System interconnection protective device for non-utility generation equipment

• US 6,107,784 A
• Filed: 03/01/1999
• Issued: 08/22/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Nishishiba Electric Company Limited (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation), Nishishiba Electric Company Limited (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Nomiya, Shigeo, Okado, Chihiro, Katoh, Toyokuni
• Primary Examiner(s): Han, Jessica
• Application Number:
  US09/125,759
• Time in Patent Office: 540 Days
• Field of Search: 323/205, 323/206, 323/207, 323/208, 323/209, 323/210, 307/85, 307/86, 307/87
• US Class Current: 323/205
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/40 Synchronising a generator for connection to a network or to another generator

Abstract

The isolation operation of a non-utility generation system (7) interconnected to a power system enable to be reliably detected in the non-utility generation system, providing a transfer breaker. When the frequency change rate of the non-utility generation system (7) has a positive value, the advanced reactive power of the non-utility generation system (7) is increased. When the frequency change rate of the non-utility generation system (7) has a negative value, the delayed reactive power of the non-utility generation system (7) is increased. Further, the gain of the power control section (9) of the non-utility generation system (7) is adjusted in accordance with the frequency change rate. As the gain is thus adjusted, the voltage of the non-utility generation system (7) changes. This change in the voltage is detected. In accordance with the voltage change, the non-utility generation system (7) is disconnected from the system power supply.

Claims

1. An apparatus for protecting a non-utility generation system which is interconnected by a breaker to a power system and which has a voltage control system, said apparatus comprising:

a frequency detector for detecting an output frequency of the non-utility generation system;

a frequency-change rate detector for detecting a rate at which the frequency detected by the frequency detector changes;

arithmetic means for calculating a change reference for a voltage or reactive power output by the non-utility generation system, from the frequency change rate detected by the frequency-change rate detector;

first control means for increasing an advanced reactive power of the non-utility generation system or decreasing the output voltage of the non-utility generation system, when it is determined from the change reference that the frequency change rate has a positive value;

second control means for increasing a delayed reactive power of the non-utility generation system or increasing the output voltage of the non-utility generation system, when the frequency change rate has a negative value;

gain adjusting means for adjusting a gain of a power control section of the non-utility generation system, in accordance with the frequency change rate; and

protecting means for detecting a frequency change which increases as the voltage of the non-utility generation system changes, and for disconnecting the non-utility generation system from the system bus line in accordance with the frequency change detected.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gain adjusting means has gain setting means for setting a gain in the power control section of the non-utility generation system, said gain being high when the frequency change rate falls in an extremely low range, being low when the frequency change rate falls in an intermediate range, and being a relatively high when the frequency change rate falls in a high range.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the gain adjusting means has means for switching the gain of the power control section in accordance with the frequency change rate and/or switching a limited value corresponding to the change reference.

4. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a revolving generation system.

5. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a static generation system.

6. An apparatus for protecting a non-utility generation system which is interconnected by a breaker to a power system, said apparatus comprising:

a frequency change detector for detecting changes in an output frequency of the non-utility generation system;

control means for outputting a control signal to the non-utility generation system, thereby to control a reactive power, a preset output voltage, an output voltage, an output voltage phase or an output current phase of the non-utility generation system;

reactive power-change rate detector for detecting a rate at which a reactive power of the non-utility generation system changes;

voltage-change rate detecting means for detecting a rate at which an output-voltage reference of the non-utility generation system changes;

frequency-change increasing means for changing an output of the non-utility generation system, thereby to increase the frequency change, when the reactive power-change rate detecting means and the voltage-change rate detecting means detect a change in the frequency of the non-utility generation system; and

operating mode setting means for setting an operating mode of the non-utility generation system when the reactive power-change rate decreases as the frequency-change increasing means increases the frequency change.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the operating mode setting means has stop/disconnect means for stopping the non-utility generation system which gives a disconnection command to the breaker, or for disconnecting the non-utility generation system from the system bus line, when the frequency-change increasing means increases the frequency change, thereby decreasing the reactive power-change rate.

8. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the operating mode setting means comprises isolated operation means for disconnecting the non-utility generation system from the power system and turning off the frequency-change increasing means, thereby to cause the non-utility generation system to perform isolated operation, when the frequency-change increasing means increases the frequency change, thereby decreasing the reactive power-change rate.

9. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a revolving generation system.

10. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a static generation system.

11. An apparatus for protecting a non-utility generation system which is interconnected by a breaker to a power system and which has a voltage control system, said apparatus comprising:

a frequency detector for detecting an output frequency of the non-utility generation system;

a frequency-change rate detector for detecting a rate at which the frequency detected by the frequency detector changes;

low-speed response reactive power control means for detecting a reactive power of the non-utility generation system, said low-speed response reactive power control means being controlled by a first voltage reference to change the reactive power to a desired value;

high-speed response reactive power control means controlled by a reactive-power change reference and a second voltage change, said reactive-power change reference advancing the reactive power when said frequency-change rate detector detects that the frequency change rate has a positive value, and delaying the reactive power when said frequency-change rate detector detects that the frequency change rate has a negative value, and said second voltage change having been obtained by comparing the reactive power and the reactive power change;

voltage control means for controlling an output voltage of the non-utility generation system in accordance with a third voltage reference obtained from the first voltage reference for controlling the low-speed response reactive power control means and the second voltage reference for controlling the high-speed response reactive power control means; and

protective means for disconnecting the non-utility generation system from a bus line in accordance with the reactive power change and also with the second voltage reference for controlling the high-speed response reactive power control means.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a revolving generation system.

13. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a static generation system.

14. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a static power converter having a circuit which delays the reactive power control or the voltage change control.

15. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a static power converter having a circuit which delays the reactive power control or the voltage change control.

16. An apparatus for protecting a non-utility generation system which is interconnected a breaker to a power system, said apparatus comprising:

a frequency detector for detecting an output frequency of the non-utility generation system;

a frequency-change rate detector for detecting a rate at which the frequency detected by the frequency detector changes;

a function circuit for calculating a voltage-change reference from the frequency change rate detected by the frequency-change rate detector and for controlling the non-utility generation system to increase an advanced reactive power of the non-utility generation system or decrease the output voltage of the non-utility generation system when it is determined from the voltage change reference that the frequency change rate has a positive value, and to increase a delayed reactive power of the non-utility generation system or increase the output voltage of the non-utility generation system when it is determined from the voltage change reference that the frequency change rate has a negative value;

an active power detector for detecting an active power of the non-utility generation system;

voltage-change reference correcting means for increasing the voltage-change reference output from the function circuit, thereby to sufficiently increase the output frequency of the non-utility generation system when the active power detected by the active power detect or is small; and

a protective device for detecting a frequency change increasing as the voltage of the non-utility generation system changes and for disconnecting the non-utility generation system from a bus line.

17. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a section having a static DC power supply and a power converter.

18. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a section having a static DC power supply and a device for compensating for reactive power.

19. An apparatus for protecting a non-utility generation system which is interconnected by a breaker to a power system, said apparatus comprising:

a frequency detector for detecting an output frequency of the non-utility generation system;

a frequency-change rate detector for detecting a rate at which the frequency detected by the frequency detector changes;

a group of capacitors which are power capacitors;

input breaker means for disconnecting the group of capacitors from the non-utility generation system when the frequency change rate detected by the frequency-change rate detector has a positive value and connecting the group of capacitors to the non-utility generation system when the frequency change rate detected by the frequency-change rate detector has a negative value; and

a protective device for detecting a frequency change increased as the reactive power changes when the group of capacitors is connected or disconnected, and for disconnecting the non-utility generation system from a base line in accordance with the frequency change detected.

20. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a section having a static DC power supply and a power converter.

21. An apparatus according to claim 19, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a section having a static DC power supply and a device for compensating for reactive power.

22. An apparatus for protecting a non-utility generation system which is interconnected by a breaker to a power system, said apparatus comprising:

a frequency detector for detecting an output frequency of the non-utility generation system;

a frequency-change rate detector for detecting a rate at which the frequency detected by the frequency detector changes;

a function circuit for calculating a voltage-change reference from the frequency change rate detected by the frequency-change rate detector and for controlling the non-utility generation system to increase an advanced reactive power of the non-utility generation system or decrease the output voltage of the non-utility generation system when it is determined from the voltage change reference that the frequency change rate has a positive value, and to increase a delayed reactive power of the non-utility generation system or increase the output voltage of the non-utility generation system when it is determined from the voltage change reference that the frequency change rate has a negative value;

a group of capacitors which are power capacitors,

input breaker means for disconnecting the group of capacitors from the non-utility generation system when the frequency change rate detected by the frequency-change rate detector has a positive value and connecting the group of capacitors to the non-utility generation system when the frequency change rate detected by the frequency-change rate detector has a negative value; and

a protective device for detecting a frequency change increased as the reactive power changes when the group of capacitors is connected or disconnected, and for disconnecting the non-utility generation system from a base line in accordance with the frequency change detected.

23. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the group of capacitors is disconnected from the non-utility generation system when the frequency change rate has a positive value and exceeds a preset positive value, and is connected to the non-utility generation system when the frequency change rate has a negative value and exceeds a preset negative value.

24. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a section having a static DC power supply and a power converter.

25. An apparatus according to claim 22, wherein the non-utility generation system comprises a section having a static DC power supply and a device for compensating for reactive power.