UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

• US 20170373530A1
• Filed: 12/30/2015
• Published: 12/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Original Assignee: Eaton Manufacturing LP Glasgow succursale de Morges (Eaton Corporation PLC.)
• Inventors: CHEN, Qizhou, CHEN, Tianyu, XU, Jun, GU, Jack, ZHANG, Huali
• Application Number:
  US15/543,286
• Publication Number:
  US 20170373530A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/061 for DC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 9/062 for AC powered loads
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/42 Circuits or arrangements for compensating for or adjusting power factor in converters or inverters
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/08 Modifications for protecting switching circuit against overcurrent or overvoltage

Abstract

An uninterruptible power supply and a control method therefor. The uninterruptible power supply includes: an alternating current input end (20) and an alternating current output end (30); a rectification voltage regulating circuit (10), including a first diode (D1) and a first switching tube (Q1) that are connected in series, a second diode (D2) and a second switching tube (Q2) that are connected in series, and a third diode (D5) and a fourth diode (D6); an inverter voltage regulating circuit (40) including a third switching tube (Q3) and a fifth diode (D1′) that are connected in series, a fourth switching tube (Q4) and a sixth diode (D2′) that are connected in series, and a fifth switching tube (Q5) and a sixth switching tube (Q6); an inductor (L); a capacitor (C); a chargeable/dischargeable device for providing a direct current; a seventh switching tube (Q7) connected in series to an output end of the chargeable/dischargeable device; a safety diode (D7) connected in series to the seventh transistor (Q7); a charger (14); and a switch (S). The uninterruptible power supply can provide a stable alternating current, and does not have an automatic voltage regulator.

Claims

1. An uninterruptible power supply, comprising:

an alternating current input node and an alternating current output node;

a voltage regulating rectifier circuit, comprising a positive output node, a negative output node, and a first input node and a second input node that are electrically connected to the alternating current input node, and further comprising a first diode and a first switch that are connected in series between the first input node and the positive output node, a second diode and a second switch that are connected in series between the second input node and the positive output node, a third diode electrically connected between the negative output node and the first input node, and a fourth diode electrically connected between the negative output node and the second input node;

a voltage regulating inverter circuit, comprising a positive input node, a negative input node, a first output node, and a second output node, and further comprising a third switch and a fifth diode that are connected in series between the positive input node and the first output node, a fourth switch and a sixth diode that are connected in series between the positive input node and the second output node, a fifth switch electrically connected between the negative input node and the first output node, and a sixth switch electrically connected between the input node and the second output node;

an inductor electrically connected between the positive output node and the positive input node;

a capacitor electrically connected between the first output node and the second output node;

a chargeable/dischargeable device for providing a direct current;

a seventh switch, connected in series to an output node of the chargeable/dischargeable device between the negative output node and the positive output node;

a safety diode connected in series to the seventh switch, for preventing a current from flowing to the negative output node from the positive output node through the chargeable/dischargeable device;

a charger, for charging the chargeable/dischargeable device using an alternating current of the alternating current output node; and

an eighth switch that selectively electrically connects the alternating current input node or one of the first output node and the second output node of the inverter circuit to the alternating current output node.

2. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1, wherein the fifth switch and the sixth switch are thyristors.

3. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1, wherein the chargeable/dischargeable device comprises a rechargeable battery and a boost-type DC/DC converter, two nodes of the rechargeable battery and an input node of the boost-type DC/DC converter are all electrically connected to an output node of the charger, and an output node of the boost-type DC/DC converter is the output node of the chargeable/dischargeable device.

4. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1, wherein when a voltage of an alternating current of the alternating current input node is in a first predetermined range, the eighth switch is controlled so that the first output node and the second output node of the inverter circuit are electrically connected to the alternating current output node, the seventh switch is controlled to be off, the first switch and the second switch are controlled to obtain a bucked pulsating direct-current voltage between the positive input node and the negative input node, and the inverter circuit is controlled to convert the bucked pulsating direct-current voltage into a desired alternating current voltage.

5. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 4, wherein

in a positive half cycle of the alternating current, the third switch and the sixth switch are controlled to be on, and complementary pulse-width modulation signals are provided to the first switch and the second switch;

and

in a negative half cycle of the alternating current, the fourth switch and the fifth switch are controlled to be on, and complementary pulse-width modulation signals are provided to the first switch and the second switch.

6. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1, wherein when a voltage of an alternating current of the alternating current input node is in a second predetermined range, the eighth switch is controlled so that the first output node and the second output node of the inverter circuit are electrically connected to the alternating current output node, the seventh switch is controlled to be off, the first switch and the second switch are controlled to obtain a pulsating direct-current voltage between the positive input node and the negative input node, and the inverter circuit is controlled to boost and convert the pulsating direct-current voltage into a desired alternating current voltage.

7. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 6, wherein

in a positive half cycle of the alternating current, the first switch and the sixth switch are controlled to be on, and complementary pulse-width modulation signals are provided to the third switch and the fourth switch;

and

in a negative half cycle of the alternating current, the second switch and the fifth switch are controlled to be on, and complementary pulse-width modulation signals are provided to the third switch and the fourth switch.

8. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1, wherein when a voltage of an alternating current of the alternating current input node is larger than a first threshold voltage or smaller than a second threshold voltage, the eighth switch is controlled so that the first output node and the second output node of the inverter circuit are electrically connected to the alternating current output node, the first switch and/or the second switch is controlled so that a free-wheeling path is formed between the negative output node and the positive output node, the seventh switch is controlled to work so that a pulsating direct-current voltage is obtained between the positive input node and the negative input node, and the inverter circuit is controlled to convert the pulsating direct-current voltage into a desired alternating current voltage, wherein the first threshold voltage is larger than the second threshold voltage.

9. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 8, wherein when a direct-current voltage provided by the chargeable/dischargeable device is not smaller than a peak voltage of the desired alternating current voltage at the alternating current output node, the seventh switch is controlled to work in a pulse-width modulation mode, and the inverter circuit is controlled to alternately perform the following two steps:

1) in a positive half cycle of the desired alternating current voltage starting from a moment when the pulsating direct-current voltage is zero, controlling the third switch and the sixth switch to be on; and

2) in a negative half cycle of the desired alternating current voltage starting from a moment when the pulsating direct-current voltage is zero, controlling the fourth switch and the fifth switch to be on.

10. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 8, wherein when a direct-current voltage provided by the chargeable/dischargeable device is smaller than a peak voltage of the desired alternating current voltage at the alternating current output node, and further configured to:

1) in a positive half cycle of the alternating current of the alternating current output node;

a) in a period of time in which a voltage value of the alternating current output node rises from zero to the direct-current voltage provided by the chargeable/dischargeable device, controlling the seventh switch to work in a pulse-width modulation mode, and meanwhile controlling the third switch and the sixth switch to be on;

b) in a period of time in which the voltage value of the alternating current output node is greater than the direct-current voltage provided by the chargeable/dischargeable device, controlling the seventh switch to be on, and meanwhile controlling the sixth switch to be on, and providing complementary pulse-width modulation signals to the third switch and the fourth switch; and

c) in a period of time in which the voltage value of the alternating current output node drops from the direct-current voltage provided by the chargeable/dischargeable device to zero, controlling the seventh switch to work in a pulse-width modulation mode, and meanwhile controlling the third switch and the sixth switch to be on; and

2) in a negative half cycle of the alternating current of the alternating current output node;

a) in a period of time in which the voltage value of the alternating current output node rises from zero to the direct-current voltage provided by the chargeable/dischargeable device, controlling the seventh switch to work in a pulse-width modulation mode, and meanwhile controlling the fourth switch and the fifth switch to be on;

b) in a period of time in which the voltage value of the alternating current output node is greater than the direct-current voltage provided by the chargeable/dischargeable device, controlling the seventh switch to be on, controlling the fifth switch to be on, and providing complementary pulse-width modulation signals to the third switch and the fourth switch; and

c) in a period of time in which the voltage value of the alternating current output node drops from the direct-current voltage provided by the chargeable/dischargeable device to zero, controlling the seventh switch to work in a pulse-width modulation mode, and meanwhile controlling the fourth switch and the fifth switch to be on.

11. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 3, wherein when an alternating current of the alternating current input node is interrupted, the eighth switch is controlled so that the first output node and the second output node of the inverter circuit are electrically connected to the alternating current output node, the first switch and/or the second switch is controlled so that a free-wheeling path is formed between the negative output node and the positive output node, and when a direct-current voltage provided by the rechargeable battery is smaller than a peak voltage of an desired alternating current voltage at the alternating current output node, the boost-type DC/DC converter and the seventh switch are controlled to work so that a pulsating direct-current voltage is obtained between the positive input node and the negative input node, and the inverter circuit is controlled to convert the pulsating direct-current voltage to the desired alternating current voltage.

12. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 11, wherein the boost-type DC/DC converter is controlled to work in a pulse-width modulation mode and output a direct current not smaller than the peak voltage of the desired alternating current voltage, the seventh switch is controlled to work in a pulse-width modulation mode, and meanwhile the following two steps are alternately performed:

1) in a first half cycle of the desired alternating current voltage starting from a moment when the pulsating direct-current voltage is zero, controlling the third switch and the sixth switch to be on; and

2) in a second half cycle of the desired alternating current voltage starting from a moment when the pulsating direct-current voltage is zero, controlling the fourth switch and the fifth switch to be on.

13. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 11, wherein the seventh switch is controlled to be on, the boost-type DC/DC converter is controlled to work in a pulse-width modulation mode and output a pulsating direct-current voltage, and further configured to alternately:

1) in a first half cycle of the desired alternating current voltage starting from a moment when the pulsating direct-current voltage is zero, control the third switch and the sixth switch to be on; and

2) in a second half cycle of the desired alternating current voltage starting from a moment when the pulsating direct-current voltage is zero, controlling the fourth switch and the fifth switch to be on.

14. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1, wherein when an alternating current of the alternating current input node is in a predetermined range, the first switch, the second switch, the inverter circuit, and the seventh switch are controlled to stop working, and the eighth switch is controlled so that the alternating current input node is electrically connected to the alternating current output node.

15. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 1, wherein when an alternating current of the alternating current input node is in a predetermined range, the eighth switch is controlled so that the first output node and the second output node of the inverter circuit are electrically connected to the alternating current output node, the first switch and the second switch are controlled to be on, the third switch and the sixth switch are controlled to be on in a positive half cycle of the alternating current, and the fourth switch and the fifth switch are controlled to be on in a negative half cycle of the alternating current.

16. An uninterruptible power supply comprising:

a rectifier comprising a rectifier input node, a first rectifier output node, a second rectifier output node, a first diode and a first switch coupled in series between the rectifier input node and the first rectifier output node, and a second diode coupled between the rectifier input node and a second rectifier output node;

an inverter comprising a first inverter input node, a second inverter input node, an inverter output node, a second switch and a third diode coupled in series between the first inverter input node, and a third switch coupled between the second inverter input node and the inverter output node; and

an inductor coupled between the rectifier and the inverter.

17. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 16, wherein the rectifier input node comprises a first rectifier input node and wherein the rectifier further comprises a second rectifier input node, a fourth switch and a fourth diode coupled in series between the second rectifier input node and the first rectifier output node, and a fifth diode coupled between the second rectifier input node and the second rectifier output node.

18. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 17, wherein the inverter output node comprises a first inverter output node and wherein the inverter further comprises a second inverter output node, a fifth switch and a sixth diode coupled in series between the first inverter input node and the second inverter output node, and a sixth switch coupled between the second inverter input node and the second inverter output node.

19. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 18, further comprising a seventh switch configured to couple and decouple a DC power source to and from the first rectifier output node.

20. The uninterruptible power supply according to claim 19, further configured to provide the following operational modes:

a first mode wherein the first switch and the fourth switch are pulse width modulated to provide a voltage buck while the second switch, the third switch, the fifth switch and the sixth switch are modulated at an AC output frequency;

a second mode wherein the first switch, the fourth switch, the third switch and the sixth switch are modulated at the AC output frequency while the second switch and the fifth switch are pulse width modulated to provide a voltage boost; and

a third mode wherein the second switch, the fifth switch and the seventh switch are modulated to provide power transfer from the DC power source to the first and second inverter output nodes.