Method for uploading data of cell panel monitoring system and cell panel monitoring system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10045097-B2
Application number	US-201715413035-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 23, 2017
Priority date	Feb 17, 2016
Publication date	Aug 7, 2018
Grant date	Aug 7, 2018

Abstract

A method for uploading data of a cell panel monitoring system and a cell panel monitoring system are provided. The method includes: collecting parameter information of each string of photovoltaic cells in each of a plurality of cell panels of a photovoltaic system; modulating the parameter information into a pulse carrier signal; and loading the pulse carrier signal to a busbar of the photovoltaic system, where the busbar is connected in series with each of the cell panels; where parameter information of the cell panels is obtained by a server of the photovoltaic system through demodulation on receiving the pulse carrier signal, data uploaded in a preset time difference ΔT is determined as valid data, remaining data is discarded, and the server is connected in series in the busbar. A cell panel monitoring system is further provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for uploading data of a cell panel monitoring system, comprising:
collecting parameter information of each string of photovoltaic cells in each cell panel of a photovoltaic system;
modulating the parameter information into a pulse carrier signal; and
loading the pulse carrier signal to a busbar of the photovoltaic system, wherein the busbar is connected in series with each of the cell panels;
wherein parameter information of the cell panels is obtained by a server of the photovoltaic system through demodulation on receiving the pulse carrier signal, data uploaded in a preset time difference ΔT is determined by the server as valid data, remaining data is discarded, and the server is connected in series in the busbar, and
wherein real-time performance of the data improves as a value of the preset time difference ΔT decreases.

2. The method for uploading data of a cell panel monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that a receiving function is exclusive in the cell panel monitoring system, the method further comprises:
performing, by the cell panel monitoring system, system self-checking after the system meets a power-on condition;
detecting a transmission condition after the self-checking is successful; and
calculating random delay time in a current transmission period in a case that the transmission condition is met;
wherein data transmission is performed by the cell panel monitoring system when transmission time is reached.

3. The method for uploading data of a cell panel monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein in a case that the cell panel monitoring system has a receiving function, the method further comprises:
performing, by the cell panel monitoring system, system self-checking after the system meets a power-on condition;
detecting a transmission condition after the self-checking is successful; and
sensing whether there is data transmitted on the busbar;
wherein data transmission is performed if there is no data transmitted on the busbar.

4. The method for uploading data of a cell panel monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein a collision probability k in a transmission period meets the following condition:

k
=

C
N
1

*

T
1

T
L

*

C
N
1

*

T
2

T
L

,

wherein N is the number of the cell panels, T L is the transmission period of the pulse carrier signal, T 1 is a minimum step size of a timer, and T 2 is a transmission time length of the pulse carrier signal.

5. The method for uploading data of a cell panel monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein the parameter information is a voltage, a current or a temperature.

6. A data uploading system comprising a plurality of cell panel monitoring systems and a server, wherein each cell panel of a photovoltaic system is provided with one of the cell panel monitoring systems, and wherein each cell panel monitoring system comprises:
a plurality of voltage collection circuits,
a controller, and
a transmission circuit;
wherein each string of photovoltaic cells of each of the cell panels is connected in parallel with one of the plurality of voltage collection circuits, and each of the plurality of voltage collection circuits is configured to collect parameter information of the corresponding string of photovoltaic cells and stores the parameter information into the controller;
wherein the transmission circuit is configured to transmit the collected corresponding parameter information to a busbar in a form of a pulse carrier signal;
wherein the server is configured to obtain parameter information of the cell panels through demodulation of the pulse carrier signal, data uploaded in a preset time difference ΔT is determined by the server as valid data, and remaining data is discarded;
wherein the server is connected in series in the busbar; and
wherein real-time performance of the data improves as a value of the preset time difference ΔT decreases.

7. The data uploading system according to claim 6 , wherein each cell panel monitoring system comprises a receiving circuit configured to sense and receive a signal on the busbar.

8. The data uploading system according to claim 6 , wherein each cell panel monitoring system comprises a plurality of bypass diodes, each one of which is connected between two terminals of each string of photovoltaic cells in each of the cell panels.

9. The data uploading system according to claim 6 , wherein the cell panel monitoring system is designed as a standard module for using as a universal module.

10. The data uploading system according to claim 9 , wherein each cell panel monitoring system comprises:
a plurality of pairs of parameter information collection terminals,
a PV+ terminal, and
a PV− terminal;
wherein two terminals of the transmission circuit are respectively connected to the PV+ terminal and the PV− terminal; and
two terminals of each of the plurality of voltage collection circuits are connected to one pair of the pairs of parameter information collection terminals.

11. The data uploading system according to claim 6 , wherein when a receiving function is exclusive in the cell panel monitoring system, the controller is further configured to:
perform system self-checking after the system meets a power-on condition;
detect a transmission condition after the self-checking is successful; and
calculate a random delay time in a current transmission period when the transmission condition is met,
wherein data transmission is performed by the cell panel monitoring system when transmission time is reached.

12. The data uploading system according to claim 6 , wherein when the cell panel monitoring system has a receiving function, the cell panel monitoring system is configured to:
perform system self-checking after the system meets a power-on condition;
detect a transmission condition after the self-checking is successful; and
sense whether data are transmitted on the busbar,
wherein data transmission is performed if there is no data transmitted on the busbar.

Assignees

• Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wu Jing
• Liu Lei
• Wang Jun

Classifications

• H02J13/1313 Primary

  using pulsed signals · CPC title

• H04L67/06

  specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP] · CPC title

• H04Q9/14 Primary

  Calling by using pulses · CPC title

• H04B2203/547

  via DC power distribution · CPC title

• H02S50/10

  Testing of PV devices, e.g. of PV modules or single PV cells (testing of semiconductor devices during manufacturing {H10P74/00}) · CPC title