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Granted Patent B2
US 12,483,158 · App. 18/474,463 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Power supply system, inverter, and method for controlling positive and negative bus voltages of inverter

Inventors: Xinyu Yu (Shanghai, CN); Kai Xin (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
H02M7/483H02J3/38H02M1/14H02M7/493H02J2300/24
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Patent No.
US 12,483,158
App. No.
18/474,463
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A power supply system, an inverter, and a method for controlling positive and negative bus voltages of an inverter. The power supply system includes at least one group of inverters, each group of the at least one group of inverters includes a primary inverter and at least one secondary inverter corresponding to the primary inverter, an input end of the primary inverter is coupled to a direct current power supply corresponding to the primary inverter, an input end of the secondary inverter is coupled to a direct current power supply corresponding to the secondary inverter, and a three-phase output end of the primary inverter is coupled to a three-phase output end of the secondary inverter and then is connected to an alternating current power grid.

Claims (48)

1 . A power supply system, comprising:

at least one group of inverters, each group of the at least one group of inverters comprises a primary inverter and at least one secondary inverter corresponding to the primary inverter, an input end of the primary inverter is coupled to a direct current power supply corresponding to the primary inverter, an input end of the at least one secondary inverter is coupled to a direct current power supply corresponding to the at least one secondary inverter, and a three-phase output end of the primary inverter is coupled to a three-phase output end of each of the at least one secondary inverter and then is connected to an alternating current power grid, wherein

the primary inverter is configured to adjust an output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter based on a first voltage difference between a positive bus voltage of the primary inverter and a negative bus voltage of the primary inverter and an output active power of the primary inverter, wherein the positive bus voltage of the primary inverter is a voltage between a positive input end of the primary inverter and a first reference voltage input end, and the negative bus voltage of the primary inverter is a voltage between the first reference voltage input end and the positive input end of the primary inverter; and

the at least one secondary inverter is configured to adjust an output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter based on a second voltage difference between a positive bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter and a negative bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter, wherein the positive bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter is a voltage between a positive input end of the at least one secondary inverter and a second reference voltage input end, and the negative bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter is a voltage between the second reference voltage input end and a negative input end of the at least one secondary inverter.

2 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary inverter is further configured to:

when the first voltage difference is greater than a first preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the primary inverter is greater than 0, increase the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter, wherein the first preset voltage difference threshold is greater than 0; or

when the first voltage difference is less than a second preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the primary inverter is greater than 0, reduce the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter, wherein the second preset voltage difference threshold is less than 0.

3 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary inverter is further configured to:

when the first voltage difference is greater than a first preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the primary inverter is less than 0, reduce the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter, wherein the first preset voltage difference threshold is greater than 0; or

when the first voltage difference is less than a second preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the primary inverter is less than 0, increase the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter, wherein the second preset voltage difference threshold is less than 0.

4 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the primary inverter is further configured to:

adjust a direct current voltage in an initial reference output voltage to obtain a target reference output voltage, and

adjust the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter based on the target reference output voltage.

5 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one secondary inverter is further configured to:

when the second voltage difference is greater than a first preset voltage difference threshold, reduce the output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter, wherein the first preset voltage difference threshold is greater than 0; or

when the second voltage difference is less than a second preset voltage difference threshold, increase the output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter, wherein the second preset voltage difference threshold is less than 0.

6 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one secondary inverter is further configured to:

adjust a direct current voltage in an initial reference output voltage to obtain a target reference output voltage, and

adjust the output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter based on the target reference output voltage.

7 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein a negative input end of the primary inverter is connected to the negative input end of the at least one secondary inverter.

8 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the positive input end of the primary inverter is connected to the positive input end of the at least one secondary inverter.

9 . The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one group of inverters comprise a first group of inverters and a second group of inverters, a negative input end of one inverter in the first group of inverters is connected to a positive input end of one inverter in the second group of inverters, the first group of inverters comprise a first primary inverter and n first secondary inverters corresponding to the first primary inverter, and the second group of inverters comprise a second primary inverter and n second secondary inverters corresponding to the second primary inverter, wherein n is a positive integer, the three-phase output end of the first primary inverter is coupled to a three-phase output end of each first secondary inverter in the n first secondary inverters and then is connected to the alternating current power grid, and a three-phase output end of the second primary inverter is coupled to a three-phase output end of each second secondary inverter in the n second secondary inverters and then is connected to the alternating current power grid.

10 . A method for controlling positive and negative bus voltages of an inverter, wherein the method is applicable to a power supply system, the power supply system comprises at least one group of inverters, each group of the at least one group of inverters comprises a primary inverter and at least one secondary inverter corresponding to the primary inverter, an input end of the primary inverter is coupled to a direct current power supply corresponding to the primary inverter, an input end of the at least one secondary inverter is coupled to a direct current power supply corresponding to the at least one secondary inverter, and a three-phase output end of the primary inverter is coupled to a three-phase output end of each of the at least one secondary inverter and then is connected to an alternating current power grid, the method comprising:

adjusting, by the primary inverter, an output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter based on a first voltage difference between a positive bus voltage of the primary inverter and a negative bus voltage of the primary inverter and an output active power of the primary inverter, wherein the positive bus voltage of the primary inverter is a voltage between a positive input end of the primary inverter and a first reference voltage input end, and the negative bus voltage of the primary inverter is a voltage between the first reference voltage input end and the positive input end of the primary inverter; and

adjusting, by the at least one secondary inverter, an output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter based on a second voltage difference between a positive bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter and a negative bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter, wherein the positive bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter is a voltage between a positive input end of the at least one secondary inverter and a second reference voltage input end, and the negative bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter is a voltage between the second reference voltage input end and a negative input end of the at least one secondary inverter.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the primary inverter adjusting the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter based on the first voltage difference between the positive bus voltage of the primary inverter and the negative bus voltage of the primary inverter and the output active power of the primary inverter further comprises:

when the first voltage difference is greater than a first preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the primary inverter is greater than 0, increasing, by the primary inverter, the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter, wherein the first preset voltage difference threshold is greater than 0; or

when the first voltage difference is less than a second preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the primary inverter is greater than 0, reducing, by the primary inverter, the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter, wherein the second preset voltage difference threshold is less than 0.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the primary inverter adjusting the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter based on the first voltage difference between the positive bus voltage of the primary inverter and the negative bus voltage of the primary inverter and the output active power of the primary inverter further comprises:

when the first voltage difference is greater than a first preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the primary inverter is less than 0, reducing, by the primary inverter, the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter, wherein the first preset voltage difference threshold is greater than 0; or

when the first voltage difference is less than a second preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the primary inverter is less than 0, increasing, by the primary inverter, the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter, wherein the second preset voltage difference threshold is less than 0.

13 . The method according to any one of claim 10 , wherein adjusting the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter further comprises:

adjusting, by the primary inverter, a direct current voltage in an initial reference output voltage to obtain a target reference output voltage, and

adjusting the output common-mode direct current voltage of the primary inverter based on the target reference output voltage.

14 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein adjusting the output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter based on the second voltage difference between the positive bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter and the negative bus voltage of the at least one secondary inverter further comprises:

when the second voltage difference is greater than a first preset voltage difference threshold, reducing, by the at least one secondary inverter, the output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter, wherein the first preset voltage difference threshold is greater than 0; or

when the second voltage difference is less than a second preset voltage difference threshold, increasing, by the at least one secondary inverter, the output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter, wherein the second preset voltage difference threshold is less than 0.

15 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein adjusting the output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter further comprises:

adjusting, by the at least one secondary inverter, a direct current voltage in an initial reference output voltage to obtain a target reference output voltage; and

adjusting the output common-mode direct current of the at least one secondary inverter based on the target reference output voltage.

16 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein a negative input end of the primary inverter is connected to the negative input end of the at least one secondary inverter.

17 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the positive input end of the primary inverter is connected to the positive input end of the at least one secondary inverter.

18 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the at least one group of inverters comprise a first group of inverters and a second group of inverters, a negative input end of one inverter in the first group of inverters is connected to a positive input end of one inverter in the second group of inverters, the first group of inverters comprise a first primary inverter and n first secondary inverters corresponding to the first primary inverter, and the second group of inverters comprise a second primary inverter and n second secondary inverters corresponding to the second primary inverter, wherein n is a positive integer, the three-phase output end of the first primary inverter is coupled to a three-phase output end of each first secondary inverter in the n first secondary inverters and then is connected to the alternating current power grid, and a three-phase output end of the second primary inverter is coupled to a three-phase output end of each second secondary inverter in the n second inverters and then is connected to the alternating current power grid.

19 . An inverter, wherein an input end of the inverter is coupled to a direct current power supply, and a three-phase output end of the inverter is coupled to a three-phase output end of each of at least one secondary inverter and then is connected to an alternating current power grid, wherein

the inverter is configured to adjust an output common-mode direct current voltage of the inverter based on a voltage difference between a positive bus voltage of the inverter and a negative bus voltage of the inverter and an output active power of the inverter, wherein the positive bus voltage of the inverter is a voltage between a positive input end of the inverter and a reference voltage input end, and the negative bus voltage of the inverter is a voltage between the reference voltage input end and the positive input end of the inverter.

20 . The inverter according to claim 19 , wherein the inverter is further configured to:

when the voltage difference is greater than a first preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the inverter is greater than 0, increase the output common-mode direct current voltage of the inverter, wherein the first preset voltage difference threshold is greater than 0; or

when the voltage difference is less than a second preset voltage difference threshold, and the output active power of the inverter is greater than 0, reduce the output common-mode direct current voltage of the inverter, wherein the second preset voltage difference threshold is less than 0.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 27, 2023
From: YU, XINYU; XIN, KAI
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 065665/0537 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2021084486 · Mar 31, 2021
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