POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS, AND MEASUREMENT POINT SWITCHING APPARATUS

• US 20150318700A1
• Filed: 11/14/2013
• Published: 11/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: ITO, Yoshikatsu, INAKAGATA, Satoru, NAGASATO, Hiroshi, KAKU, Hiroaki, ANDO, Kiyoshi, IHIRA, Yasuhisa
• Granted Patent: US 9,590,422 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/20 The dispersed energy generation being of renewable origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/30 The power source being a fuel cell
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/12 The local stationary network supplying a household or a building
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/64 The condition being economic, e.g. tariff based load management
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/12 for adjusting voltage in ac networks by changing a characteristic of the network load
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/14 by switching loads on to, or off from, network, e.g. progressively balanced loading
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/46 Controlling of the sharing of output between the generators, converters, or transformers
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/062 for AC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/44 by static converters
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/70 Hybrid systems, e.g. uninterruptible or back-up power supplies integrating renewable energies
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/30 Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for improving the carbon footprint of the management of residential or tertiary loads, i.e. smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the buildings sector, including also the last stages of power distribution and the control, monitoring or operating management systems at local level
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 70/3225 Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 90/10 Applications of fuel cells in buildings
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 : Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/14 : District level solutions, i.e. local energy networks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/15 : On-site combined power, heat or cool generation or distribution, e.g. combined heat and power [CHP] supply
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/222 : Demand response systems, e.g. load shedding, peak shaving
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 20/248 : UPS systems or standby or emergency generators
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 50/10 : Energy trading, including energy flowing from end-user application to grid

Abstract

An autonomous distribution board receives feeding of power via a distribution board for a period during which grid power is supplied from a grid power source, while receiving power via an autonomous terminal of a power conversion apparatus for a period during which supplying of grid power from grid power source is stopped. Autonomous distribution board is connected with a specific load and the like. A measurement point switching apparatus is configured to select one from a current sensor configured to monitor a current that flows through a main breaker, and a current sensor configured to monitor a current that is supplied from power conversion apparatus to autonomous distribution board. A fuel battery is configured to adjust an output thereof based on an output of the selected one so that power by fuel battery is consumed by a general load, specific load and the like.

Claims

1. A power supply system, comprising:

a distribution board comprising a main breaker that is connected between a grid power source and a first load;

a power conversion apparatus comprising an interconnection terminal and an autonomous terminal,

the interconnection terminal being for supplying electric power to the main breaker for a period during which grid power is supplied from the grid power source, and

the autonomous terminal being for extracting the electric power from the power conversion apparatus for a period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped;

an autonomous distribution board configured to receive feeding of power via the distribution board for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while receiving the electric power via the autonomous terminal of the power conversion apparatus for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped,

the autonomous distribution board being connected with a second load;

a cogeneration device connected with the autonomous distribution board, and configured to perform generating of electricity and heating of water,

the electricity generated by the cogeneration device being prohibited to be made reversely flow into the grid power source; and

a measurement point switching apparatus configured to switch between a first current sensor and a second current sensor to set specific electric power to be output by the cogeneration device,

the first current sensor being configured to monitor a current that flows through the main breaker,

the second current sensor being configured to monitor a current that is supplied from the power conversion apparatus to the autonomous distribution board,

the measurement point switching apparatus being configured to select the first current sensor for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, and select the second current sensor for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped, and

the cogeneration device being configured to adjust an output thereof based on an output of either the first current sensor or the second current sensor selected by the measurement point switching apparatus so that the specific electric power output by the cogeneration device is consumed by the first and second loads.

2. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the cogeneration device is a fuel battery.

3. The power supply system according to claim 1, further comprising a power supply selector configured to select one from:

a first state where the autonomous distribution board is connected with the distribution board; and

a second state where the autonomous distribution board is connected with the autonomous terminal of the power conversion apparatus.

4. The power supply system according to claim 1, wherein:

the power conversion apparatus is capable of being connected with a solar battery and a storage battery;

the power conversion apparatus is configured to output, through the interconnection terminal, at least one of power generated by the solar battery and power stored in the storage battery for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while outputting, through the autonomous terminal, the at least one for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped; and

the power conversion apparatus is configured to allow the power generated by the solar battery and output through the interconnection terminal to reversely flow into the grid power source.

5. The power supply system according to claim 4, wherein the power conversion apparatus is configured to be capable of selecting any from:

a first operation mode of reversely flowing excess electric power that is consumed by neither the first load nor the second load, of the power generated by the solar battery, and further performing charging of the storage battery in a time zone in which a unit price of the grid power is relatively low, while performing discharging of the storage battery in a time zone in which the unit price of the grid power is relatively high;

a second operation mode of performing charging of the storage battery with the excess electric power of the power generated by the solar battery, while performing discharging of the storage battery for a time period during which the solar battery generates no power; and

a third operation mode of keeping the storage battery in a fully charged state.

6. A power conversion apparatus to be used for the power supply system according to claim 1.

7. A measurement point switching apparatus to be used for the power supply system according to claim 1.

8. The power supply system according to claim 2, further comprising a power supply selector configured to select one from:

a first state where the autonomous distribution board is connected with the distribution board; and

a second state where the autonomous distribution board is connected with the autonomous terminal of the power conversion apparatus.

9. The power supply system according to claim 2, wherein:

the power conversion apparatus is capable of being connected with a solar battery and a storage battery;

the power conversion apparatus is configured to output, through the interconnection terminal, at least one of power generated by the solar battery and power stored in the storage battery for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while outputting, through the autonomous terminal, the at least one for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped; and

the power conversion apparatus is configured to allow the power generated by the solar battery and output through the interconnection terminal to reversely flow into the grid power source.

10. The power supply system according to claim 3, wherein:

the power conversion apparatus is capable of being connected with a solar battery and a storage battery;

the power conversion apparatus is configured to output, through the interconnection terminal, at least one of power generated by the solar battery and power stored in the storage battery for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while outputting, through the autonomous terminal, the at least one for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped; and

the power conversion apparatus is configured to allow the power generated by the solar battery and output through the interconnection terminal to reversely flow into the grid power source.

11. The power supply system according to claim 8, wherein:

the power conversion apparatus is capable of being connected with a solar battery and a storage battery;

the power conversion apparatus is configured to output, through the interconnection terminal, at least one of power generated by the solar battery and power stored in the storage battery for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while outputting, through the autonomous terminal, the at least one for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped; and

the power conversion apparatus is configured to allow the power generated by the solar battery and output through the interconnection terminal to reversely flow into the grid power source.