Power converter and method for controlling power converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12580387-B2
Application number	US-202418887314-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 17, 2024
Priority date	Sep 22, 2023
Publication date	Mar 17, 2026
Grant date	Mar 17, 2026

Abstract

A power converter and a method. When the voltage at the grid connection point exceeds the preset voltage range and an amplitude of a voltage output by the power conversion circuit is not greater than a voltage threshold, embodiments can control the amplitude of the current output by the power conversion circuit to be not greater than a second current threshold, where the second current threshold is greater than the first current threshold, and a ratio of an active current to a reactive current output by the power conversion circuit is constant or changes; or, when the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit is greater than the voltage threshold, embodiments can control the amplitude of the current output by the power conversion circuit to be equal to the second current threshold, where the ratio of the active current to the reactive current changes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A power converter comprising:
a power conversion circuit, wherein an input of the power conversion circuit is configured to connect to a direct current power supply, an output of the power conversion circuit is coupled to an alternating current grid through a grid connection point, and the power conversion circuit is configured to output an alternating current to the alternating current grid; and a controller that is configured to: when a voltage at the grid connection point is within a preset voltage range, control the power converter to work in a steady-state mode, wherein in the steady-state mode, an amplitude of a current output by the power conversion circuit is not greater than a first current threshold; and when the voltage at the grid connection point exceeds the preset voltage range: after an amplitude of a voltage output by the power conversion circuit is not greater than a voltage threshold, control the power converter to work in a transient voltage stabilization mode, wherein, in the transient voltage stabilization mode, the amplitude of the current output by the power conversion circuit is not greater than a second current threshold, the second current threshold is greater than the first current threshold, and a ratio of an active current to a reactive current output by the power conversion circuit is constant or changes; and after the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit is greater than the voltage threshold, control the power converter to work in a transient voltage regulation mode, wherein, in the transient voltage regulation mode, the amplitude of the current output by the power conversion circuit is identically equal to the second current threshold, and the ratio of the active current to the reactive current output by the power conversion circuit changes.

2 . The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
after the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit is greater than the voltage threshold, control the power converter to work in the transient voltage regulation mode; and, in the transient voltage regulation mode: after an absolute value of a difference between the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit and the voltage threshold increases, control the ratio of the active current to the reactive current to decrease; and after the absolute value of the difference between the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit and the voltage threshold decreases, control the ratio of the active current to the reactive current to increase.

3 . The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the direct current power supply comprises an energy storage battery, and the controller is further configured to:
after the power converter outputs an alternating current to the alternating current grid based on a direct current output by the energy storage battery, and the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit is greater than the voltage threshold, control the power converter to work in the transient voltage regulation mode; and, in the transient voltage regulation mode: after an absolute value of a difference between the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit and the voltage threshold increases, control the ratio of the active current to the reactive current to decrease; and after the absolute value of the difference between the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit and the voltage threshold decreases, control the ratio of the active current to the reactive current to increase.

4 . The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein the direct current power supply comprises an energy storage battery, and the controller is further configured to:
after the power converter outputs a direct current to the energy storage battery based on an alternating current output by the alternating current grid, and the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit is greater than the voltage threshold, control the power converter to work in the transient voltage regulation mode; and, in the transient voltage regulation mode: after an absolute value of a difference between the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit and the voltage threshold increases, control the ratio of the active current to the reactive current to increase; and after the absolute value of the difference between the amplitude of the voltage output by the power conversion circuit and the voltage threshold decreases, control the ratio of the active current to the reactive current to decrease.

5 . The power converter according to claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate a first current instruction through a voltage loop based on the voltage output by the power conversion circuit and an initial voltage instruction; after an amplitude of the first current instruction is greater than a current instruction threshold and the amplitude of the first current instruction decreases, control an output virtual impedance of the power conversion circuit to decrease; after the amplitude of the first current instruction is greater than the current instruction threshold and the amplitude of the first current instruction increases, control an output virtual impedance of the power conversion circuit to increase, to update the initial voltage instruction based on a decreased or increased virtual impedance; generate, through a circular limiter based on the first current instruction, a second current instruction whose amplitude is the current instruction threshold, and input the second current instruction into a current loop, wherein a ratio of an active current to a reactive current in the first current instruction is the same as a ratio of an active current to a reactive current in the second current instruction; and generate, through the current loop based on the second current instruction and the current output by the power conversion circuit, a modulation voltage signal to control the power conversion circuit.

6 . The power converter according to claim 3 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate a first current instruction through a voltage loop based on the voltage output by the power conversion circuit and an initial voltage instruction; after an amplitude of the first current instruction is greater than a current instruction threshold and the amplitude of the first current instruction decreases, control an output virtual impedance of the power conversion circuit to decrease; after the amplitude of the first current instruction is greater than the current instruction threshold and the amplitude of the first current instruction increases, control an output virtual impedance of the power conversion circuit to increase, to update the initial voltage instruction based on a decreased or increased virtual impedance; generate, through a circular limiter based on the first current instruction, a second current instruction whose amplitude is the current instruction threshold, and input the second current instruction into a current loop, wherein a ratio of an active current to a reactive current in the first current instruction is the same as a ratio of an active current to a reactive current in the second current instruction; and generate, through the current loop based on the second current instruction and the current output by the power conversion circuit, a modulation voltage signal to control the power conversion circuit.

7 . The power converter according to claim 4 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
generate a first current instruction through a voltage loop based on the volt

Assignees

• Huawei Digital Power Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Xiongfei
• Liu Teng
• Zhao Mingquan
• Zhang Meiqing
• Xin Kai
• Liu Yunfeng

Classifications

• H02J2103/30

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• H02J2101/24

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