Multi-channel grid-connected power generation system and control method therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12003105-B2
Application number	US-202017642113-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 11, 2020
Priority date	Apr 30, 2020
Publication date	Jun 4, 2024
Grant date	Jun 4, 2024

Abstract

The present application discloses a multi-channel grid-connected power generation system and a control method therefor, which lowers the system cost while reducing no-load losses of all step-up transformers. Multi-channel energy conversion devices in the system are each connected in parallel, by means of a step-up transformer, to the same collector line, one end of the collector line is connected to the grid by means of a switch device, and the on-off switching of the switch device is controlled by a control unit. The control unit sends a switch-off command to the switch device when same has determined that all of the energy conversion devices have entered a non-operating state. In the off state of the switch device, at least one energy conversion device, when meeting a start-up condition, starts to operate as a voltage source, and establishes an alternating-current voltage, so that the phase difference and amplitude difference of voltages at two ends of the switch device are both stable within an allowable error range. Then, the control unit sends a switch-on command to the switch device, and the other energy conversion devices start to operate as a current source to transfer energy to the grid.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A multi-channel grid-connected power generation system, wherein multi-channel energy conversion devices are connected in parallel, each of the multi-channel energy conversion devices is connected to a same collector line through a corresponding step-up transformer, one end of the collector line is connected to a power grid through one switching device, and the switching device is controlled to be switched on or switched off by one control unit;
wherein in a case that the control unit determines that each of the multi-channel energy conversion devices is in a non-operational state, the control unit is configured to send a switch-off command to the switching device; and
wherein in a switch-off state of the switching device, at least one energy conversion device is configured to start to operate as a voltage source to establish an alternating current (AC) voltage in a case that a start-up condition is met, so that a phase difference and an amplitude difference of a voltage across the switching device are both stabilized within an allowable error range, the control unit is configured to send a switch-on command to the switching device, and other energy conversion devices in the multi-channel energy conversion devices other than the at least one energy conversion device are configured to start to operate as a current source to transfer energy to the power grid;
wherein meeting the start-up condition indicates that an energy value of a front-stage power supply of an energy conversion device is not lower than a preset value required by said energy conversion device and said energy conversion device is not prohibited by a centralized control room, and the other energy conversion devices include energy conversion devices of which a corresponding start-up condition is met.

2. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine whether an energy conversion device is in the non-operational state by performing information interaction with the centralized control room or said energy conversion device.

3. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the phase difference and the amplitude difference of the voltage across the switching device being both stabilized within the allowable error range refers to:
a phase and an amplitude of the voltage source maintaining at a preset level;
wherein the preset level refers to: a relationship between a phase θ m of an output voltage of the voltage source and a phase θ Tp of a voltage of the power grid satisfies an equation of θ Tp =θ m +□θ, and a relationship between an amplitude U m of the output voltage of the voltage source and an amplitude U Tp of the voltage of the power grid satisfies an equation of U Tp =k*U m , wherein □θ is an allowable phase deviation between voltages at both ends of the switching device, k is a voltage disturbance coefficient, and a value of k is determined by an allowable amplitude deviation between the voltages at both ends of the switching device and a transformation ratio of a step-up transformer on an AC side of the voltage source.

4. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 3 , wherein during a start-up operation of the voltage source,
an amplitude and a phase of an actual output voltage of the voltage source are used as feedback for adjusting the amplitude and the phase of the actual output voltage of the voltage source in a closed loop; or
an amplitude and a phase of an excitation voltage of a step-up transformer connected to the voltage source on a same grid-connected branch are used as feedback for adjusting an amplitude and a phase of an actual output voltage of the voltage source in a closed loop; or
an amplitude and a phase of an AC side voltage of any one of the other energy conversion devices in the multi-channel energy conversion devices other than the at least one energy conversion device are used as feedback for adjusting an amplitude and a phase of an actual output voltage of the voltage source in a closed loop.

5. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the other energy conversion devices in the multi-channel energy conversion devices other than the at least one energy conversion device being configured to start to operate as the current source comprises:
the other energy conversion devices in the multi-channel energy conversion devices other than the at least one energy conversion device being configured to start to operate as the current source before the switching device is switched on; or
the other energy conversion devices in the multi-channel energy conversion devices other than the at least one energy conversion device being configured to start to operate as the current source after the switching device is switched on; or
the other energy conversion devices in the multi-channel energy conversion devices other than the at least one energy conversion device being divided into two groups, one group being configured to start to operate as the current source before the switching device is switched on, and the other group being configured to start to operate as the current source after the switching device is switched on.

6. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein after the switching device is switched on, the voltage source is configured to switch to the current source and start to operate as the current source.

7. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one energy conversion device being configured to start to operate as the voltage source in a case that the start-up condition is met comprises:
one of the multi-channel energy conversion devices being configured to start to operate as the voltage source in a case that the start-up condition is met; or
each of the multi-channel energy conversion devices being configured to start to operate as the voltage source in a case that the start-up condition is met, and the multi-channel energy conversion devices being standby for each other; or
one of the multi-channel energy conversion devices being configured to start to operate as the voltage source first in a case that the start-up condition is met, and once an AC voltage meeting requirements is not established when said energy conversion device operates as the voltage source, the other one or more energy conversion devices as well as said energy conversion device being configured to start to operate as the voltage source in a case that the start-up condition is met.

8. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein during a start-up operation of the voltage source, an amplitude and a phase of a voltage of the power grid are sampled in real time through a voltage transformer.

9. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage transformer is connected between a ring network of the multi-channel grid-connected power generation system and the power grid, and the control unit is a node of the ring network; and
wherein a method for taking electricity by the ring network includes: taking electricity from the power grid through the voltage transformer.

10. The multi-channel grid-connected power generation system according to claim 1 , wherein the switching device is a high-voltage contactor or a tap switching device.

11. A control method for a multi-channel grid-connected power generation system, wherein in the multi-channel grid-connected power generation system, multi-channel energy conversion devic

Assignees

• Sungrow Power Supply Co Ltd

Inventors

• Xiang Guohua
• Cheng Lin
• Ding Jie
• Pan Nianan

Classifications

• H02J13/12

  Monitoring network conditions, e.g. electrical magnitudes or operational status · CPC title

• H02J2101/20

  Dispersed power generation using renewable energy sources · CPC title

• H02J3/10 Primary

  Current-controlled supply systems, e.g. constant-current supply systems · CPC title

• H02J3/381 Primary

  Dispersed generators · CPC title

• H02J13/00002

  Electricity · mapped topic