Combined power generation system having power converting apparatus

• US 9,698,603 B2
• Filed: 12/05/2013
• Issued: 07/04/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Kawamura, Masahide, Sakata, Kentaro, Ogawa, Mitsuchika, Tsuda, Kentaro, Iizaka, Takefumi, Hirase, Yuko, Sugimoto, Kazushige
• Primary Examiner(s): Cole, Brandon S
• Application Number:
  US14/758,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20150357820A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,307 Days
• Field of Search: 307 32- 75
• CPC Class Codes: B63J 3/00 Driving of auxiliaries transmission elements per se F16
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/44 Methods for charging or discharging circuits for charging H02J7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 10/48 Accumulators combined with arrangements for measuring, testing or indicating the condition of cells, e.g. the level or density of the electrolyte constructional details of current conducting connections for detecting conditions inside cells or batteries, e.g. details of voltage sensing terminals, H01M50/569
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 16/006 of fuel cells with rechargeable batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04544 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04925 Power, energy, capacity or load
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/10 The dispersed energy generation being of fossil origin, e.g. diesel generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/24 of photovoltaic origin
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/28 The renewable source being wind energy wind motors F03D
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2300/30 The power source being a fuel cell
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/10 The network having a local or delimited stationary reach
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2310/42 for ships or vessels
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/38 Arrangements for parallely feeding a single network by two or more generators, converters or transformers
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/381 Dispersed generators
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/388 Islanding, i.e. disconnection of local power supply from the network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 3/46 Controlling of the sharing of output between the generators, converters, or transformers
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/04 by static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/44 by static converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/539 with automatic control of output wave form or frequency H02M7/5375 - H02M7/5387 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 30/60 Planning or developing urban green infrastructure
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/56 : Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 10/76 : Power conversion electric or electronic aspects
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 : Energy storage using batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 : Fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/40 : Application of hydrogen technology to transportation, e.g. using fuel cells

Abstract

A first internal phase difference angle calculator for integrating a deviation between a first frequency command value and a frequency obtained by frequency obtaining device to calculate a first internal phase difference angle, a first internal electromotive voltage command value calculator for proportioning and calculating a deviation between a first reactive power command value and a reactive power obtained based on the value measured by first measuring device, and adding a reference voltage to the deviation so as to calculate a first internal electromotive voltage command value, and a first current command value calculator for calculating a command value of an output current from a first power converter based on the first internal phase difference angle, the first internal electromotive voltage command value, and a voltage measured by the voltage measuring device. The apparatus controls the first power converter based on an output from the first current command value calculator.

Claims

1. A combined power generation system having a power converting apparatus in a power supply system provided with an electricity storage facility having an electricity storage device and a first power converter connected to the electricity storage device, a power generation facility having a power generating apparatus and a second power converter, connected to the power generating apparatus, for converting an electric power of the power generating apparatus into a predetermined AC power, the combined power generation system including a voltage measuring device for measuring a voltage of the power supply system and a frequency obtaining device for obtaining a frequency of the power supply system, the combined power generation system comprising:

a first measuring device for measuring a value for obtaining an active power and a reactive power at an output terminal of the first power converter;

a first system control device for controlling the first power converter;

a second measuring device for measuring a value for obtaining an active power and a reactive power at an output terminal of the second power converter; and

a second system control device for controlling the second power converter, wherein

the first system control device includes

a first active power command value calculator for proportioning and calculating a deviation between SOC of the electricity storage device and an SOC command value of the electricity storage device so as to calculate a first active power command value,

a first frequency command value calculator having

a first proportioning calculator for proportioning and calculating a deviation between the first active power command value and the active power obtained based on the value measured by the first measuring device and

a first adder for adding a reference frequency to an output from the first proportioning calculator so as to calculate a first frequency command value,

a first internal phase difference angle calculator for integrating a deviation between the first frequency command value and the frequency obtained by the frequency obtaining device so as to calculate a first internal phase difference angle,

a first internal electromotive voltage command value calculator having

a second proportioning calculator for proportioning and calculating a deviation between the first reactive power command value and a reactive power obtained based on the value measured by the first measuring device and

a second adder for adding a reference voltage to an output from the second proportioning calculator so as to calculate a first internal electromotive voltage command value, and

a first current command value calculator for calculating a command value of an output current from the first power converter based on the first internal phase difference angle, the first internal electromotive voltage command value, and a voltage measured by the voltage measuring device,

the first power converter is controlled based on an output from the first current command value calculator,

the second system control device includes

a second active power command value calculator for integrating a deviation between the frequency obtained by the frequency obtaining device and the frequency command value so as to calculate a second active power command value,

a second frequency command value calculator having

a third proportioning calculator for proportioning and calculating a deviation between the second active power command value and an active power obtained based on the value measured by the second measuring device and

a third adder for adding a reference frequency to an output from the third proportioning calculator so as to calculate a second frequency command value,

a second internal phase difference angle calculator for integrating a deviation between the second frequency command value and the frequency obtained by the frequency obtaining device so as to calculate a second internal phase difference angle,

a second internal electromotive voltage command value calculator having

a fourth proportioning calculator for proportioning and calculating a deviation between a second reactive power command value and a reactive power obtained based on the value measured by the second measuring device and

a fourth adder for adding a reference voltage to an output from the fourth proportioning calculator so as to calculate a second internal electromotive voltage command value, and

a second current command value calculator for calculating a command value of an output current from the second power converter based on the second internal phase difference angle, the second internal electromotive voltage command value, and the voltage measured by the voltage measuring device,

the second power converter is controlled based on an output from the second current command value calculator.

2. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the first internal electromotive voltage command value calculator is constituted so as to subtract a voltage drop caused by first total impedance that is a sum of internal impedance of the electricity storage facility and outer impedance between the electricity storage facility and the power supply system from the output from the second adder, so as to obtain the first internal electromotive voltage command value,

the second internal electromotive voltage command value calculator is constituted so as to subtract a voltage drop caused by second total impedance that is a sum of internal impedance of the fuel cell power generation facility and external impedance between the fuel cell power generation facility and the power supply system from an output from the fourth adder so as to obtain the second internal electromotive voltage command value.

3. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein

the first current command value calculator is constituted so as to output a current value for flowing in the first total impedance when the first total impedance is connected between a power supply having a voltage measured by the voltage measuring device and a power supply having the voltage represented by the first internal electromotive voltage command value,

the second current command value calculator is constituted so as to output a current value for flowing in the second total impedance when the second total impedance is connected between a power supply having the voltage measured by the voltage measuring device and a power supply having the voltage represented by the second internal electromotive voltage command value.

4. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the outputs from the first internal electromotive voltage command value calculator, the second internal electromotive voltage command value calculator, the first current command value calculator and the second current command value calculator are calculated by setting the internal impedance of the electricity storage facility to a larger value than an actual value.

5. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the voltage measuring device and the frequency obtaining device have

a voltage detection equipment for measuring a voltage of the power supply system, and

a PLL calculator for performing a phase synchronization operation on an output from the voltage detection equipment, and

a voltage of the power supply system is calculated based on the output from the voltage detection equipment, and the frequency and the phase of power supply system are calculated based on an output from the PLL calculator.

6. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the first electric power measuring device is constituted so as to include

a voltage detection equipment for measuring a voltage of the power supply system,

a PLL calculator for synchronizing and calculating a phase of an output from the voltage detection equipment, and

a current detection equipment for measuring an output current from the electricity storage facility, and

calculate the active power and the reactive power of the first electric power measuring device based on the output from the current detection equipment and the voltage calculated by the PLL calculator,

the second electric power measuring device is constituted so as to include

a voltage detection equipment for measuring a voltage of the power supply system,

a PLL calculator for synchronizing and calculating a phase of an output from the voltage detection equipment, and

a current detection equipment for measuring an output current from the fuel cell power generation facility, and

calculate the active power and the reactive power of the second electric power measuring device based on the output from the current detection equipment and the voltage calculated by the PLL calculator.

7. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, comprising:

a first time lag calculator provided between the first proportioning calculator and the first adder,

a second time lag calculator provided between the second proportioning calculator and the second adder,

a third time lag calculator provided between the third proportioning calculator and the third adder, and

a fourth time lag calculator provided between the fourth proportioning calculator and the fourth adder.

8. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the time lag in the first time lag calculator is larger than the time lag in the third time lag calculator.

9. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the power generating apparatus is a fuel cell, and

the second power converter converts a DC power of the fuel cell into an AC power.

10. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the power generating apparatus is a binary power generating apparatus, and

the power generation facility includes the binary power generating apparatus, an AC-DC converter for converting an AC power of the binary power generating apparatus into a DC power, and the second power converter for converting a DC power of the AC-DC converter into an AC power.

11. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power supply system is a self-supported power supply system constituted by connecting a motor power generator and a power generator using natural energy.

12. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power supply system is a self-supported power supply system constituted by connecting the plurality of electricity storage facilities.

13. The combined power generation system having the power converting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power supply system is constituted so that a commercial electric power system is connectable via a circuit breaker.