POWER POINT TRACKING VIA SOLAR-BATTERY-CONVERTER

• US 20170077868A1
• Filed: 02/09/2015
• Published: 03/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/21/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Philips Lighting BV (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: BANALA, SREENIVASA CHARY, MISHRA, PRIYA RANJAN, PANGULOORI, RAKESHBABU
• Application Number:
  US15/120,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20170077868A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05F 1/67 to the maximum power available from a generator, e.g. from solar cell
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/26 involving maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources maximum power point systems in particular G05F1/67
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/32 comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 40/38 Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin

Abstract

Controllers (1) control converters (2) that convert first power from solar arrangements (3) into second power for battery arrangements (4). Said control comprises, in response to detections of values of current signals flowing through the battery arrangements (4), adjustments of impedances of the converters (2) for maximizing the current signals. A kind of maximum power point tracking is performed, without many multiplications of voltage signals and current signals provided by the solar arrangements (3) needing to be performed. Said adjustments may comprise adjustments in first directions in case the values of the current signals flowing through the battery arrangements (4) show increases and adjustments in different second directions in case the values of the current signals flowing through the battery arrangements (4) show decreases. Said adjustments may comprise adaptations of pulse width modulations of the converters (2).

Claims

1. A controller for controlling a converter configured to convert first power from a solar arrangement into second power for a battery arrangement, said controlling comprising, in response to detections of only values of a current signal flowing through the battery arrangement, perform maximum power point tracking via adjustments of an impedance of the converter for maximizing the current signal.

2. The controller as defined in claim 1, the controller being configured to perform maximum power point tracking without multiplying a voltage signal provided by the solar arrangement and a current signal flowing through the solar arrangement.

3. The controller as defined in claim 1, said adjustments comprising an adjustment in a first direction in case the values of the current signal flowing through the battery arrangement show an increase and comprising an adjustment in a second direction in case the values of the current signal flowing through the battery arrangement show a decrease, said first and second directions being different directions

5. The controller as defined in claim 1, said adjustments comprising adaptations of a pulse width modulation of the converter.

6. The controller as defined in claim 5, a width of the pulse width modulation of the converter being increased or decreased respectively in case the values of the current signal flowing through the battery arrangement show an increase and being decreased or increased respectively in case the values of the current signal flowing through the battery arrangement show a decrease.

7. The controller as defined in claim 1, said controlling only comprising said adjustments in case a value of a voltage signal present across the battery arrangement is not larger than a threshold value.

8. The controller as defined in claim 1, the controller comprising a processor or a microprocessor.

9. A converter for converting first power from a solar arrangement into second power for a battery arrangement, the converter comprising a controller as defined in claim 1.

10. A solar arrangement comprising the converter as defined in claim 9.

11. A battery arrangement comprising the converter as defined in claim 9.

4. (canceled)

12. A method for controlling a converter configured to convert first power from a solar arrangement into second power for a battery arrangement, said controlling comprising a step of, in response to detections of only values of a current signal flowing through the battery arrangement, perform maximum power point tracking via adjusting an impedance of the converter for maximizing the current signal.

13. A computer program product for, when run on a computer, performing the step of the method as defined in claim 12.

14. A medium for storing and comprising the computer program product as defined in claim 13.