INVERTER AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM

• US 20170187323A1
• Filed: 03/27/2015
• Published: 06/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/08/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CAO, Wei, YU, Yong, LIU, Gaowen, ZHOU, Xudong
• Application Number:
  US15/308,719
• Publication Number:
  US 20170187323A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00016 using a wired telecommunication network or a data transmission bus
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00017 using optical fiber
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 13/00019 using optical means
• 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: H02M 7/44 by static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 10/20 Systems characterised by their energy storage means H02S40/38 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 40/70 Smart grids as climate change mitigation technology in the energy generation sector
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/00 Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 70/30 Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/123 the energy generation units being or involving renewable energy sources
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 10/50 Systems or methods supporting the power network operation or management, involving a certain degree of interaction with the load-side end user applications
• CPC Class Codes: Y04S 40/124 using wired telecommunication networks or data transmission busses

Abstract

An inverter and a photovoltaic power generation system are provided. In the inverter according to the present disclosure, an energy storage interface is arranged, redundant direct current electric energy of electric energy outputted by a cell panel can be outputted via the energy storage interface in a case that photovoltaic power generation is limited, and the stored direct current electric energy can be received via the energy storage interface in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is at a low power. Therefore, the electric energy outputted by the cell panel is not wasted, and the photovoltaic power generation system can generate power at a maximum power without lowering the profits of photovoltaic power generation.

Claims

1. An inverter applied to a photovoltaic power generation system and connected between a cell panel and an alternating current grid, comprising an energy storage interface.

2. The inverter according to claim 1, further comprising a controller configured to send a control signal to the energy storage interface for controlling the energy storage interface to:

output redundant direct current electric energy in a case that photovoltaic power generation is limited; and

receive and forward stored direct current electric energy in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is at a low power.

3. The inverter according to claim 2, further comprising:

a direct current sensor connected with an output terminal of the cell panel, wherein the direct current sensor is configured to detect direct current outputted by the cell panel and generate a direct current detection signal based on the direct current; and

an inverter bridge connected with the alternating current grid, the direct current sensor and the cell panel, wherein the inverter bridge is configured to receive the direct current detection signal outputted by the direct current sensor and direct voltage outputted by the cell panel, calculate and output total power outputted by the cell panel, wherein

the controller is connected with the inverter bridge and is configured to receive the total power transmitted by the inverter bridge, receive information on limitation generation power of the alternating current grid, calculate difference between the total power and the limitation generation power, generate the control signal based on the difference and output the control signal to the energy storage interface, and the energy storage interface, based on the control signal, outputs the redundant direct current electric energy of the cell panel in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is limited, and receives and forwards the stored direct current electric energy in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is at a low power, and the inverter bridge receives limitation generation direct current electric energy of the cell panel in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is limited and receives the stored direct current electric energy forwarded by the energy storage interface and converts the received direct current electric energy into alternating current electric energy and outputs the alternating current electric energy to the alternating current grid in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is at a low power, and

the energy storage interface is arranged between the direct current sensor and the inverter bridge.

4. The inverter according to claim 3, further comprising a communication unit connected between the alternating current grid and the controller, wherein the communication unit is configured to receive information on generation power required by the alternating current grid and forward the information on the generation power required by the alternating current grid to the controller.

5. The inverter according to claim 4, wherein the communication unit is connected with the alternating current grid via an optical fiber or in a wireless manner.

6. A photovoltaic power generation system comprising an inverter and a cell panel, wherein the inverter comprises an energy storage interface and is connected between the cell panel and an alternating current grid.

7. The photovoltaic power generation system according to claim 6, further comprising:

an energy storage device connected with the energy storage interface and a controller, wherein the energy storage device is configured to;

receive a control signal, store redundant direct current electric energy outputted by the cell panel in a case that photovoltaic power generation is limited; and

output the stored direct current electric energy in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is at a low power.

8. The photovoltaic power generation system according to claim 7, wherein the energy storage device comprises:

a storage battery; and

a bidirectional DCDC controller connected between the storage battery and the energy storage interface and connected with the controller, wherein the bidirectional DCDC controller is configured to receive the control signal and control the storage battery to store the redundant direct current electric energy outputted by the cell panel in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is limited and output the stored direct current electric energy in a case that the photovoltaic power generation is at a low power.

9. The photovoltaic power generation system according to claim 7, wherein the inverter further comprises a communication unit connected between the alternating current grid and the controller, and the communication unit is configured to receive information on limitation generation power of the alternating current grid and forward the information on the limitation generation power of the alternating current grid to the controller.

10. The photovoltaic power generation system according to claim 9, wherein the communication unit is connected with the alternating current grid via an optical fiber or in a wireless manner.

11. The photovoltaic power generation system according to claim 7, wherein the inverter further comprises a voltage and current detection circuit connected between an inverter bridge and the energy storage interface, and the voltage and current detection circuit is configured to detect direct current and direct voltage inputted to the inverter bridge and output a detection signal to the inverter bridge, and the inverter bridge calculates and outputs limitation generation power of the alternating current grid and transmits the limitation generation power of the alternating current grid to the controller.