Grid-interconnected power converter

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016006338-A1
Application number	US-201314771373-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 18, 2013
Priority date	Feb 28, 2013
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A power converter that includes: a power conversion unit; and a control unit configured to control the power conversion unit such that the power conversion unit operates as a virtual synchronous generator. The control unit includes: an AVR model unit; a governor and driving source model unit; a power generation torque arithmetic operation unit; a rotation angle arithmetic operation unit; a voltage d-q conversion unit; and a generator model unit configured to perform arithmetic operation.

First claim

1 . A power converter comprising:
a power conversion unit configured to convert DC power inputted thereto into AC power, and output the AC power to an output line connected to a power system; and a control unit configured to control the power conversion unit such that the power conversion unit operates as a virtual synchronous generator, wherein the control unit includes:
an AVR model unit configured to perform arithmetic operation, based on reactive power and an output voltage that are outputted from the power conversion unit to the output line, a reactive power command value, and a voltage command value, to obtain an induced voltage of the virtual synchronous generator in accordance with a deviation of the output voltage from the voltage command value;
a governor and driving source model unit configured to perform arithmetic operation, based on active power outputted from the power conversion unit to the output line, an active power command value, an angular velocity command value, and an angular velocity of a rotor of the virtual synchronous generator, to obtain a driving torque of a virtual driving source in accordance with a deviation of the angular velocity from the angular velocity command value, the virtual driving source driving the virtual synchronous generator;
a power generation torque arithmetic operation unit configured to perform arithmetic operation, based on the induced voltage obtained through the arithmetic operation by the AVR model unit and either a q-axis current command value or a q-axis component of an output current of the power conversion unit, to obtain a power generation torque of the virtual synchronous generator;
a rotation angle arithmetic operation unit configured to perform arithmetic operation to obtain an acceleration torque of the rotor of the virtual synchronous generator in a manner to subtract the power generation torque obtained through the arithmetic operation by the power generation torque arithmetic operation unit from the driving torque obtained through the arithmetic operation by the governor and driving source model unit, and perform arithmetic operation based on at least the acceleration torque and inertia of the rotor of the virtual synchronous generator to obtain the angular velocity and a rotation angle of the rotor of the virtual synchronous generator;
a voltage d-q conversion unit configured to perform arithmetic operation, with use of the rotation angle obtained through the arithmetic operation by the rotation angle arithmetic operation unit, to obtain a d-axis component and a q-axis component of an output voltage of the power conversion unit;
a generator model unit configured to perform arithmetic operation, with use of an algebraic expression that is specified by a phasor diagram representing a relationship among an induced voltage, a phase voltage, and a line current of a synchronous generator, and based on the induced voltage obtained through the arithmetic operation by the AVR model unit and the d-axis component and the q-axis component of the output voltage obtained through the arithmetic operation by the d-q conversion unit, to obtain a d-axis current command value and the q-axis current command value corresponding to a d-axis component and a q-axis component of an armature current of the virtual synchronous generator; and
a power conversion control unit configured to control the power conversion unit to output a current corresponding to the d-axis current command value and the q-axis current command value obtained through the arithmetic operation by the generator model unit.

2 . The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit further includes a power generation torque damping unit configured to damp a vibration of the power generation torque obtained through the arithmetic operation by the power generation torque arithmetic operation unit, and output the power generation torque to the rotation angle arithmetic operation unit.

3 . The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit further includes a voltage limiting unit configured to limit values of the d-axis component and the q-axis component of the output voltage, which are fed to the generator model unit via the voltage d-q conversion unit, to predetermined values.

4 . The power converter according to claim 1 , wherein
the control unit further includes a current limiting control unit configured to perform control to limit the d-axis and q-axis current command values obtained through the arithmetic operation by the generator model unit to be within a predetermined range.

Assignees

• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Sakimoto Kenichi
• Sugimoto Kazushige
• Shindo Yuji

Classifications

• H02J2101/30

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