Three-level inverter, power conditioner, and power generating system
A three-level inverter includes a set of series-connected capacitors connected in parallel to a direct-current power supply; two arms connected in parallel to an output of the direct-current power supply and each having an alternating-current output terminal; and a control section having a neutral voltage controller determining a three-phase voltage correction command based on a neutral voltage and voltage of the direct-current power supply, having a coordinate converter converting the three-phase voltage correction command to a voltage correction command on d-q axis, and suppressing voltage variations at the neutral point by correcting a voltage command on d-q axis based on the d-q voltage correction command. The neutral point is connected to one grounded phase of a three-phase grounded power system. The alternating-current output terminals are connected to respective non-grounded phases of the power system. A power conditioner includes the three-level inverter. A power generating system includes the power conditioner.
1. A three-level inverter comprising:
a first capacitor connected at one terminal to a positive side of a direct power supply;
a second capacitor connected at one terminal to a negative side of the direct power supply;
a set of series-connected capacitors having the first capacitor and the second capacitor connected to each other at the other terminals thereof, the set of series-connected capacitors having a connecting point of the first and second capacitors as a neutral point, which is connected to one grounded phase of a three-phase grounded power system;
a first arm and a second arm connected in parallel to an output of the direct-current power supply, connected also to respective non-grounded phases of the three-phase power system, and each having an alternating-current output terminal that outputs voltages of three levels, a voltage on the positive side of the direct-current power supply, a voltage on the negative side of the direct-current power supply, and a voltage at the neutral point; and
a control section having a neutral voltage controller that determines a three-phase voltage correction command on the basis of the voltage at the neutral point and a voltage of the direct-current power supply, having also a coordinate converter that converts the three-phase voltage correction command to a voltage correction command on a d-q axis, and suppressing variations in voltage at the neutral point by correcting a voltage command on the d-q axis on the basis of the voltage correction command on the d-q axis.
2. The three-level inverter according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second arms has first, second, third, and fourth semiconductor switching elements connected in series,
a first diode connected between a connecting point of the first and second semiconductor switching elements and the neutral point, and
a second diode connected between a connecting point of the third and fourth semiconductor switching elements and the neutral point; and
a connecting point of the second and third semiconductor switching elements is the alternating-current output terminal.
3. The three-level inverter according to claim 1 , wherein components of the non-grounded phases of the three-phase voltage correction command are zero, and a component of the grounded phase of the three-phase voltage correction command is determined on the basis of the voltage at the neutral point and the voltage of the direct-current power supply.
4. The three-level inverter according to claim 3 , wherein the component of the grounded phase of the three-phase voltage correction command is determined by calculating a error of the voltage at the neutral point from a direct voltage output by the direct-current power supply and the voltage at the neutral point, and multiplying the error by an adjustment gain.
5. The three-level inverter according to claim 3 , wherein the component of the grounded phase of the three-phase voltage correction command is determined by calculating a error of the voltage at the neutral point from a direct voltage output by the direct-current power supply and the voltage at the neutral point, and performing proportional-integral amplification on the error.
6. The three-level inverter according to claim 3 , wherein the component of the grounded phase of the three-phase voltage correction command is determined on the basis of a error between half a direct voltage output by the direct-current power supply and the voltage at the neutral point.
7. A power conditioner comprising:
a step-up converter configured to step up a direct voltage; and
a three-level inverter including
(1) a set of series-connected capacitors having a first capacitor connected at one terminal to a positive side of an output of the step-up converter and a second capacitor connected at one terminal to a negative side of the output of the step-up converter, wherein the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected to each other at the other terminals thereof, and the set of series-connected capacitors has a connecting point of the first and second capacitors as a neutral point, which is connected to one grounded phase of a three-phase grounded power system,
(2) a first arm and a second arm connected in parallel to the output of the step-up converter, connected also to respective non-grounded phases of the three-phase grounded power system, and each having an alternating-current output terminal that outputs voltages of three levels, a voltage on the positive side of the output, a voltage on the negative side of the output, and a voltage at the neutral point, and
(3) a control section having a neutral voltage controller that determines a three-phase voltage correction command on the basis of the amount of error of the voltage at the neutral point, having also a coordinate converter that converts the three-phase voltage correction command to a voltage correction command on a d-q axis, and suppressing variations in voltage at the neutral point by correcting a voltage command on the d-q axis on the basis of the voltage correction command on the d-q axis.
8. A power generating system comprising:
a power generator configured to output a direct voltage;
a step-up converter configured to step up the direct voltage; and
a three-level inverter including
(1) a set of series-connected capacitors having a first capacitor connected at one terminal to a positive side of an output of the step-up converter and a second capacitor connected at one terminal to a negative side of the output of the step-up converter, wherein the first capacitor and the second capacitor are connected to each other at the other terminals thereof, and the set of series-connected capacitors has a connecting point of the first and second capacitors as a neutral point, which is connected to one grounded phase of a three-phase grounded power system,
(2) a first arm and a second arm connected in parallel to the output of the step-up converter, connected also to respective non-grounded phases of the three-phase power system, and each having an alternating-current output terminal that outputs voltages of three levels, a voltage on the positive side of the output, a voltage on the negative side of the output, and a voltage at the neutral point, and
(3) a control section having a neutral voltage controller that determines a three-phase voltage correction command on the basis of the amount of error of the voltage at the neutral point, having also a coordinate converter that converts the three-phase voltage correction command to a voltage correction command on a d-q axis, and suppressing variations in voltage at the neutral point by correcting a voltage command on the d-q axis on the basis of the voltage correction command on the d-q axis.