System frequency detector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11933825-B2
Application number	US-202016973437-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2020
Priority date	Jan 30, 2020
Publication date	Mar 19, 2024
Grant date	Mar 19, 2024

Abstract

A system frequency detector includes an orthogonal coordinate signal generator generating an orthogonal two-phase voltage signal from a three-phase voltage signal of three-phase alternating current power by converting the three-phase voltage signal into a two-phase voltage signal orthogonal to the three-phase voltage signal, converting the two-phase voltage signal into a voltage signal of a rotating coordinate system, calculating a moving average of the voltage signal of the rotating coordinate system, and performing an inverse transformation of the voltage signal of the rotating coordinate system after calculating the moving average. A frequency calculator calculates an angular frequency based on the two-phase voltage signal, and an arithmetic unit calculates a system frequency of the power system from the angular frequency. The frequency calculator includes a rate limiter in series with the arithmetic unit, the rate limiter limiting a change of the system frequency equal to or greater than a prescribed change rate.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system frequency detector, comprising:
an orthogonal coordinate signal generator generating an orthogonal two-phase voltage signal from a three-phase voltage signal of three-phase alternating current power of a power system by converting the three-phase voltage signal into a two-phase voltage signal orthogonal to the three-phase voltage signal, converting the two-phase voltage signal into a voltage signal of a rotating coordinate system, calculating a moving average of the voltage signal of the rotating coordinate system, and performing an inverse transformation of the voltage signal of the rotating coordinate system after calculating the moving average; and
frequency calculation circuitry including
an angular frequency calculator calculating an angular frequency of the power system based on the two-phase voltage signal after calculating the moving average generated by the orthogonal coordinate signal generator, and
an arithmetic calculator calculating a system frequency of the power system from the angular frequency by multiplying the angular frequency by ½π, the system frequency being used in a power conversion device in which a distributed power source is connected to the power system,
the frequency calculation circuitry further including a rate limiter provided in series with the arithmetic calculator, the rate limiter limiting a change of the system frequency equal to or greater than a prescribed change rate.

2. The system frequency detector according to claim 1 , wherein
the angular frequency calculator calculates the angular frequency by performing a proportional-integral control based on the two-phase voltage signal, and
the frequency calculation circuitry feeds back an output-input difference of the rate limiter to the calculation of the proportional-integral control of the angular frequency calculator.

3. The system frequency detector according to claim 2 , wherein
the frequency calculation circuitry further includes:
a saturation limiter provided in parallel with the rate limiter, the saturation limiter limiting a change of the system frequency equal to or greater than a prescribed value with respect to a nominal system frequency; and
a switching circuit selectively switching between a first state in which the rate limiter is used and a second state in which the saturation limiter is used,
the orthogonal coordinate signal generator generates a voltage signal of an active component of the three-phase alternating current power of the power system by converting the two-phase voltage signal into a voltage signal of a rotating coordinate system, and
the switching circuit selects the first state when an absolute value of a differential of the voltage signal of the active component is less than a prescribed value, and selects the second state when the absolute value of the differential of the voltage signal of the active component is equal to or greater than the prescribed value.

4. The system frequency detector according to claim 2 , wherein
the frequency calculation circuitry further includes:
a slow rate limiter provided in parallel with the rate limiter, the slow rate limiter limiting a change of the system frequency at a lower change rate than a change rate of the rate limiter; and
a switching circuit selectively switching between a first state in which the rate limiter is used and a second state in which the slow rate limiter is used,
the orthogonal coordinate signal generator generates a voltage signal of an active component of the three-phase alternating current power of the power system by converting the two-phase voltage signal into a voltage signal of a rotating coordinate system, and
the switching circuit selects the first state when an absolute value of a differential of the voltage signal of the active component is less than a prescribed value, and selects the second state when the absolute value of the differential of the voltage signal of the active component is equal to or greater than the prescribed value.

5. The system frequency detector according to claim 2 , wherein
the frequency calculation circuitry further includes:
a saturation limiter provided in series with the rate limiter, the saturation limiter limiting a change of the system frequency equal to or greater than a prescribed value with respect to a nominal system frequency; and
a switching circuit selectively switching between a first state in which only the rate limiter is used and a second state in which a series-connected calculator of the rate limiter and the saturation limiter is used,
the orthogonal coordinate signal generator generates a voltage signal of an active component of the three-phase alternating current power of the power system by converting the two-phase voltage signal into a voltage signal of a rotating coordinate system, and
the switching circuit selects the first state when an absolute value of a differential of the voltage signal of the active component is less than a prescribed value, and selects the second state when the absolute value of the differential of the voltage signal of the active component is equal to or greater than the prescribed value.

6. The system frequency detector according to claim 2 , wherein
the frequency calculation circuitry further includes:
a sample-and-hold circuit provided in parallel with the rate limiter, the sample-and-hold circuit including
a sample mode of causing an output signal to track an input signal, and
a hold mode of holding the output signal to be substantially constant at a value of a prescribed timing; and
a switching circuit selectively switching between a first state in which the rate limiter is used and a second state in which the sample-and-hold circuit is used,
the orthogonal coordinate signal generator generates a voltage signal of an active component of the three-phase alternating current power of the power system by converting the two-phase voltage signal into a voltage signal of a rotating coordinate system, and
the switching circuit selects the first state and causes the sample-and-hold circuit to operate in the sample mode when an absolute value of a differential of the voltage signal of the active component is less than a prescribed value, and selects the second state and switches the sample-and-hold circuit from the sample mode to the hold mode when the absolute value of the differential of the voltage signal of the active component is equal to or greater than the prescribed value.

7. The system frequency detector according to claim 1 , wherein
the frequency calculation circuitry further includes a low-pass filter provided in series with the arithmetic calculator, the low-pass filter suppressing a high frequency component of the system frequency.

8. The system frequency detector according to claim 1 , wherein
based on the angular frequency, the angular frequency calculator detects a synchronous phase synchronized with the two-phase voltage signal after calculating the moving average, calculates an error phase between the synchronous phase and a nominal phase of the power system, and calculates the angular frequency to cause the error phase to be zero.

9. The system frequency detector according to claim 1 , wherein
based on the angular frequency, the angular frequency calculator detects a synchronous phase synchronized with the two-phase voltage signal after calculating the moving average, generates a voltage signal of a reactive component of the three-phase alternating current power of the power system by performing a rotating coordinate transformation of the two-phase voltage signal after calculating the moving average, and calculates the angular frequency to cause the voltage signal of the reactive componen

Assignees

• Toshiba Mitsubishi Electric Industrial Systems Corp

Inventors

• Mitsugi Yasuaki
• Shigemasa Takashi

Classifications

• G01R23/06 Primary

  by converting frequency into an amplitude of current or voltage · CPC title

• G01R23/15

  Indicating that frequency of pulses is either above or below a predetermined value or within or outside a predetermined range of values, by making use of non-linear or digital elements {(indicating that pulse width is above or below a certain limit)} · CPC title

• G01R23/12 Primary

  by converting frequency into phase shift · CPC title

• G01R23/02

  Arrangements for measuring frequency, e.g. pulse repetition rate; Arrangements for measuring period of current or voltage · CPC title