Photovoltaic power generation system and photovoltaic power generation system control method

• US 9,086,228 B2
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Issued: 07/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/24/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Morimoto, Keiji
• Primary Examiner(s): Assouad, Patrick
• Assistant Examiner(s): Brown, Lamarr
• Application Number:
  US13/618,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20130009486A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,040 Days
• Field of Search: 324/761.01, 324/76.11, 250/200, 250/206, 126/600
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 25/10 extending in directions away from a supporting surface
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 30/452 Vertical primary axis
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 50/20 for tracking
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/10 Supporting structures directly fixed to the ground H02S20/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H02S 20/32 specially adapted for solar tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/47 Mountings or tracking
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/50 Photovoltaic [PV] energy

Abstract

A photovoltaic power generation system, wherein electrical power generated by multiple photovoltaic power generator units is gathered in a single unit group power collection control section and, in addition, supplied (transferred) to a single power converter corresponding to a single unit group power collection control section. The photovoltaic power generation system comprises generator unit groups formed by arrangement of multiple photovoltaic power generator units and unit group power collection control sections, which are connected with the photovoltaic power generator units through unit cables, and collect and control the electric power generated by the photovoltaic power generator units.

Claims

1. A photovoltaic power generation system control method comprising forming generator unit groups by arranging a plurality of photovoltaic power generator units having solar cell modules and a tracking drive section imparting tracking drive to the solar cell modules, controlling the tracking driver section via a unit group power collection control section collecting the electrical power generated by the generator unit groups, and effecting the power conversion of the generated electrical power collected by the unit group power collection control sections using power converters,

the method comprising:

identifying a photovoltaic power generator unit exhibiting power generation malfunction based on a power generation state of each photovoltaic power generator unit and correcting the power generation malfunction of the identified photovoltaic power generator unit via the unit group power collection control section.

2. The photovoltaic power generation system control method according to claim 1,

wherein a plurality of generator unit groups and unit group power collection control sections are arranged, a generator unit group exhibiting power generation malfunctions is identified by detecting the power generation state of the plurality of generator unit groups, and the power generation malfunction of the identified generator unit group is corrected.

3. The photovoltaic power generation system control method according to claim 1,

wherein at least one of the photovoltaic power generator units situated in the generator unit groups comprises a direct solar radiation meter, a reference electrical power output is computed based on the solar radiation quantity detected by the direct solar radiation meter, a photovoltaic power generator unit exhibiting power generation malfunction is identified by comparing the electrical power generated by the photovoltaic power generator unit with the reference electrical power output, and the power generation malfunction of the identified photovoltaic power generator unit is corrected.

4. The photovoltaic power generation system control method according to claim 2,

wherein a system management and control section providing integrated management and control over the plurality of installed generator unit groups and unit group power collection control sections is provided,

a unit discrimination signal distinguishing a photovoltaic power generator unit exhibiting power generation malfunction identified based on the power generation states detected by the unit state detection sections is transmitted via the unit group power collection control section to the system management and control section, and

the system management and control section corrects the tracking shift of the identified photovoltaic power generator unit via the unit group power collection control section.

5. The photovoltaic power generation system control method according to claim 1,

wherein the tracking drive section is controlled by controlling the unit group power collection control section using a terminal device capable of controlling the unit group power collection control section via communication.