Uninterruptible power supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11205919-B2
Application number	US-201515758557-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2015
Priority date	Sep 30, 2015
Publication date	Dec 21, 2021
Grant date	Dec 21, 2021

Abstract

In this uninterruptible power supply system, a first converter (2) for generating a DC voltage and a second converter (5) for regenerating power are separately provided. DC buses (L1 to L3) are connected to the second converter (5) and to a bidirectional chopper (6) with bus bars (B1 to B3). The bus bars (B1 to B3) are formed into a laminated bus bar (24). First semiconductor modules (M1d, M2d) included in the second converter (5) and second semiconductor modules (M1a to M1c, M2a to M2c) included in the bidirectional chopper (6) are each mounted on the laminated bus bar (24) and connected to the bus bars (B1 to B3). The bus bars (B1 to B3) and the first and second semiconductor modules (M1a to M1d, M2a to M2d) are configured as an integrated converter unit (7).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An uninterruptible power supply system comprising:
a first converter configured to convert an AC voltage supplied from an AC power source into a DC voltage;
an inverter configured to convert a DC voltage into an AC voltage and supply the AC voltage to a load;
a DC bus connected between the first converter and the inverter and configured to transmit a DC voltage;
a bus bar connected to the DC bus and configured to transmit a DC voltage;
a second converter connected to the bus bar and configured to, if a DC voltage of the DC bus exceeds an upper limit, convert a DC voltage received from the bus bar into an AC voltage and return the AC voltage to the AC power source;
a bidirectional chopper connected to the bus bar and configured to
supply a DC voltage received from the bus bar to a power storage device during a normal time when an AC voltage is supplied from the AC power source, and
supply a DC voltage of the power storage device to the inverter through the bus bar during a power failure time when supply of an AC voltage from the AC power source is stopped;

a circuit board including the bus bar; and
a smoothing capacitor mounted on the circuit board and connected to the bus bar,
the circuit board being separately provided from the first converter and the inverter,
the circuit board including a terminal connected to the DC bus,
the bus bar being directly connected to the terminal,
the second converter including a first semiconductor device,
the bidirectional chopper including a second semiconductor device and a reactor, and
each of the first and second semiconductor devices being mounted on the circuit board and connected to the bus bar,
the circuit board including a laminated bus bar,
the laminated bus bar including a plurality of conductor layers insulated from one another,
the plurality of conductor layers constituting the bus bar,
the circuit board including a structure that supports the smoothing capacitor, the first semiconductor device, and the second semiconductor device so that terminals of the smoothing capacitor, the first semiconductor device, and the second semiconductor device are on the same plane,
the laminated bus bar configured to cover the smoothing capacitor, the first semiconductor device, and the second semiconductor device.

2. The uninterruptible power supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first electrode mounted on the circuit board and connected to the first semiconductor device and also connected to the AC power source; and
a second electrode mounted on the circuit board and connected to the second semiconductor device and also connected to the power storage device through the reactor.

3. The uninterruptible power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein
the smoothing capacitor includes a plurality of capacitors.

4. An uninterruptible power supply system comprising:
a first converter configured to convert an AC voltage supplied from an AC power source into first, second, and third DC voltages;
an inverter configured to convert first, second, and third DC voltages into an AC voltage and supply the AC voltage to a load;
first, second, and third DC buses connected between the first converter and the inverter and configured to transmit first, second, and third DC voltages, respectively,
the first DC voltage being higher than the second DC voltage, and the third DC voltage being an intermediate voltage between the first and second DC voltages;

first, second, and third bus bars connected to the first, second, and third DC buses, respectively, and configured to transmit first, second, and third DC voltages, respectively;
a second converter connected to the first and second bus bars and configured to, if a DC voltage between the first and second DC buses exceeds an upper limit, convert a DC voltage between the first and second bus bars into an AC voltage and return the AC voltage to the AC power source;
a bidirectional chopper connected to the first, second, and third bus bars and configured to
convert first, second, and third DC voltages received from the first, second, and third bus bars into a fourth DC voltage and supply the fourth DC voltage to a power storage device, during a normal time when an AC voltage is supplied from the AC power source, and
convert a fourth DC voltage of the power storage device into first, second, and third DC voltages and supply the first, second, and third DC voltages to the inverter through the first, second, and third bus bars, during a power failure time when supply of an AC voltage from the AC power source is stopped;

a circuit board including the first, second, and third bus bars;
a first smoothing capacitor mounted on the circuit board and connected between the first and third bus bars; and
a second smoothing capacitor mounted on the circuit board and connected between the third and second bus bars,
the circuit board being separately provided from the first converter and the inverter,
the circuit board including first, second, and third terminals connected to the first, second, and third DC buses, respectively,
the first, second, and third bus bars being directly connected to the first, second, and third terminals, respectively,
the second converter including a first semiconductor device,
the bidirectional chopper including a second semiconductor device and a reactor,
the first semiconductor device being mounted on the circuit board and connected to the first and second bus bars, and
the second semiconductor device being mounted on the circuit board and connected to the first, second, and third bus bars,
the circuit board including a laminated bus bar,
the laminated bus bar includes first, second, and third conductor layers insulated from one another,
the first, second, and third conductor layers constitute the first, second, and third bus bars, respectively,
the circuit board including a structure that supports the first smoothing capacitor, the second smoothing capacitor, the first semiconductor device, and the second semiconductor device so that terminals of the first smoothing capacitor, the second smoothing capacitor, the first semiconductor device, and the second semiconductor device are on the same plane,
the laminated bus bar configured to cover the first smoothing capacitor, the second smoothing capacitor, the first semiconductor device, and the second semiconductor device.

5. The uninterruptible power supply system according to claim 4 , further comprising:
first and second electrodes mounted on the circuit board and connected to the first semiconductor device and also connected to the AC power source; and
third and fourth electrodes mounted on the circuit board and connected to the second semiconductor device and also connected to the power storage device through the reactor.

6. The uninterruptible power supply system according to claim 4 , wherein
each of the first smoothing capacitor and the second smoothing capacitor includes a plurality of capacitors.

Assignees

• Toshiba Mitsubishi Elec Ind

Inventors

• Ohnishi Keisuke
• Abe Shoichi
• Inoue Fumihiko

Classifications

• H02J9/062 Primary

  for AC powered loads · CPC title

• H02M7/003

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

• H02M7/48

  using discharge tubes with control electrode or semiconductor devices with control electrode · CPC title

• H02J9/06 Primary

  with automatic change-over {, e.g. UPS systems} · CPC title

• H02M5/458

  using semiconductor devices only · CPC title