Power conversion apparatus

• US 5,991,181 A
• Filed: 04/03/1998
• Issued: 11/23/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kansai Electric Power Company Incorporated, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation), Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kansai Electric Power Company Incorporated, Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanaka, Yukao, Morita, deceased, Megumu, Fujii, Toshiyuki, Tamai, Shinzo
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, MATTHEW VAN
• Application Number:
  US09/054,405
• Time in Patent Office: 599 Days
• Field of Search: 363/16, 363/20, 363/21, 363/34, 363/37, 363/95, 363/97, 363/123, 363/131
• US Class Current: 363/97
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/102 being switching converters H02J1/108, H02J1/12 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/46 Controlling of the sharing of output between the generators, converters, or transformers

Abstract

A power conversion apparatus has a voltage type power convertor, a power control circuit for outputting a first active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a power reference value Pref and a detection value P of a power detector, a DC voltage detector for outputting a second active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a DC voltage reference value Vdref and a detection value Vd of the DC voltage detector, and a gate control circuit for firing switching elements in the voltage type power convertor based on both first and second active power reference signals.

Claims

1. A power conversion apparatus in a plurality of power conversion apparatuses forming a power system, each apparatus including a voltage type power convertor for converting a DC power to a AC power or the AC power to the DC power and for supplying a converted power, connected to DC lines, comprising:

direct current voltage detection means for detecting the DC voltage of each voltage type power converter;

power detection means for detecting the power converted from the AC power to the DC power or from the DC power to the AC power by the voltage type power convertor;

power control means for outputting a first active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a power reference value and a detected value detected by the power detection means;

direct current control means for outputting a second active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a direct current voltage reference value and a detected value detected by the direct current voltage detection means; and

an adder receiving the first active power reference signal and the second active power reference signal and supplying an active power instruction signal;

gate control means for firing switching elements incorporated in the voltage type power convertor based on the active power instruction signal.

20. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein an output limit value for limiting a magnitude of the first active power reference signal is set in the power control means, and the magnitude of the first active power reference signal output from the power control means is limited based on the limit value.

21. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein a different output limit value is set in each power control means for each voltage type power converter in each power conversion apparatus.

2. A power conversion apparatus in a plurality of power conversion apparatuses forming a power system, each apparatus including a voltage type power convertor for converting a DC power to a AC power or the AC power to the DC power and for supplying a converted power, connected to DC lines, comprising:

direct current voltage detection means for detecting the DC voltage of each voltage type power converter;

power detection means for detecting the power converted from the AC power to the DC power or from the DC power to the AC power by the voltage type power convertor;

power control means for outputting a first active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a power reference value and a detected value detected by the power detection means;

direct current control means for outputting a second active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a direct current voltage reference value and a detected value detected by the direct current voltage detection means; and

gate control means for firing switching elements incorporated in the voltage type power convertor based on the first active power reference signal and the second active power reference signal, wherein an output limit value for limiting a magnitude of the first active power reference signal is set in the power control means, and the magnitude of the first active power reference signal output from the power control means is limited based on the limit value.

14. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein a different direct current amplification factor is set into the direct current voltage control means in each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

15. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein the power control means comprises a subtractor and a compensator, the subtractor receives the power reference value and the detected value detected by the power detection circuit, and the output limit value is set in the compensator, and the compensator receives an output from the subtractor, and outputs the first active power reference signal.

3. A power conversion apparatus in a plurality of power conversion apparatuses forming a power system, each apparatus including a voltage type power convertor for converting a DC power to a AC power or the AC power to the DC power and for supplying a converted power, connected to DC lines, comprising:

direct current voltage detection means for detecting the DC voltage of each voltage type power converter;

power detection means for detecting the power converted from the AC power to the DC power or from the DC power to the AC power by the voltage type power convertor;

power control means for outputting a first active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a power reference value and a detected value detected by the power detection means;

direct current control means for outputting a second active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a direct current voltage reference value and a detected value detected by the direct current voltage detection means; and

gate control means for firing switching elements incorporated in the voltage type power convertor based on the first active power reference signal and the second active power reference signal, wherein a different output limit value is set in each power control means for each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

10. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein the different output limit value to be set in the power control means is set according to an ability of power supply of an alternating current system connected to each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

4. A power conversion apparatus in a plurality of power conversion apparatuses forming a power system, each apparatus including a voltage type power convertor for converting a DC power to a AC power or the AC power to the DC power and for supplying a converted power, connected to DC lines, comprising:

direct current voltage detection means for detecting the DC voltage of each voltage type power converter;

power detection means for detecting the power converted from the AC power to the DC power or from the DC power to the AC power by the voltage type power convertor;

power control means for outputting a first active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a power reference value and a detected value detected by the power detection means;

direct current control means for outputting a second active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a direct current voltage reference value and a detected value detected by the direct current voltage detection means; and

gate control means for firing switching elements incorporated in the voltage type power convertor based on the first active power reference signal and the second active power reference signal, wherein the direct current voltage control means of each voltage type power convertor further comprises a change rate suppress means to suppress a change rate per time of an output signal transferred from the direct current voltage detection means.

7. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein a different set value is set in the change rate suppress means for each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

11. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the different limit value to be set in the change rate control means is set according to an ability of power supply of an alternating current system connected to each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

16. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the direct current voltage control means comprises a subtractor and a compensator, the subtractor receives the direct current voltage reference value and a direct current voltage value detected by the direct current voltage detection means, and the compensator receives an output from the subtractor and outputs the second active power reference signal.

17. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein a maximum change rate that is corresponding to an allowable power supply ability of the AC power connected to each voltage type power convertor is set in the change rate suppress means.

5. A power conversion apparatus in a plurality of power conversion apparatuses forming a power system, each apparatus including a voltage type power convertor for converting a DC power to a AC power or the AC power to the DC power and for supplying a converted power, connected to DC lines, comprising:

direct current voltage detection means for detecting the DC voltage of each voltage type power converter;

power detection means for detecting the power converted from the AC power to the DC power or from the DC power to the AC power by the voltage type power convertor;

power control means for outputting a first active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a power reference value and a detected value detected by the power detection means;

direct current control means for outputting a second active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a direct current voltage reference value and a detected value detected by the direct current voltage detection means and

gate control means for firing switching elements incorporated in the voltage type power convertor based on the first active power reference signal and the second active power reference signal, wherein an output limit value for limiting a magnitude of the first active power reference signal is set in the power control means, and the magnitude of the first active power reference signal output from the power control means is limited based on the limit value, and wherein the direct current voltage control means of each voltage type power convertor further comprises a change rate suppress means to suppress a change rate per time of an output signal transferred from the direct current voltage detection means.

8. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein a different set value is set in the change rate suppress means for each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

12. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein the different limit value to be set in the change rate control means is set according to an ability of power supply of an alternating current system connected to each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

18. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein a maximum change rate that is corresponding to an allowable power supply ability of the AC power connected to each voltage type power convertor is set in the change rate suppress means.

6. A power conversion apparatus in a plurality of power conversion apparatuses forming a power system, each apparatus including a voltage type power convertor for converting a DC power to a AC power or the AC power to the DC power and for supplying a converted power, connected to DC lines, comprising:

direct current voltage detection means for detecting the DC voltage of each voltage type power converter;

power detection means for detecting the power converted from the AC power to the DC power or from the DC power to the AC power by the voltage type power convertor;

power control means for outputting a first active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a power reference value and a detected value detected by the power detection means;

direct current control means for outputting a second active power reference signal for the voltage type power convertor based on a direct current voltage reference value and a detected value detected by the direct current voltage detection means; and

gate control means for firing switching elements incorporated in the voltage type power convertor based on the first active power reference signal and the second active power reference signal, wherein a different output limit value is set in each power control means for each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus, and wherein the direct current voltage control means of each voltage type power convertor further comprises a change rate suppress means to suppress a change rate per time of an output signal transferred from the direct current voltage detection means.

9. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein a different set value is set in the change rate suppress means for each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

13. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the different limit value to be set in the change rate control means is set according to an ability of power supply of an alternating current system connected to each voltage type power convertor in each power conversion apparatus.

19. A power conversion apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein a maximum change rate that is corresponding to an allowable power supply ability of the AC power connected to each voltage type power convertor is set in the change rate suppress means.