Power supply system, power supply method, control apparatus, and computer storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12015304-B2
Application number	US-202217969194-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2022
Priority date	Oct 20, 2021
Publication date	Jun 18, 2024
Grant date	Jun 18, 2024

Abstract

A power supply system includes a plurality of parallelly-connected uninterruptible power supplies (UPSs), where each UPS collects a first current of the UPS within a collection period in a first duration. In a current equalization period in the first duration, a direct current to alternating current conversion module is controlled to output a first compensation current, where the first compensation current includes at least one of a first compensation reactive current component or a first quantity of first compensation harmonic components.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power supply system, comprising:
an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) comprising:
an input terminal configured to:
couple to a power grid using a first node, and
receive an alternating current from the power grid;

an output terminal configured to couple to a load using a second node;
a bypass switch circuit comprising:
a first terminal coupled to the input terminal; and
a second terminal coupled to the output terminal, wherein the bypass switch circuit is configured to connect the power grid to the load;

a direct current to alternating current (DC-AC) conversion circuit, wherein the DC-AC conversion circuit is connected to the output terminal, and wherein the DC-AC conversion circuit is configured to:
receive a first control instruction; and
output a current to the output terminal in response to the first control instruction;

a collection point node disposed between the first node and the second node;
a collection circuit connected to the collection point node, wherein the collection circuit is configured to:
receive a second control instruction; and
collect a current at the collection point node in response to the second control instruction; and

a control circuit configured to:
send the first control instruction to the DC-AC conversion circuit;
send the second control instruction to the collection circuit;
control, in a collection period in a first duration, the collection circuit to collect a first current at the collection point node;
determine at least one of a harmonic component or a reactive current component of the first current;
control, in a current equalization period in the first duration, the DC-AC conversion circuit to output a first compensation current, wherein the current equalization period partially overlaps the collection period, wherein the first compensation current comprises at least one of a first compensation reactive current component or a first quantity of first compensation harmonic components, wherein the first quantity is less than or equal to a second quantity of harmonic components of the first current, wherein the first compensation reactive current component in the first quantity of first compensation harmonic components has a same frequency and an opposite amplitude as the harmonic component of the first current, and wherein the first compensation reactive current component has a same frequency and an opposite amplitude as the reactive current component; and
adjust a second duration in which the bypass switch circuit connects the power grid to the load to balance second currents output by output terminals of different UPSs in a plurality of UPSs or balance third currents output by bypass switch circuits of the different UPSs.

2. The power supply system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to control, in the collection period based on at least one of a predetermined harmonic component or a predetermined reactive current component, the DC-AC conversion circuit to output a second compensation current, wherein the second compensation current comprises at least one of a second compensation reactive current component or a third quantity of second compensation harmonic components, wherein the third quantity is less than or equal to a fourth quantity of predetermined harmonic components, wherein one second compensation reactive current component in the third quantity of second compensation harmonic components and one harmonic component of the predetermined harmonic components have a same frequency and opposite amplitudes, wherein the second compensation reactive current component and the predetermined reactive current component have a same frequency and opposite amplitudes, wherein at least one of the predetermined harmonic component or the predetermined reactive current component is based on the current at the collection point node in a collection period in a third duration, and wherein an end moment of the third duration is a start moment of the first duration.

3. The power supply system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to adjust, based on fourth currents output by output terminals of all the plurality of UPSs and a fifth current output by the output terminals of the plurality of the UPSs, the second duration when the control circuit adjusts the second duration in the current equalization period.

4. The power supply system of claim 1 , wherein the control circuit is further configured to adjust, based on currents output by the bypass switch circuits of all the plurality of UPSs and a third current output by the bypass switch circuits, the second duration when the control circuit adjusts the second duration in the current equalization period.

5. The power supply system of claim 3 , wherein when the control circuit adjusts, based on the fourth currents and the fifth current, the second duration, the control circuit is further configured to control the second duration to be equal to a third duration of the current equalization period when the fifth current is a minimum value of the fourth currents.

6. The power supply system of claim 3 , wherein, when the control circuit adjusts, based on the fourth currents and the fifth current, the second duration, the control circuit is further configured to reduce, based on a third duration of the current equalization period, the second duration when the fifth current is greater than a minimum value of the fourth currents.

7. The power supply system of claim 3 , wherein when the control circuit adjusts, based on sixth currents output by the bypass switch circuits of all the plurality of UPSs and a seventh current output by the bypass switch circuits, the second duration, the control circuit is further configured to control the second duration to be equal to a third duration of the current equalization period when the seventh current is a minimum value of the sixth currents.

8. The power supply system of claim 3 , wherein when the control circuit adjusts, based on sixth currents output by the bypass switch circuits of all the plurality UPSs and a seventh current output by the bypass switch circuits, the second duration, the control circuit is further configured to reduce, based on a third duration of the current equalization period, the second duration when the seventh current is greater than a minimum value of the sixth currents.

9. The power supply system of claim 6 , wherein the bypass switch circuit further comprises:
a first switch comprising the first terminal connected to the input terminal, and wherein the first switch comprises a first switch control terminal;
a second switch comprising the second terminal connected to the output terminal, wherein the second switch is connected in parallel to the first switch, and wherein the second switch comprises a second switch control terminal; and
wherein the control circuit is separately connected to the first switch control terminal and to the second switch control terminal,
wherein a first current transmission direction when the first switch is turned on is opposite to a second current transmission direction when the second switch is turned on,
wherein the collection period comprises a plurality of alternating current cycles,
wherein each alternating current cycle of the plurality of alternating current cycles comprises a positive half cycle and a negative half cycle, and
wherein the control circuit is further configured to provide, in the collection period based on a first conduction angle that is preset, a first control signal to the first switch, wherein the first conduction angle is an electrical angle between a start moment at which a level of the first control signal in the positive half cycle is a first lev

Assignees

• Huawei Digital Power Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Shu Zhou
• Li Ran

Classifications

• H02J3/32

  using batteries or super capacitors with converting means · CPC title

• H02J3/18

  Arrangements for adjusting, eliminating or compensating reactive power in networks · CPC title

• H02J3/01

  Arrangements for reducing harmonics or ripples · CPC title

• H02J3/381

  Dispersed generators · CPC title

• H02J9/062 Primary

  for AC powered loads · CPC title