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US 12,483,062 · App. 18/635,736 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Uninterruptible power supply, uninterruptible power supply control method, related apparatus, and system

Inventor: Chuntao Zhang (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
H02J9/062H02J7/0013H02J7/0048H02J7/0049H02J7/0063H02J9/068
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Patent No.
US 12,483,062
App. No.
18/635,736
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides an uninterruptible power supply (UPS), an uninterruptible power supply control method, a related apparatus, and a system. In one example, the UPS determines a target value of a SOC of a battery of the UPS; and controls, based on the determined target value, a rectifier circuit and a direct current-to-direct current circuit in the UPS to charge the battery to make the SOC of the battery equal to the target value, or controls, based on the determined target value, an inverter circuit and a direct current-to-direct current circuit in the UPS to discharge the battery to make the SOC of the battery equal to the target value.

Claims (36)

1 . An uninterruptible power supply, comprising a controller, a direct current-to-direct current circuit, a rectifier circuit, an inverter circuit, and a battery, wherein

an input end of the uninterruptible power supply is connected to an input end of the rectifier circuit, an output end of the rectifier circuit is connected to an input end of the inverter circuit, an output end of the inverter circuit is connected to an output end of the uninterruptible power supply, one end of the direct current-to-direct current circuit is connected to the output end of the rectifier circuit and the input end of the inverter circuit, and the other end of the direct current-to-direct current circuit is connected to the battery; and

the controller is configured to:

determine a target value of a state of charge (SOC) of the battery, wherein the target value is determined based on a first ratio of a load power of the uninterruptible power supply to a rated power of the uninterruptible power supply, and a second ratio of a target backup time of the uninterruptible power supply to a maximum backup time of the uninterruptible power supply, wherein the target backup time is a backup time corresponding to a load of the uninterruptible power supply; and

control, based on the target value, the rectifier circuit and the direct current-to-direct current circuit to charge the battery to make the SOC of the battery equal to the target value, or control, based on the target value, the inverter circuit and the direct current-to-direct current circuit to discharge the battery to make the SOC of the battery equal to the target value.

2 . The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

obtain a capacity of the battery, the target backup time, and the load power;

determine the maximum backup time of the uninterruptible power supply based on the capacity of the battery and the load power; and

determine the target value based on the maximum backup time of the uninterruptible power supply and the target backup time.

3 . The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

obtain a capacity of the battery, the target backup time, and the load power;

determine, based on the load power and the target backup time, a storage energy of the battery; and

determine the target value based on the storage energy and the capacity of the battery.

4 . The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:

when the SOC of the battery is greater than the target value, control the inverter circuit and the direct current-to-direct current circuit to discharge the battery; or

when the SOC of the battery is less than the target value, control the rectifier circuit and the direct current-to-direct current circuit to charge the battery.

5 . The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1 , wherein the target value of the SOC is determined according to the following expression:

SOC target value =K 1 *K 2*100 %

wherein SOC target value represents the target value of the SOC, K 1 represents the first ratio of the load power of the uninterruptible power supply to the rated power of the uninterruptible power supply, and K 2 represents the second ratio of the target backup time of the uninterruptible power supply to the maximum backup time of the uninterruptible power supply.

6 . An uninterruptible power supply control method, comprising:

determining a target value of a state of charge (SOC) of a battery of an uninterruptible power supply, wherein the target value is determined based on a first ratio of a load power of the uninterruptible power supply to a rated power of the uninterruptible power supply, and a second ratio of a target backup time of the uninterruptible power supply to a maximum backup time of the uninterruptible power supply, wherein the target backup time is a backup time corresponding to a load of the uninterruptible power supply; and

controlling, based on the target value, a rectifier circuit and a direct current-to-direct current circuit of the uninterruptible power supply to charge the battery to make the SOC of the battery equal to the target value, or controlling, based on the target value, an inverter circuit and a direct current-to-direct current circuit of the uninterruptible power supply to discharge the battery to make the SOC of the battery equal to the target value.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the determining a target value of a SOC of a battery of an uninterruptible power supply comprises:

obtaining a capacity of the battery, the target backup time, and the load power;

determining the maximum backup time of the uninterruptible power supply based on the capacity of the battery and the load power; and

determining the target value based on the maximum backup time of the uninterruptible power supply and the target backup time.

8 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the determining a target value of a SOC of a battery of an uninterruptible power supply comprises:

obtaining a capacity of the battery, the target backup time, and the load power;

determining, based on the load power and the target backup time, storage energy of the battery; and

determining the target value based on the storage energy and the capacity of the battery.

9 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the controlling, based on the target value, a rectifier circuit and a direct current-to-direct current circuit of the uninterruptible power supply to charge the battery to make the SOC of the battery equal to the target value, or controlling, based on the target value, an inverter circuit and a direct current-to-direct current circuit of the uninterruptible power supply to discharge the battery to make the SOC of the battery equal to the target value comprises:

when the SOC of the battery is greater than the target value, controlling the inverter circuit and the direct current-to-direct current circuit of the uninterruptible power supply to discharge the battery; or

when the SOC of the battery is less than the target value, controlling the rectifier circuit and the direct current-to-direct current circuit of the uninterruptible power supply to charge the battery.

10 . The method according to claim 6 , wherein the target value of the SOC is determined according to the following expression:

SOC target value =K 1 *K 2*100 %

wherein SOC target value represents the target value of the SOC, K 1 represents the first ratio of the load power of the uninterruptible power supply to the rated power of the uninterruptible power supply, and K 2 represents the second ratio of the target backup time of the uninterruptible power supply to the maximum backup time of the uninterruptible power supply.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 6, 2024
From: ZHANG, CHUNTAO
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202310544404.6 · May 15, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
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