Digital control method for operating UPS systems in parallel
First Claim
1. An uninterruptible power supply configured to operate in parallel with a second uninterruptible power supply in a power distribution system, the uninterruptible power supply comprising:
- a first inverter configured to provide power to a load;
a communication interface configured to be coupled to the second uninterruptible power supply via a communication channel, wherein the communication interface is further configured to receive at least one first status signal from the second uninterruptible power supply via the communication channel, the at least one first status signal indicating whether the second uninterruptible power supply is configured to operate in one of a master state or a slave state, the communication interface being configured to provide isolation between the uninterruptible power supply and the second uninterruptible power supply; and
a controller coupled to the first inverter and the communication interface and configured to control the uninterruptible power supply to operate in one of the master state and the slave state based on the at least one first status signal,wherein in the master state, the uninterruptible power supply is configured to control voltage to the load, and in the slave state, the uninterruptible power supply is configured to control an output current value of the first inverter.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of operating uninterruptible power supplies in parallel in a power distribution system to provide power to a load are provided. At least one uninterruptible power supply inverter provides power to the load. A communication interface provides a measured value of at least one of inverter output current of a first uninterruptible power supply and a measured value of the load current to a second uninterruptible power supply, and receives a measured value of at least one of inverter output current of the second uninterruptible power supply and the load current. A controller controls the uninterruptible power supplies to operate in one of a master state and a slave state. In the master state the uninterruptible power supply is configured to control the voltage to the load, and in the slave state the uninterruptible power supply is configured to determine a reference output current value based at least in part on at least one of the measured value of inverter output current of the second uninterruptible power supply and the measured value of the load current. The uninterruptible power supply in the slave state drives its inverter output current toward the reference output current value to provide its share of the load current.
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1. An uninterruptible power supply configured to operate in parallel with a second uninterruptible power supply in a power distribution system, the uninterruptible power supply comprising:
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a first inverter configured to provide power to a load; a communication interface configured to be coupled to the second uninterruptible power supply via a communication channel, wherein the communication interface is further configured to receive at least one first status signal from the second uninterruptible power supply via the communication channel, the at least one first status signal indicating whether the second uninterruptible power supply is configured to operate in one of a master state or a slave state, the communication interface being configured to provide isolation between the uninterruptible power supply and the second uninterruptible power supply; and a controller coupled to the first inverter and the communication interface and configured to control the uninterruptible power supply to operate in one of the master state and the slave state based on the at least one first status signal, wherein in the master state, the uninterruptible power supply is configured to control voltage to the load, and in the slave state, the uninterruptible power supply is configured to control an output current value of the first inverter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of distributing power using an uninterruptible power supply configured to operate in parallel with a second uninterruptible power supply to provide power to a load, comprising:
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receiving, via a communication interface of the uninterruptible power supply, at least one first status signal from the second uninterruptible power supply, the at least one first status signal indicating whether the second uninterruptible power supply is configured to operate in a master state or a slave state of operation; isolating, with the communication interface, the uninterruptible power supply from the second uninterruptible power supply; controlling the uninterruptible power supply to operate in one of the master state and the slave state based on the at least one first status signal; operating, in the master state, the uninterruptible power supply to control voltage to the load; and operating, in the slave state, the uninterruptible power supply to control an inverter output current value of the uninterruptible power supply. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An uninterruptible power supply configured to operate in parallel with a second uninterruptible power supply to provide power to a load, the uninterruptible power supply comprising:
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an input configured to receive input power; an inverter configured to provide output power to a load; and means for electrically isolating the uninterruptible power supply from the second uninterruptible power supply and for operating the uninterruptible power supply in one of a master state and a slave state; wherein in the master state, the uninterruptible power supply is configured to control voltage to the load, and in the slave state, the uninterruptible power supply is configured to control an output current value of the inverter.
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