Power system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12051905-B2
Application number	US-202217966185-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 14, 2022
Priority date	Apr 16, 2020
Publication date	Jul 30, 2024
Grant date	Jul 30, 2024

Abstract

Embodiments of this application provide a power system. An output terminal of a power supply or a DC-to-DC unit is cascaded. In addition, according to the power system provided in embodiments of this application, a quantity of cables from the power supply or the DC-to-DC unit to the DC-to-AC unit may be further reduced by cascading an output terminal of the power supply or the DC-to-DC unit and cascading an input of the DC-to-AC unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A power system, comprising:
N power modules, N DC-to-DC units, and M DC-to-AC units,
wherein an output terminal of a power module of the N power modules is coupled to an input terminal of a DC-to-DC unit of the N DC-to-DC units,
wherein a first positive output terminal of a first DC-to-DC unit of the N DC-to-DC units is coupled to a first positive input terminal of a first DC-to-AC unit of the M DC-to-AC units,
wherein an n th negative output terminal of an n th DC-to-DC unit of the N DC-to-DC units is coupled in series to an (n+1) th positive output terminal of an (n+1) th DC-to-DC unit of the N DC-to-DC units to form a first node of one or more first nodes, wherein n is an integer greater than 0 and less than N,
wherein a N th negative output terminal of an N th DC-to-DC unit of the N DC-to-DC units is coupled to an M th negative input terminal of an M th DC-to-AC unit of the M DC-to-AC units,
wherein an m th negative input terminal of an m th DC-to-AC unit of the M DC-to-AC units is coupled in series to an (m+1) th positive input terminal of an (m+1) th DC-to-AC unit of the M DC-to-AC units to form a second node of one or more second nodes, wherein m is an integer greater than 0 and less than M,
wherein at least one first node of the one or more first nodes and at least one second node of the one or more second nodes are coupled, and
wherein an output of an output terminal of a DC-to-AC unit of the M DC-to-AC units is isolated.

2. The power system according to claim 1 ,
wherein the power module includes at least one of: a photovoltaic array, an energy storage power supply, or a wind power generation direct current source, and
wherein the photovoltaic array is formed by connecting photovoltaic cell panels in series or in parallel combinations, or is formed by connecting an output of a photovoltaic cell panel to an optimizer or a shutdown device and then connecting in series or in parallel combinations.

3. The power system according to claim 2 ,
wherein the power module is the photovoltaic array, and the photovoltaic array is formed by connecting the output of the photovoltaic cell panel to the optimizer or the shutdown device, and then connecting in series or in parallel combinations,
wherein a communication signal is coupled to a direct current cable connected to the power module, the DC-to-DC unit, and the DC-to-AC unit, and
wherein the DC-to-DC unit or the DC-to-AC unit controls the optimizer or the shutdown device by using the communication signal to implement fast shutdown, or the DC-to-AC unit controls the DC-to-DC unit by using the communication signal to implement the fast shutdown of an input of the DC-to-DC unit.

4. The power system according to claim 1 ,
wherein same-type output terminals of at least two groups of DC-to-DC units are first connected in parallel and then connected in series to form the first node,
wherein same-type input terminals of at least two groups of DC-to-AC units are first connected in parallel and then connected in series to form the second node, and
wherein outputs of same-type output terminals of the at least two groups of DC-to-AC units are connected in parallel, or isolated.

5. The power system according to claim 1 , wherein a communication signal is coupled to a direct current cable connected to any two of the power module, the DC-to-DC unit, and the DC-to-AC unit, and is used to implement communication between a power supply, the DC-to-DC unit, and the DC-to-AC unit.

6. The power system according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one energy storage unit, wherein the energy storage unit is coupled in parallel to at least two direct current cables connected between the DC-to-DC unit and the DC-to-AC unit.

7. The power system according to claim 6 ,
wherein the energy storage unit is an energy storage device, or the energy storage unit comprises a direct current conversion unit and the energy storage device, and
wherein the energy storage device comprises a supercapacitor or a battery.

8. The power system according to claim 6 ,
wherein a communication signal is coupled to a direct current cable connected between the energy storage unit and the DC-to-DC unit, and the communication signal is used to implement communication between the energy storage unit and the power module, or
wherein a communication signal is coupled to a direct current cable connected between the energy storage unit and the DC-to-AC unit, and the communication signal is used to implement communication between the energy storage unit and the DC-to-AC unit.

9. A power system, comprising:
a first power supply, a second power supply, a first-stage DC-to-DC unit, a second-stage DC-to-DC unit, a first-stage DC-to-AC unit, and a second-stage DC-to-AC unit,
wherein a first output terminal of the first power supply is coupled to a first input terminal of the first-stage DC-to-DC unit,
wherein a second output terminal of the second power supply is coupled to a second input terminal of the second-stage DC-to-DC unit,
wherein a first positive output terminal of the first-stage DC-to-DC unit is coupled to a first positive input terminal of the first-stage DC-to-AC unit,
wherein a first negative output terminal of the first-stage DC-to-DC unit is coupled to a second positive output terminal of the second-stage DC-to-DC unit to form a first node,
wherein a second negative output terminal of the second-stage DC-to-DC unit is coupled to a second negative input terminal of the second-stage DC-to-AC unit,
wherein a first negative input terminal of the first-stage DC-to-AC unit is coupled to a second positive input terminal of the second-stage DC-to-AC unit to form a second node, and
wherein outputs of output terminals of the first-stage DC-to-AC unit and the second-stage DC-to-AC unit are isolated.

10. The power system according to claim 9 ,
wherein the first positive output terminal of the first-stage DC-to-DC unit is coupled to the first positive input terminal of the first-stage DC-to-AC unit by using a first conducting wire, the second negative output terminal of the second-stage DC-to-DC unit is coupled to the second negative output terminal of the second-stage DC-to-AC unit by using a second conducting wire, and the first node is coupled to the second node by using a third conducting wire; and
wherein a third current value of the third conducting wire is less than or equal to a first current value of the first conducting wire, or the third current value of the third conducting wire is less than or equal to a second current value of the second conducting wire.

11. A power system, comprising:
N first power supplies, M second power supplies, N DC-to-DC units, and S DC-to-AC units,
wherein a first output terminal of a first power supply of the N first power supplies is coupled to an input terminal of a DC-to-DC unit of the N DC-to-DC units,
wherein a first positive terminal formed by serially coupling output terminals of the N DC-to-DC units and output terminals of the M second power supplies is coupled to a second positive terminal formed by serially coupling input terminals of the S DC-to-AC units, or wherein a first negative terminal formed by serially coupling the output terminals of the N DC-to-DC units and the output terminals of the M second power supplies is coupled to a second negative terminal formed by serially coupling the input terminals of the S DC-to-AC units,
wherein a first node formed by series coupling points for the output terminals of the N DC-to-DC units and the output terminals of the M second power supplies is coupled to a second node formed by series coupling points for the input terminals of the S DC

Assignees

• Huawei Digital Power Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Yanzhong
• Gao Yongbing
• Wang Xun
• Huempfner Roland

Classifications

• H02J2101/25

  involving maximum power point tracking control for photovoltaic sources · CPC title

• H02J2101/24

  Photovoltaics · CPC title

• H02M5/10

  using transformers · CPC title

• H02M3/1582

  Buck-boost converters (H02M3/1584 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H02M7/48

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