IP Library Granted Patent US 11,799,285
Granted Patent B2
US 11,799,285 · App. 17/219,406 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

Method for starting photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, application apparatus and system

Inventors: Yu Yang (Anhui, CN); Yanfei Yu (Anhui, CN); Jun Xu (Anhui, CN); Qiaodi Chen (Anhui, CN)
Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
H02H7/20H02J3/381H02J2300/24
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Patent No.
US 11,799,285
App. No.
17/219,406
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, an application apparatus and a system are provided. In this method, the inverter system controls a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system. The photovoltaic module breaker makes determination based on a detected output voltage of the photovoltaic module breaker. In a case that the change characteristics of the voltage of the direct current bus connected to the photovoltaic module breaker meets the predetermined turn-on condition, the photovoltaic module breaker controls itself to be turned on. Therefore, the photovoltaic module breaker can determine whether the photovoltaic module breaker receives a turn-on signal only based on its own voltage acquisition device without an additional receiving apparatus.

Claims (37)

1. A method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, comprising:

controlling, by an inverter system in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system;

determining, by a photovoltaic module breaker in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system based on a detected output voltage of the photovoltaic module breaker, whether change characteristics of the voltage of the direct current bus connected to the photovoltaic module breaker meets a predetermined turn-on condition; and

turning on the photovoltaic module breaker via a switch unit in the photovoltaic module breaker in a case that the change characteristics of the voltage of the direct current bus connected to the photovoltaic module breaker meets the predetermined turn-on condition,

wherein before the controlling, by an inverter system in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, the method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system further comprises:

detecting, by the inverter system, a voltage of each of direct current buses in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system; and

determining, by the inverter system, whether the voltage of each of the direct current buses meets a predetermined abnormal condition, wherein

in a case that the voltage of at least one of the direct current buses meets the predetermined abnormal condition, the inverter system generates an alarm; and the inverter system controls the voltage of the direct current bus according to a predetermined abnormal rule, or the inverter system directly operates without changing the voltage of the direct current bus; or the inverter system stops operating; and

in a case that the voltage of none of the direct current buses meets the predetermined abnormal condition, the controlling, by an inverter system in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system is performed,

and wherein the inverter system controlling the voltage of the direct current bus according to the predetermined abnormal rule comprises:

in a case that a voltage of a direct current bus that meets the predetermined abnormal condition is less than a first preset voltage, limiting a pulse width to be within a preset range and operating the direct current bus in the short-circuit state in the first time period, and operating the direct current bus out of the short-circuit state in the second time period.

2. The method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined turn-on condition indicates that a pulse is formed in the voltage of the direct current bus.

3. The method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system according to claim 2 , wherein the pulse is formed in the voltage of the direct current bus by operating the direct current bus into a short-circuit state and operating the direct current bus into a non-short-circuit state.

4. The method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system according to claim 1 , wherein after the determining, by a photovoltaic module breaker in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system based on a detected output voltage of the photovoltaic module breaker, whether change characteristics of the voltage of the direct current bus connected to the photovoltaic module breaker meets a predetermined turn-on condition, the method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system further comprises:

maintaining the photovoltaic module breaker in an off state in a case that the change characteristics of the voltage of the direct current bus connected to the photovoltaic module breaker does not meet the predetermined turn-on condition.

5. The method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system according to claim 1 , wherein before the controlling, by an inverter system in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, the method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system further comprises:

determining, by the photovoltaic module breaker, whether a detected state parameter of the photovoltaic module breaker meets a predetermined normal condition, wherein the photovoltaic module breaker outputs a preset starting voltage to the direct current bus connected to the photovoltaic module breaker in a case that the state parameter meets the predetermined condition; and

detecting the voltage of the direct current bus by the inverter system and determining, by the inverter system, whether the voltage of the direct current bus meets a starting condition, wherein the controlling, by an inverter system in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system is performed in a case that the voltage of the direct current bus meets the starting condition.

6. The method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system according to claim 5 , wherein detecting the voltage of the direct current bus by the inverter system and determining, by the inverter system, whether the voltage of the direct current bus meets a starting condition comprises:

detecting the voltage of the direct current bus by the inverter system;

determining, by the inverter system based on the voltage of the direct current bus, the number of the photovoltaic module breaker that outputs the preset starting voltage to the direct current bus; and

determining, by the inverter system, whether the number of the photovoltaic module breaker that outputs the preset starting voltage is greater than or equal to a preset number, wherein

it is determined that the voltage of the direct current bus meets the starting condition in a case that the number of the photovoltaic module breaker that outputs the preset starting voltage is greater than or equal to the preset number; and it is determined that the voltage of the direct current bus does not meet the starting condition in a case that the number of the photovoltaic module breaker that outputs the preset starting voltage is not greater than or equal to the preset number.

7. The method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system according to claim 1 , wherein the controlling, by an inverter system in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system comprises:

controlling, by the inverter system according to a predetermined rule, the voltage of the direct current bus, to change the voltage of the direct current bus according to a predetermined change rule.

8. The method for starting a photovoltaic rapid shutdown system according to claim 7 , wherein the controlling, by the inverter system according to a predetermined rule, the voltage of the direct current bus comprises: alternately operating the direct current bus in the short-circuit state during a first time period and operating the direct current bus in the non-short-circuit state during a second time period.

9. A photovoltaic rapid shutdown system comprising: a shutdown system; and an inverter system, wherein the shutdown system comprises a direct current bus, photovoltaic modules and photovoltaic module breakers, wherein

in the shutdown system, output ends of the photovoltaic module breakers are cascaded, input ends of the photovoltaic module breakers are connected to output ends of respective photovoltaic modules, a positive electrode of a circuit formed by cascading the photovoltaic module breakers is connected to a positive electrode of a direct current interface of the inverter system via a positive electrode of the direct current bus, and a negative electrode of the circuit formed by cascading the photovoltaic module breakers is connected to a negative electrode of the direct current interface of the inverter system via a negative electrode of the direct current bus, and wherein

the inverter system is configured to control a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, and

each of the photovoltaic module breakers is configured to: determine, based on a detected output voltage of the photovoltaic module breaker, whether change characteristics of the voltage of the direct current bus connected to the photovoltaic module breaker meet a predetermined turn-on condition; and be turned on via a switch unit in the photovoltaic module breaker in a case that the change characteristics of the voltage of the direct current bus connected to the photovoltaic module breaker meet the predetermined turn-on condition,

wherein before the inverter system controlling a voltage of a direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system, the inverter system is further configured to:

detect a voltage of each of direct current buses in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system; and

determine whether the voltage of each of the direct current buses meets a predetermined abnormal condition, wherein

in a case that the voltage of at least one of the direct current buses meets the predetermined abnormal condition, the inverter system generates an alarm; and the inverter system controls the voltage of the direct current bus according to a predetermined abnormal rule, or the inverter system directly operates without changing the voltage of the direct current bus; or the inverter system stops operating; and

in a case that the voltage of none of the direct current buses meets the predetermined abnormal condition, the inverter system controls the voltage of the direct current bus in the photovoltaic rapid shutdown system,

and wherein the inverter system controlling the voltage of the direct current bus according to the predetermined abnormal rule comprises:

in a case that a voltage of a direct current bus that meets the predetermined abnormal condition is less than a first preset voltage, limiting a pulse width to be within a preset range and operating the direct current bus in the short-circuit state in the first time period, and operating the direct current bus out of the short-circuit state in the second time period.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2021
From: YANG, YU; YU, YANFEI; XU, JUN; CHEN, QIAODI
To: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055864/0127 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010542025.X · Jun 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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