Power conditioner
A reliable power conditioner comprises: a power converting circuit for converting direct-current power obtained from a direct-current power source to alternating-current power of a commercial power system; a charger/discharger circuit for charging the direct-current power obtained from the direct-current power source to an accumulator or discharging the direct-current power stored in the accumulator; a control circuit for controlling the power converting circuit and the charger/discharger circuit; and a power source selecting circuit for selecting at least one of first, second, and third power source circuits and supplying power to the control circuit.
1. A power conditioner comprising:
a power converting circuit for converting direct-current power obtained from a direct-current power source to alternating-current power of a commercial power system;
a charger/discharger circuit for charging the direct-current power obtained from the direct-current power source to an accumulator or discharging the direct-current power stored in the accumulator;
a control circuit for controlling the power converting circuit and the charger/discharger circuit;
a first power source circuit for supplying power from the direct-current power source to the control circuit;
a second power source circuit for supplying power from the accumulator to the control circuit;
a third power source circuit for supplying power from the commercial power system to the control circuit; and
a power source selecting circuit for selecting at least one of the first, second, and third power source circuits and supplying power to the control circuit.
2. The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the power converting circuit includes a DC-DC converter and an inverter circuit, and the inverter circuit converts direct-current power to alternating-current power to output the alternating-current power to the commercial power system interconnected thereto.
3. The power conditioner according to claim 2 , wherein the inverter circuit is a bidirectional inverter, alternating-current power supplied from the commercial power system is converted to direct-current power by the bidirectional inverter, and the direct-current power is charged into the accumulator by the charger/discharger circuit, or direct-current power accumulated in the accumulator is discharged by the charger/discharger circuit, the direct-current power is converted to alternating-current power by the bidirectional inverter, and the alternating-current power is outputted to the commercial power system or supplied to a load.
4. The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the first power source circuit supplies power to the control circuit, the DC-DC converter, and the inverter circuit via the power source selecting circuit.
5. The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the second power source circuit supplies power to the control circuit, the inverter circuit, and the charger/discharger circuit via the power source selecting circuit.
6. The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the third power source circuit supplies power to the control circuit, the inverter circuit, and the charger/discharger circuit via the power source selecting circuit.
7. The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the power source selecting circuit selects the first power source circuit preferentially over the second and third power source circuits.
8. The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the power source selecting circuit selects the second power source circuit preferentially over the third power source circuit.
9. The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the power source selecting circuit is a circuit that is selectively connected to any of the first, second, and third power source circuits.
10. The power conditioner according to claim 1 , wherein the power source selecting circuit is a circuit for selecting as a power source circuit whichever of the first, second, and third power source circuits has a largest output voltage.