Photovoltaic inverter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10720880-B2
Application number	US-201916531455-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 5, 2019
Priority date	Sep 4, 2018
Publication date	Jul 21, 2020
Grant date	Jul 21, 2020

Abstract

A photovoltaic inverter includes a box, and an inverter cabinet, a direct current cabinet, an alternating current cabinet, a communication cabinet, and a power distribution cabinet which are all arranged in the box. The inverter cabinet is arranged on a first side of the box. The alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet and the power distribution cabinet are all arranged on a second side of the box. The alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet are all arranged opposite to the inverter cabinet. The direct current cabinet is arranged on a third side of the box, and the direct current cabinet is arranged on a same side of the inverter cabinet and the alternating current cabinet.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A photovoltaic inverter, comprising:
a box; and
an inverter cabinet, a direct current cabinet, an alternating current cabinet, a communication cabinet, and a power distribution cabinet which are all arranged in the box, wherein
the inverter cabinet is arranged on a first side of the box;
the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet and the power distribution cabinet are all arranged on a second side of the box, and the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet are all arranged opposite to the inverter cabinet; and
the direct current cabinet is arranged on a third side of the box, and the direct current cabinet is arranged on a same side of the inverter cabinet and the alternating current cabinet.

2. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 1 , wherein a maintenance passage is arranged between the alternating current cabinet and the inverter cabinet, the maintenance passage is also arranged between the communication cabinet and the inverter cabinet, and the maintenance passage is also arranged between the power distribution cabinet and the inverter cabinet, and the maintenance passage extends to the direct current cabinet; and the box is provided with a maintenance entrance communicated with the maintenance passage.

3. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 2 , wherein
the maintenance entrance is arranged on the side of the box where the inverter cabinet is arranged, or the maintenance entrance is arranged on the side of the box where the alternating current cabinet is arranged; and
the maintenance entrance and the direct current cabinet are respectively located at two ends of the maintenance passage.

4. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 1 , wherein the communication cabinet and the power distribution cabinet are integrated in one cabinet.

5. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 1 , wherein the alternating current cabinet is arranged adjacent to the direct current cabinet.

6. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 1 , wherein the box is provided with at least two installation doors, and any two of the installation doors are respectively mounted on two different side plates of the box.

7. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 6 , wherein the box is provided with three installation doors comprising a first installation door, a second installation door and a third installation door, the first installation door is arranged on the side of the box where the direct current cabinet is arranged, the second installation door is arranged on the side of the box where the inverter cabinet is arranged, the third installation door is arranged on the side of the box where the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet and the power distribution cabinet are arranged.

8. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 1 , wherein both the first side and the second side of the box are provided with vents for air to go in and out of the box.

9. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 1 , wherein in the box, vents for air to go in and out of the box comprise an air inlet at a bottom of the box and an air outlet at a top of the box.

10. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 1 , wherein the box is provided with a first heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the direct current cabinet, a second heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the invert cabinet, and a third heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet; and, the first heat dissipation air channel, the second heat dissipation air channel and the third heat dissipation air channel are independent of each other.

11. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 2 , wherein the box is provided with a first heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the direct current cabinet, a second heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the invert cabinet, and a third heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet; and, the first heat dissipation air channel, the second heat dissipation air channel and the third heat dissipation air channel are independent of each other.

12. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 3 , wherein the box is provided with a first heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the direct current cabinet, a second heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the invert cabinet, and a third heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet; and, the first heat dissipation air channel, the second heat dissipation air channel and the third heat dissipation air channel are independent of each other.

13. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 4 , wherein the box is provided with a first heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the direct current cabinet, a second heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the invert cabinet, and a third heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet; and, the first heat dissipation air channel, the second heat dissipation air channel and the third heat dissipation air channel are independent of each other.

14. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 5 , wherein the box is provided with a first heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the direct current cabinet, a second heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the invert cabinet, and a third heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet; and, the first heat dissipation air channel, the second heat dissipation air channel and the third heat dissipation air channel are independent of each other.

15. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 6 , wherein the box is provided with a first heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the direct current cabinet, a second heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the invert cabinet, and a third heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet; and, the first heat dissipation air channel, the second heat dissipation air channel and the third heat dissipation air channel are independent of each other.

16. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 7 , wherein the box is provided with a first heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the direct current cabinet, a second heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the invert cabinet, and a third heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet, and the power distribution cabinet; and, the first heat dissipation air channel, the second heat dissipation air channel and the third heat dissipation air channel are independent of each other.

17. The photovoltaic inverter according to claim 8 , wherein the box is provided with a first heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the direct current cabinet, a second heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the invert cabinet, and a third heat dissipation air channel for dissipating heat of the alternating current cabinet, the communication cabinet,

Assignees

• Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yan Longxiang
• Wan Rubin
• Zhang Xianwei
• Zhang Wei
• Chen Changchun

Classifications

• H05K5/10

  comprising several parts forming a closed casing · CPC title

• H02M7/003 Primary

  Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections · CPC title

• Y02E10/56

  Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers · CPC title

• H02S40/32

  comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules · CPC title

• H02M7/42

  Conversion of DC power input into AC power output without possibility of reversal · CPC title