Power transmission device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10033291-B2
Application number	US-201715412970-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2017
Priority date	Jul 24, 2014
Publication date	Jul 24, 2018
Grant date	Jul 24, 2018

Abstract

This power transmission device is connected between an AC wiring system connected to an AC power supply, and a DC power supply, and transmits power from the DC power supply to the AC wiring system. The power transmission device includes an AC power supply voltage signal generator, a power converter, a DC voltage conversion unit, a switching element, and a switch open/close signal generator. The switch open/close signal generator includes: a control signal generation unit to generate a control signal formed from a pulse signal; and a pulse width determination unit to receive the control signal and generate a delayed signal obtained by delaying rising of the control signal, and when the delayed signal becomes a value corresponding to a magnitude of voltage of the AC power supply voltage signal, cause the control signal to fall, thereby making the control signal into the switch open/close signal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power transmission device which is connected between an AC wiring system connected to an AC power supply, and a DC power supply, and which transmits power from the DC power supply to the AC wiring system, the power transmission device comprising:
an AC power supply voltage signal generator connected to the AC wiring system and configured to detect a polarity and a magnitude of voltage in the AC wiring system and to generate an AC power supply voltage signal;
a power converter configured to repeatedly open and close a connection between the DC power supply and the AC wiring system in accordance with changes in the polarity and the magnitude of voltage detected by the AC power supply voltage signal generator, thereby converting a DC power outputted from the DC power supply, into an AC power;
a DC voltage conversion unit including a first isolation transformer isolating an input side and an output side from each other, the DC voltage conversion unit being configured to perform a voltage conversion of DC voltage of the DC power supply and to apply resultant voltage to the power converter;
a switching element configured to switch between a closed state in which DC voltage of the DC power supply is applied to the input side of the DC voltage conversion unit, and an open state in which the DC voltage is not applied; and
a switch open/close signal generator configured to generate a switch open/close signal for opening or closing the switching element,
wherein the switch open/close signal generator includes;
a control signal generation unit configured to generate a control signal formed from a predetermined pulse signal; and
a pulse width determination unit configured to receive the control signal and generate a delayed signal obtained by delaying rising of the control signal,
wherein when the delayed signal becomes a value corresponding to a magnitude of voltage of the AC power supply voltage signal, the pulse width determination unit is configured to cause the control signal to fall, thereby making the control signal into the switch open/close signal.

2. The power transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pulse width determination unit includes an integration circuit configured to generate the delayed signal obtained by delaying rising of the received control signal.

3. The power transmission device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the integration circuit is composed of a resistance element and a capacitance element which are connected in series.

4. The power transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the switch open/close signal generator includes:
a delayed signal generator configured to receive the control signal and generate a delayed signal obtained by delaying rising of the control signal; and
a signal output unit configured to, when the delayed signal generated by the delayed signal generator becomes a value corresponding to a magnitude of voltage of the AC power supply voltage signal, cause the control signal to fall, thereby making the control signal into the switch open/close signal,
wherein the delayed signal generator includes a delayed signal delaying unit configured to further delay rising of the delayed signal in accordance with the magnitude of voltage of the AC power supply voltage signal generated by the AC power supply voltage signal generator.

5. The power transmission device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the delayed signal generator includes an integration circuit configured to generate the delayed signal obtained by delaying rising of the received control signal.

6. The power transmission device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the integration circuit is composed of a first resistance element and a capacitance element which are connected in series.

7. The power transmission device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the delayed signal delaying unit includes a second resistance element and a rectification element so that a charge current for the capacitance element becomes smaller than a first threshold value and a discharge current from the capacitance element becomes greater than a second threshold value.

8. The power transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the AC power supply voltage signal is generated using AC voltage that is generated using a second isolation transformer so as to be isolated from the AC power supply.

Assignees

• Ntn Toyo Bearing Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mizutani Masatoshi
• Noda Hiroyuki
• Mori Natsuhiko
• Kawai Tomoya

Classifications

• H02J2101/24

  Photovoltaics · CPC title

• H02J2105/12

  supplying households or buildings · CPC title

• H02M5/458 Primary

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title

• H02J3/383

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J3/381

  Dispersed generators · CPC title