POWER CONVERTER, POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND POWER CONVERSION METHOD
First Claim
1. A power converter comprising:
- a boost circuit configured to boost a voltage of a direct-current (DC) power supply;
a single-phase inverter configured to output an alternating-current (AC) voltage based on a voltage output from the boost circuit;
a current controller configured to generate a voltage reference based on a difference between a current output from the single-phase inverter and a current reference; and
a power conversion controller configured to control the single-phase inverter to generate a first portion of the AC voltage, and to control the boost circuit to generate a second portion of the AC voltage, the first portion according to the voltage reference of which an absolute value is smaller than the voltage of the DC power supply, and the second portion according to the voltage reference of which an absolute value is greater than the voltage of the DC power supply.
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Abstract
A power converter according to embodiments includes a boost circuit, a single-phase inverter, a current controller, and a power conversion controller. The current controller generates a voltage reference based on a difference between current output from the single-phase inverter and a current reference. The power conversion controller controls the single-phase inverter to generate a first portion of the AC voltage, and controls the boost circuit to generate a second portion of the AC voltage. The first portion corresponds to the voltage reference of which an absolute value is smaller than the voltage of the DC power supply. The second portion corresponds to the voltage reference of which an absolute value is greater than the voltage of the DC power supply.
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13 Claims
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1. A power converter comprising:
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a boost circuit configured to boost a voltage of a direct-current (DC) power supply; a single-phase inverter configured to output an alternating-current (AC) voltage based on a voltage output from the boost circuit; a current controller configured to generate a voltage reference based on a difference between a current output from the single-phase inverter and a current reference; and a power conversion controller configured to control the single-phase inverter to generate a first portion of the AC voltage, and to control the boost circuit to generate a second portion of the AC voltage, the first portion according to the voltage reference of which an absolute value is smaller than the voltage of the DC power supply, and the second portion according to the voltage reference of which an absolute value is greater than the voltage of the DC power supply. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A control apparatus comprising:
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a current controller configured to generate a voltage reference based on a difference between a current reference and a current output from a single-phase inverter that outputs an alternating-current (AC) voltage based on a voltage output from a boost circuit that boosts voltage of a direct-current (DC) power supply; and a power conversion controller configured to control the single-phase inverter to generate a first portion of the AC voltage, and to control the boost circuit to generate a second portion of the AC voltage, the first portion according to the voltage reference of which an absolute value is smaller than the voltage of the DC power supply, and the second portion according to the voltage reference of which an absolute value is greater than the voltage of the DC power supply.
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12. A power converter comprising:
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a boost circuit configured to boost a voltage of a direct-current (DC) power supply; a single-phase inverter configured to output an alternating-current (AC) voltage based on a voltage output from the boost circuit; means for switching between voltage control on the boost circuit and voltage control on the single-phase inverter; and means for suppressing a distortion of a current output from the single-phase inverter when the switching is performed.
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13. A power conversion method comprising:
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generating a voltage reference based on a difference between a current reference and a current output from a single-phase inverter that outputs an alternating-current (AC) voltage based on a voltage output from a boost circuit connected to a direct-current (DC) power supply; boosting, in the boost circuit, a voltage of the DC power supply to a voltage according to the voltage reference, of which an absolute value is greater than the voltage of the DC power supply, to generate a first portion of the AV voltage; and generating, in the single-phase inverter, a second portion of the AC voltage according to the voltage reference, of which an absolute value is smaller than the voltage of the DC power supply.
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