IP Library Granted Patent US 12,407,178
Granted Patent B2
US 12,407,178 · App. 17/637,534 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

Electric power control system and power supply system

Inventors: Soichiro Bando (Kobe, JP); Ryosuke Goto (Kobe, JP); Yusuke Umezu (Kobe, JP); Atsumori Yoshikawa (Kobe, JP)
Assignee: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H02J7/00712H02J3/16H02J3/38H02M7/68H02J2207/20
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Patent No.
US 12,407,178
App. No.
17/637,534
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electric power control system includes: a bidirectional electric power converter including AC and DC terminals, the AC terminal being connected to an AC power system, the DC terminal being connected to a DC power system to which one or more DC power loads are connected, the bidirectional electric power converter mutually converting AC power of the AC power system and DC power of the DC power system; an electric power storage that is connected to the DC power system and stores electric power of the DC power system; and a bidirectional electric power conversion controller that performs first control of controlling an output or input of the AC terminal of the bidirectional electric power converter such that a charge current, discharge current, charge electric power, or discharge electric power of the electric power storage coincides with a predetermined target current value or a predetermined target electric power value.

Claims (20)

1. An electric power control system comprising:

a bidirectional electric power converter including an AC terminal and a DC terminal, the AC terminal being connected to an AC power system, the DC terminal being connected to a DC power system to which one or more DC power loads are connected, the bidirectional electric power converter mutually converting AC power of the AC power system and DC power of the DC power system;

an electric power storage that is connected to the DC power system and stores electric power of the DC power system; and

a bidirectional electric power conversion controller that performs first control of controlling an output or input of the AC terminal of the bidirectional electric power converter such that a charge current, discharge current, charge electric power, or discharge electric power of the electric power storage coincides with a predetermined target current value or a predetermined target electric power value, wherein

the bidirectional electric power conversion controller performs second control of controlling the output or input of the AC terminal of the bidirectional electric power converter to suppress a fluctuation of at least one of electric power, voltage, current, or frequency of the AC power system such that the second control is superimposed on the first control.

2. The electric power control system according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined target current value or the predetermined target electric power value is zero.

3. The electric power control system according to claim 1 , wherein when a charge rate of the electric power storage becomes a predetermined target charge rate, the bidirectional electric power conversion controller sets the predetermined target current value or the predetermined target electric power value to zero.

4. The electric power control system according to claim 3 , wherein when the charge rate of the electric power storage falls below a predetermined dead zone lower limit charge rate that is lower than the target charge rate, the bidirectional electric power conversion controller sets the predetermined target current value or the predetermined target electric power value to a target current value of the charge current or a target electric power value of the charge electric power.

5. The electric power control system according to claim 3 , wherein when the charge rate of the electric power storage exceeds a predetermined dead zone upper limit charge rate that is higher than the target charge rate, the bidirectional electric power conversion controller sets the predetermined target current value or the predetermined target electric power value to a target current value of the discharge current or a target electric power value of the discharge electric power.

6. The electric power control system according to claim 1 , wherein the electric power storage includes:

an electric power storage device that stores the electric power of the DC power system; and

a DC/DC converter that controls a ratio of an increase or decrease of a voltage of the electric power storage device such that a voltage of the DC power system is maintained at a predetermined target voltage value.

7. The electric power control system according to claim 1 , wherein the electric power storage includes an electric power storage device that is directly connected to the DC power system and stores the electric power of the DC power system.

8. The electric power control system according to claim 1 , wherein a response of the second control is faster than a response of the first control.

9. The electric power control system according to claim 1 , wherein the second control includes controlling the output or input of the AC side of the bidirectional electric power converter so as to suppress the fluctuation of the frequency of the AC power system by feedback of active electric power output from or input to the AC side of the bidirectional electric power converter.

10. The electric power control system according to claim 1 , wherein the second control includes controlling the output or input of the AC side of the bidirectional electric power converter so as to suppress the fluctuation of the voltage of the AC power system by feedback of reactive electric power or active electric power output from or input to the AC side of the bidirectional electric power converter.

11. A power supply system comprising:

the electric power control system according to claim 1 ;

the AC power system; and

the DC power system.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 18, 2022
From: BANDO, SOICHIRO; GOTO, RYOSUKE; UMEZU, YUSUKE; YOSHIKAWA, ATSUMORI
To: KAWASAKI JUKOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 060845/0647 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-152471 · Aug 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220271553A1 · Aug 25, 2022
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