a power conditioner in a case where the failure determination circuitry determines that a failure occurs in the AC capacitor during operation of the power conditioner.

Claims (38)

1 . A power conditioning system comprising:

a power conditioner including

an inverter that converts power to output AC power, and

filter circuitry provided on an AC output side of the inverter and including a circuit component and an AC capacitor connected in series with the circuit component, the circuit component having at least one of a damping resistor and a filter reactor, and the AC capacitor being separated from the circuit component at a time of failure; and

a controller including

voltage recognition circuitry configured to recognize a voltage value of a voltage to be generated by the circuit component,

voltage calculation circuitry configured to calculate a voltage calculation value on a basis of the voltage value recognized by the voltage recognition circuitry,

failure determination circuitry configured to compare the voltage calculation value calculated by the voltage calculation circuitry with a predetermined threshold and determines that a failure occurs in the AC capacitor in a case where the voltage calculation value is smaller than the predetermined threshold, and

operation control circuitry configured to stop the power conditioner in a case where the failure determination circuitry determines that a failure occurs in the AC capacitor during operation of the power conditioner.

2 . A power conditioning system comprising:

a power conditioner including:

an inverter that converts power to output AC power, and

filter circuitry provided on an AC output side of the inverter and including a circuit component and an AC capacitor connected in series with the circuit component, the circuit component having at least one of a damping resistor and a filter reactor, and the AC capacitor being to be separated from the circuit component at a time of failure, and

a controller including:

voltage recognition circuitry configured to recognize a voltage value of a voltage to be generated by the circuit component,

voltage calculation circuitry configured to calculate a voltage calculation value on a basis of the voltage value recognized by the voltage recognition circuitry,

failure determination circuitry configured to compare the voltage calculation value calculated by the voltage calculation circuitry with a predetermined threshold and determines that a failure occurs in the AC capacitor in a case where the voltage calculation value is smaller than the predetermined threshold, and

alarm issuance circuitry configured to issue an alarm indicating that a failure occurs in the AC capacitor in a case where the failure determination circuitry determines that a failure occurs in the AC capacitor during operation of the power conditioner.

3 . The power conditioning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the voltage recognition circuitry is configured to recognize the voltage value by obtaining a voltage value of the AC capacitor and a voltage value on a system side of an AC switch provided on the AC output side and calculating a difference between the voltage value of the AC capacitor and the voltage value on the system side of the AC switch.

4 . The power conditioning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the voltage recognition circuitry configured to recognize the voltage value by obtaining a voltage value of the AC capacitor and a voltage value on the inverter side of an AC switch provided on the AC output side and calculating a difference between the voltage value of the AC capacitor and the voltage value on the inverter side of the AC switch.

5 . The power conditioning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit component includes at least the damping resistor, and

the voltage recognition circuitry is configured to recognize the voltage value by obtaining a voltage between both ends of the damping resistor.

6 . The power conditioning system according to claim 1 ,

wherein the circuit component includes at least the filter reactor, and

the voltage recognition circuitry is configured to recognize the voltage value by obtaining a voltage between both ends of the filter reactor.

7 . The power conditioning system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the voltage recognition circuitry is configured to recognize the voltage value by obtaining a voltage value of the AC capacitor and a voltage value on a system side of an AC switch provided on the AC output side and calculating a difference between the voltage value of the AC capacitor and the voltage value on the system side of the AC switch.

8 . The power conditioning system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the voltage recognition circuitry is configured to recognize the voltage value by obtaining a voltage value of the AC capacitor and a voltage value on the inverter side of an AC switch provided on the AC output side and calculating a difference between the voltage value of the AC capacitor and the voltage value on the inverter side of the AC switch.

9 . The power conditioning system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the circuit component includes at least the damping resistor, and

the voltage recognition circuitry is configured to recognize the voltage value by obtaining a voltage between both ends of the damping resistor.

10 . The power conditioning system according to claim 2 ,

wherein the circuit component includes at least the filter reactor, and

the voltage recognition circuitry is configured to recognize the voltage value by obtaining a voltage between both ends of the filter reactor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 15, 2024
From: SAGARA, MITSUHIKO; FUKASAWA, ISSEI
To: TMEIC CORPORATION
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Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20250175094A1 · May 29, 2025
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