Grid interconnection device, grid interconnection system, and power control system

• US 8,321,064 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2010
• Issued: 11/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Sanyo Electric Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Itoh, Kazuo, Makino, Masahiro, Hirata, Toshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): SHECHTMAN, SEAN P
• Application Number:
  US12/713,743
• Publication Number:
  US 20100217453A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,005 Days
• Field of Search: 700/286, 700/291, 700295-297, 320/109
• US Class Current: 700/297
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/00 Circuit arrangements for ac mains or ac distribution networks
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/32 using batteries with converting means
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/38 Arrangements for parallely feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 80/10 Efficient use of energy, e.g. using compressed air or pressurized fluid as energy carrier
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/50 Energy storage in industry with an added climate change mitigation effect

Abstract

A grid interconnection device 100 for interconnecting a power storage device to a power distribution system to which alternating current power is distributed, the grid interconnection device comprises a receiver 101 and a controller 104. The receiver 101 receives a second adjustment instruction transmitted before a first adjustment instruction. The controller 104 controls the power storage amount on the basis of the second adjustment instruction.

Claims

1. A power control system comprising:

a power distribution facility configured to distribute alternating current power to a power distribution system; and

a plurality of customers each including a grid interconnection device configured to interconnect a power storage device to the power distribution system, wherein

the plurality of customers are grouped into a plurality of groups,

the grid interconnection device comprises;

a controller configured to control input/output power indicating forward flow power that flows from the power distribution system to the power storage device and backward flow power that flows reversely from the power storage device to the power distribution system;

a receiver configured to receive a first adjustment instruction to adjust or set the input/output power, and a second adjustment instruction to adjust a power storage amount in the power storage device, the first adjustment instruction transmitted through a predetermined transmission path, the second adjustment instruction transmitted through the predetermined transmission path before the first adjustment instruction; and

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not an own group to which the grid interconnection device belongs to is an application group, on the basis of group information being included in each of the first adjustment instruction and the second adjustment instruction and indicating the application group to which each of the first adjustment instruction and the second adjustment instruction is applied among the plurality of groups, wherein

the controller controls the input/output power on the basis of the first adjustment instruction and controls the power storage amount on the basis of the second adjustment instruction if the determination unit determines that the own group is the application group.

2. The power control system according to claim 1, wherein the power distribution facility comprises:

a calculator configured to calculate an adjustment amount or a set amount of the input/output power on the basis of a history of a voltage value of the power distribution system or a history of a power usage amount in the customer; and

an instruction generator configured to generate the first adjustment instruction including information that indicates the adjustment amount or the set amount calculated by the calculator.

3. The power control system according to claim 1, wherein the power distribution facility comprises:

a calculator configured to calculate an adjustment amount or a set amount of the input/output power on the basis of a weather condition; and

an instruction generator configured to generate the first adjustment instruction including information that indicates the adjustment amount or the set amount calculated by the calculator.

4. The power control system according to claim 1, wherein the power distribution facility comprises:

a calculator configured to calculate an adjustment amount or a set amount of the input/output power on the basis of information on an event that influences power consumption in a customer; and

an instruction generator configured to generate the first adjustment instruction including information that indicates the adjustment amount or the set amount calculated by the calculator.

5. A grid interconnection device for interconnecting a power storage device to a power distribution system to which alternating current power is distributed, the grid interconnection device comprising:

a controller configured to control input/output power indicating forward flow power that flows from the power distribution system to the power storage device and/or backward flow power that flows reversely from the power storage device to the power distribution system; and

a receiver configured to receive a first adjustment instruction to adjust or set the input/output power, and a second adjustment instruction to adjust a power storage amount in the power storage device, the first adjustment instruction transmitted through a predetermined transmission path, the second adjustment instruction transmitted through the predetermined transmission path before the first adjustment instruction, wherein

the first adjustment instruction includes information on target power,

the controller controls the input/output power within a range of the target power on the basis of the first adjustment instruction, and controls the power storage amount on the basis of the second adjustment instruction; and

wherein

the grid interconnection device is provided in a customer wherein

the customer is grouped into a group, from among a plurality of groups, with other customer having other interconnection device,

the grid interconnection device comprising;

a determination unit configured to determine whether or not an own group is an application group, on the basis of group information being included in each of the first adjustment instruction and the second adjustment instruction and indicating the application group to which each of the first adjustment instruction and the second adjustment instruction is applied among the plurality of groups, wherein

the controller controls the input/output power on the basis of the first adjustment instruction and controls the power storage amount on the basis of the second adjustment instruction if the determination unit determines that the own group is the application group.