Power conversion device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12266935-B2
Application number	US-202118569604-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 24, 2021
Priority date	Jun 24, 2021
Publication date	Apr 1, 2025
Grant date	Apr 1, 2025

Abstract

A power conversion device includes a power converter connected to a power storage element, and a control device. The control device includes a generator simulating unit to generate a voltage command value, and a signal generating unit to generate a control signal for the power converter based on the voltage command value. The generator simulating unit includes a first characteristics simulating unit to generate a first command value by simulating characteristics of a first synchronous generator, a second characteristics simulating unit to generate a second command value by simulating characteristics of a second synchronous generator different from the characteristics of the first synchronous generator, an adder to perform addition of the first command value and the second command value, and a voltage command generating unit to generate the voltage command value, based on an addition result of the first command value and the second command value.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power conversion device comprising:
a power converter connected to a power storage element; and
a control device to control the power converter, wherein
the power converter converts a DC power output from the power storage element into an AC power and outputs the AC power to a power grid,
the control device includes
a generator simulating unit to generate a voltage command value for the power converter by simulating characteristics of a plurality of synchronous generators, and
a signal generating unit to generate a control signal for the power converter, based on the voltage command value generated by the generator simulating unit, and

the generator simulating unit includes
a first characteristics simulating unit to generate a first command value by simulating characteristics of a first synchronous generator,
a second characteristics simulating unit to generate a second command value by simulating characteristics of a second synchronous generator different from the characteristics of the first synchronous generator,
an adder to perform addition of the first command value and the second command value, and
a voltage command generating unit to generate the voltage command value, based on an addition result of the first command value and the second command value.

2. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first characteristics simulating unit outputs a first active power command value as the first command value,
the second characteristics simulating unit outputs a second active power command value as the second command value, and
the voltage command generating unit generates the voltage command value so that an active power in accordance with an addition result of the first active power command value and the second active power command value is output from the power converter.

3. The power conversion device according to claim 2 , wherein a first moment of inertia of the first synchronous generator is different from a second moment of inertia of the second synchronous generator.

4. The power conversion device according to claim 2 , wherein
the adder adds a value obtained by multiplying the first command value by a first gain and a value obtained by multiplying the second command value by a second gain,
the power grid includes a first oscillation frequency component corresponding to the first synchronous generator and a second oscillation frequency component corresponding to the second synchronous generator, and
the first gain and the second gain are set based on magnitudes of the first oscillation frequency component and the second oscillation frequency component.

5. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first characteristics simulating unit outputs a first phase command value as the first command value,
the second characteristics simulating unit outputs a second phase command value as the second command value, and
the voltage command generating unit generates the voltage command value, based on a phase in accordance with an addition result of the first phase command value and the second phase command value.

6. The power conversion device according to claim 5 , wherein a first moment of inertia of the first synchronous generator is different from a second moment of inertia of the second synchronous generator.

7. The power conversion device according to claim 5 , wherein
the adder adds a value obtained by multiplying the first command value by a first gain and a value obtained by multiplying the second command value by a second gain,
the power grid includes a first oscillation frequency component corresponding to the first synchronous generator and a second oscillation frequency component corresponding to the second synchronous generator, and
the first gain and the second gain are set based on magnitudes of the first oscillation frequency component and the second oscillation frequency component.

8. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein a first moment of inertia of the first synchronous generator is different from a second moment of inertia of the second synchronous generator.

9. The power conversion device according to claim 8 , wherein a first damping coefficient of the first synchronous generator is different from a second damping coefficient of the second synchronous generator.

10. The power conversion device according to claim 9 , wherein
the adder adds a value obtained by multiplying the first command value by a first gain and a value obtained by multiplying the second command value by a second gain,
the power grid includes a first oscillation frequency component corresponding to the first synchronous generator and a second oscillation frequency component corresponding to the second synchronous generator, and
the first gain and the second gain are set based on magnitudes of the first oscillation frequency component and the second oscillation frequency component.

11. The power conversion device according to claim 8 , wherein
the adder adds a value obtained by multiplying the first command value by a first gain and a value obtained by multiplying the second command value by a second gain,
the power grid includes a first oscillation frequency component corresponding to the first synchronous generator and a second oscillation frequency component corresponding to the second synchronous generator, and
the first gain and the second gain are set based on magnitudes of the first oscillation frequency component and the second oscillation frequency component.

12. The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein
the adder adds a value obtained by multiplying the first command value by a first gain and a value obtained by multiplying the second command value by a second gain,
the power grid includes a first oscillation frequency component corresponding to the first synchronous generator and a second oscillation frequency component corresponding to the second synchronous generator, and
the first gain and the second gain are set based on magnitudes of the first oscillation frequency component and the second oscillation frequency component.

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Electric Corp

Inventors

• MUKUNOKI Kaho
• Ishihara Hiroki
• Fujii Toshiyuki

Classifications

• H02J3/00142

  Oscillations concerning frequency · CPC title

• H02J3/40

  Synchronisation of generators for connection to a network or to another generator · CPC title

• H02J3/48

  Controlling the sharing of active power · CPC title

• H02J3/381

  Dispersed generators · CPC title

• H02J3/32

  using batteries or super capacitors with converting means · CPC title