IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,056,886
Granted Patent B2
US 11,056,886 · App. 16/615,523 · Granted Jul 6, 2021

Power storage system

Inventors: Masaki Kato (Osaka, JP); Naohisa Morimoto (Osaka, JP); Masaaki Kuranuki (Kyoto, JP); Jun Yamasaki (Hyogo, JP); Yohei Ishii (Osaka, JP); Koichi Sawada (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
H02J3/32H02J7/0013H02J7/02H02J7/34H02M1/126H02M7/53871H01M10/4257H01M10/482H01M2010/4271
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Patent No.
US 11,056,886
App. No.
16/615,523
Granted
Jul 6, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a power storage system, a three-phase AC wire is connected to a three-phase AC power system. Power storage blocks, each of which includes a power storage module and a power conditioner, are connected in parallel to the three-phase AC wire. A system controller individually controls power storage blocks. The power storage modules each includes: a power storage unit; and a management unit that manages the power storage unit. The power conditioner includes a power converter and a controller. The power converter converts DC power discharged into single-phase AC power and outputs the converted AC power to two lines of the three-phase AC wire, or converts single-phase AC power received from the two lines of the three-phase AC wire into DC power and charges the power storage unit. The controller is connected to the system controller via a communication line and the management unit via a communication line.

Claims (40)

1. A power storage system comprising:

a three-phase alternating current (AC) wire connected to a three-phase AC power system;

a plurality of power storage blocks connected in parallel to the three-phase AC wire, each of the power storage blocks including a power storage module and a power conditioner; and

a system controller that individually controls the plurality of power storage blocks,

the power storage modules each including

a power storage unit, and

a management unit that manages the power storage unit,

the power conditioner including

a power converter that converts direct current (DC) power discharged from the power storage unit into single-phase AC power and outputs the converted AC power to two lines of the three-phase AC wire or that converts single-phase AC power received from the two lines of the three-phase AC wire into DC power and charges the power storage unit, and

a controller that controls the power converter, the controller being connected to the system controller via a first communication line, the controller being connected to the management unit via a second communication line,

the plurality of power storage blocks being six or more power storage blocks,

out of the six or more power storage blocks connected in parallel to the three-phase AC wire, two or more power storage blocks being U-phase power storage blocks, two or more power storage blocks being V-phase power storage blocks, and two or more power storage blocks being W-phase power storage blocks.

2. The power storage system according to claim 1 , wherein

each of the power storage blocks further includes

a breaker connected between the power converter and the two lines of the three-phase AC wire.

3. The power storage system according to claim 1 , wherein the system controller is connected to the plurality of controllers via the first communication line of a bus type.

4. The power storage system according to claim 1 , wherein

the three-phase AC wire includes a U-phase wire, a V-phase wire, and a W-phase wire,

each of the U-phase power storage blocks is connected between the U-phase wire and the V-phase wire,

each of the V-phase power storage blocks is connected between the V-phase wire and the W-phase wire, and

each of the W-phase power storage blocks is connected between the W-phase wire and the U-phase wire.

5. The power storage system according to claim 4 , wherein

the system controller instructs the controller in one U-phase power storage block out of the plurality of U-phase power storage blocks to conduct between the U-phase wire and the V-phase wire, instructs the controllers in remaining U-phase power storage blocks to interrupt conduction between the U-phase wire and the V-phase wire, instructs the controllers in the plurality of V-phase power storage blocks and the plurality of W-phase power storage blocks to stop charging or discharging, acquires a detection voltage between the V-phase wire and the W-phase wire from at least one of the controllers in the plurality of V-phase power storage blocks, acquires a detection voltage between the W-phase wire and the U-phase wire from at least one of the controllers in the plurality of W-phase power storage blocks, and determines whether the one U-phase power storage block is normal,

the system controller instructs the controller in one V-phase power storage block out of the plurality of V-phase power storage blocks to conduct between the V-phase wire and the W-phase wire, instructs the controllers in remaining V-phase power storage blocks to interrupt conduction between the V-phase wire and the W-phase wire, instructs the controllers in the plurality of W-phase power storage blocks and the plurality of U-phase power storage blocks to stop charging or discharging, acquires a detection voltage between the W-phase wire and the U-phase wire from at least one of the controllers in the plurality of W-phase power storage blocks, acquires a detection voltage between the U-phase wire and the V-phase wire from at least one of the controllers in the plurality of U-phase power storage blocks, and determines whether the one V-phase power storage block is normal, and

the system controller instructs the controller in one W-phase power storage block out of the plurality of W-phase power storage blocks to conduct between the W-phase wire and the U-phase wire, instructs the controllers in remaining W-phase power storage blocks to interrupt conduction between the W-phase wire and the U-phase wire, instructs the controllers in the plurality of U-phase power storage blocks and the plurality of V-phase power storage blocks to stop charging or discharging, acquires a detection voltage between the U-phase wire and the V-phase wire from at least one of the controllers in the plurality of U-phase power storage blocks, acquires a detection voltage between the V-phase wire and the W-phase wire from at least one of the controllers in the plurality of V-phase power storage blocks, and determines whether the one W-phase power storage block is normal.

6. The power storage system according to claim 5 , further comprising a power supply line for use in supplying operational power supply from a power storage module contained in one power storage block out of the plurality of power storage blocks to the plurality of power conditioners and the system controller.

7. The power storage system according to claim 1 , wherein

the three-phase AC wire includes a U-phase wire, a V-phase wire, a W-phase wire, and an N-phase wire,

each of the U-phase power storage blocks is connected between the U-phase wire and the N-phase wire,

each of the V-phase power storage blocks is connected between the V-phase wire and the N-phase wire, and

each of the W-phase power storage blocks is connected between the W-phase wire and the N-phase wire.

8. The power storage system according to claim 1 , wherein after the three-phase AC wire is connected to the plurality of power storage blocks during assembly of the power storage system,

the system controller

transmits a charge or discharge instruction to a controller in one power storage block out of the plurality of power storage blocks via the first communication line,

detects currents flowing through respective wires of the three-phase AC wire,

identifies a phase of the one power storage block, based on the detected currents, and

transmits the identified phase to the controller in the one power storage block via the first communication line.

9. The power storage system according to claim 8 , further comprising a power supply line for use in supplying operational power supply from a power storage module contained in one power storage block out of the plurality of power storage blocks to the plurality of power conditioners and the system controller.

10. The power storage system according to claim 1 , further comprising a power supply line for use in supplying operational power supply from a power storage module contained in one power storage block out of the plurality of power storage blocks to the plurality of power conditioners and the system controller.

11. The power storage system according to claim 10 , further comprising a power supply line for use in supplying operational power supply from a power storage module contained in one power storage block out of the plurality of power storage blocks to the plurality of power conditioners and the system controller.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 9, 2020
From: KATO, MASAKI; MORIMOTO, NAOHISA; KURANUKI, MASAAKI; YAMASAKI, JUN; ISHII, YOHEI; SAWADA, KOICHI
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-110404 · Jun 2, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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