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US 11,218,000 · App. 17/114,991 · Granted Jan 4, 2022

Maximum power point tracking method and device

Inventors: Zhiwu Xu (Shanghai, CN); Zhiqing Wu (Shanghai, CN); Guilei Gu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H02J3/381H02J7/35H02S40/32H02J2300/26
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Patent No.
US 11,218,000
App. No.
17/114,991
Granted
Jan 4, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application provides a maximum power point tracking method and a device, to improve conversion efficiency of a control device in a photovoltaic power generation system, and reduce a loss of a power generation capacity. The method includes: adjusting, by the control device, an input voltage of the control device, where the input voltage is generated by one or more of the photovoltaic module and is transmitted to the control device; determining whether a difference between a first input power and a second input power of the control device is less than or equal to a setpoint, adjusting the input voltage of the control device according to the first input power and the second input power.

Claims (36)

1. A maximum power point tracking method, comprising:

adjusting, by a control device of a photovoltaic power generation system having at least one photovoltaic module, an input voltage of the control device, wherein the input voltage is generated by the photovoltaic module and is transmitted to the control device;

determining whether a difference between a first input power and a second input power of the control device is less than or equal to a setpoint, wherein the first input power is an input power of the control device that is obtained before the input voltage of the control device is adjusted, and the second input power is an input power of the control device that is obtained after the input voltage of the control device is adjusted;

when the difference between the first input power and the second input power is less than or equal to the setpoint, increasing the input voltage of the control device, and determining whether the difference between the first input power and the second input power of the control device is less than or equal to the setpoint; and

adjusting the input voltage of the control device when the difference between the first input power and the second input power is greater than the setpoint.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the adjusting the input voltage of the control device comprises:

when the first input power is less than the second input power, if the input voltage of the control device before the adjustment is greater than an input voltage of the control device obtained after the adjustment, decreasing the input voltage of the control device, or if the input voltage of the control device before the adjustment is less than an input voltage of the control device obtained after the adjustment, increasing the input voltage of the control device; or

when the first input power is greater than the second input power, if the input voltage of the control device before the adjustment is greater than an input voltage of the control device obtained after the adjustment, increasing the input voltage of the control device, or if the input voltage of the control device before the adjustment is less than an input voltage of the control device obtained after the adjustment, decreasing the input voltage of the control device.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the control device is an inverter or a solar charger.

4. A maximum power point tracking method, comprising:

adjusting, by a control device of a photovoltaic power generation system, an input current of the control device generated by one or more photovoltaic modules of the photovoltaic power generation system and is transmitted to the control device;

determining whether a difference between a first input power and a second input power of the control device is less than or equal to a setpoint, wherein the first input power is an input power of the control device that is obtained before the input current of the control device is adjusted, and the second input power is an input power of the control device that is obtained after the input current of the control device is adjusted;

when the difference between the first input power and the second input power is less than or equal to the setpoint, decreasing the input current of the control device, and determining whether the difference between the first input power and the second input power of the control device is less than or equal to the setpoint; and

adjusting the input current of the control device when the difference between the first input power and the second input power is greater than the setpoint.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein adjusting the input current of the control device comprises:

when the first input power is less than the second input power, if the input current of the control device before the adjustment is greater than an input current of the control device obtained after the adjustment, decreasing the input current of the control device, or if the input current of the control device before the adjustment is less than an input current of the control device obtained after the adjustment, increasing the input current of the control device; or

when the first input power is greater than the second input power, if the input current of the control device before the adjustment is greater than an input current of the control device obtained after the adjustment, increasing the input current of the control device, or if the input current of the control device before the adjustment is less than an input current of the control device obtained after the adjustment, decreasing the input current of the control device.

6. The method according to claim 4 , wherein the control device is an inverter or a solar charger.

7. A control device of a photovoltaic power generation system, comprising:

an adjustment unit configured to adjust an input voltage of the control device generated by one or more photovoltaic modules of the photovoltaic power generation system and is transmitted to the control device;

a determining unit configured to determine whether a difference between a first input power and a second input power of the control device is less than or equal to a setpoint, wherein the first input power is an input power of the control device that is obtained before the input voltage of the control device is adjusted, and the second input power is an input power of the control device that is obtained after the input voltage of the control device is adjusted;

wherein when the difference between the first input power and the second input power of the control device is less than or equal to the setpoint, the adjustment unit is further configured to: increase the input voltage of the control device, and trigger the determining unit to determine whether the difference between the first input power and the second input power of the control device is less than or equal to the setpoint; and

wherein when the difference between the first input power and the second input power of the control device is greater than the setpoint, the determining unit is further configured to trigger the adjustment unit to adjust the input voltage of the control device.

8. The control device according to claim 7 , wherein when the difference between the first input power and the second input power is greater than the setpoint, the adjustment unit is configured to:

when the first input power is less than the second input power, if the input voltage of the control device before the adjustment is greater than an input voltage of the control device obtained after the adjustment, decrease the input voltage of the control device, or if the input voltage of the control device before the adjustment is less than an input voltage of the control device obtained after the adjustment, increase the input voltage of the control device; or

when the first input power is greater than the second input power, if the input voltage of the control device before the adjustment is greater than an input voltage of the control device obtained after the adjustment, increase the input voltage of the control device, or if the input voltage of the control device before the adjustment is less than an input voltage of the control device obtained after the adjustment, decrease the input voltage of the control device.

9. The control device according to claim 7 , wherein the control device is an inverter or a solar charger.

10. A control device of a photovoltaic power generation system, comprising:

an adjustment unit configured to adjust an input current of the control device generated by one or more photovoltaic modules of the photovoltaic power generation system and is transmitted to the control device;

a determining unit configured to determine whether a difference between a first input power and a second input power of the control device is less than or equal to a setpoint, wherein the first input power is an input power of the control device that is obtained before the input current of the control device is adjusted, and the second input power is an input power of the control device that is obtained after the input current of the control device is adjusted;

wherein when the difference between the first input power and the second input power of the control device is less than or equal to the setpoint, the adjustment unit is further configured to: decrease the input current of the control device, and trigger the determining unit to determine whether the difference between the first input power and the second input power of the control device is less than or equal to the setpoint; and

wherein when the difference between the first input power and the second input power of the control device is greater than the setpoint, the determining unit is further configured to trigger the adjustment unit to adjust the input current of the control device.

11. The control device according to claim 10 , wherein when the difference between the first input power and the second input power is greater than the setpoint, the adjustment unit is configured to:

when the first input power is less than the second input power, if the input current of the control device before the adjustment is greater than an input current of the control device obtained after the adjustment, decrease the input current of the control device, or if the input current of the control device before the adjustment is less than an input current of the control device obtained after the adjustment, increase the input current of the control device; or

when the first input power is greater than the second input power, if the input current of the control device before the adjustment is greater than an input current of the control device obtained after the adjustment, increase the input current of the control device, or if the input current of the control device before the adjustment is less than an input current of the control device obtained after the adjustment, decrease the input current of the control device.

12. The control device according to claim 10 , wherein the control device is an inverter or a solar charger.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 31, 2021
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058601/0734 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 24, 2021
From: XU, ZHIWU; WU, ZHIQING; GU, GUILEI
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055386/0555 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811357673.7 · Nov 15, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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