Rapid shutdown device for photovoltaic system and control method thereof and protection system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021281065-A1
Application number	US-202117189473-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 2, 2021
Priority date	Mar 9, 2020
Publication date	Sep 9, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a rapid shutdown device for a photovoltaic system, which is connected between a photovoltaic power generation module and a photovoltaic inverter and comprises an input port and an output port. The rapid shutdown device further comprises: a first switch and a second switch; a third switch and a fourth switch; a controller coupled to control terminals of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch, and configured to control on and off of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch, so that the rapid shutdown device operates in a normal state, a bypass state or a shutdown state.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A rapid shutdown device for a photovoltaic system, connected between a photovoltaic power generation module and a photovoltaic inverter, and comprising an input port and an output port, the rapid shutdown device comprising:
a first switch and a second switch, wherein a first terminal of the first switch is connected to one terminal of the input port, a second terminal of the first switch is connected to a first terminal of the second switch, and a second terminal of the second switch is connected to the other terminal of the input port; a third switch and a fourth switch, wherein the third switch is connected between the first terminal of the second switch and one terminal of the output port, and the fourth switch is connected between the second terminal of the second switch and the other terminal of the output port; and a controller, coupled to the control terminals of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch respectively, and configured to control on and off of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch, so that the rapid shutdown device operates in a normal state, a bypass state or a shutdown state; wherein, in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the normal state, the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch are all on, and the second switch is off; in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the bypass state, the second switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch are all on, and the first switch is off; and in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the shutdown state, both the third switch and the fourth switch are off.

2 . The rapid shutdown device according to claim 1 , wherein the second switch comprises a diode; and the third switch and the fourth switch respectively comprise a relay.

3 . The rapid shutdown device according to claim 1 , wherein the first switch comprises a semiconductor switch.

4 . The rapid shutdown device according to claim 1 , wherein the rapid shutdown device further comprises a detection circuit coupled to the photovoltaic power generation module and the controller, so as to detect an electrical parameter outputted by the photovoltaic power generation module and transmit the electrical parameter to the controller.

5 . The rapid shutdown device according to claim 1 , wherein the rapid shutdown device further comprises an auxiliary power supply, the auxiliary power supply is coupled to the photovoltaic power generation module, and is configured to convert direct-current power outputted from the photovoltaic power generation module and supply the converted power to the rapid shutdown device.

6 . The rapid shutdown device according to claim 1 , wherein the rapid shutdown device further comprises a programmable logic controller (PLC) communication circuit, the PLC communication circuit is coupled to the photovoltaic inverter, and is configured to receive a communication signal sent by the photovoltaic inverter, and send the communication signal to the controller.

7 . A control method for a rapid shutdown device, the rapid shutdown device being applied to a photovoltaic system, being connected between a photovoltaic power generation module and a photovoltaic inverter and comprising an input port and an output port, the rapid shutdown device further comprising:
a first switch and a second switch, wherein a first terminal of the first switch is connected to one terminal of the input port, a second terminal of the first switch is connected to a first terminal of the second switch, and a second terminal of the second switch is connected to the other terminal of the input port; a third switch and a fourth switch, wherein the third switch is connected between the first terminal of the second switch and one terminal of the output port, and the fourth switch is connected between the second terminal of the second switch and the other terminal of the output port; and a controller, coupled to the control terminals of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch respectively, and configured to control on and off of the first switch, the third switch, and the fourth switch, so that the rapid shutdown device operates in a normal state, a bypass state or a shutdown state; the control method comprising: when the rapid shutdown device operates in a shutdown state, detecting whether an online signal is received; in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in a shutdown state and the online signal is received, converting a state of the rapid shutdown device to a bypass state, when the rapid shutdown device operates in the bypass state, detecting whether the online signal is received, and acquiring an electrical parameter of the photovoltaic power generation module; and in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the bypass state, the online signal is received, and the electrical parameter of the photovoltaic power generation module is higher than a set threshold, converting the state of the rapid shutdown device to a normal state.

8 . The control method according to claim 7 , wherein the control method further comprising:
in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the shutdown state and the online signal is not received, maintaining the rapid shutdown device operating in the shutdown state.

9 . The control method according to claim 7 , wherein the control method further comprising:
in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the bypass state and the online signal is not received, converting the state of the rapid shutdown device to the shutdown state; and in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the bypass state, the online signal is received, and the electrical parameter of the photovoltaic power generation module is equal to or lower than the set threshold, maintaining the rapid shutdown device operating in the bypass state.

10 . The control method according to claim 7 , wherein the control method further comprising:
when the rapid shutdown device operates in the normal state, detecting whether the online signal is received, and acquiring the electrical parameter of the photovoltaic power generation module; in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the normal state, and the online signal is not received, converting the state of the rapid shutdown device to the shutdown state; in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the normal state, the online signal is received, and the electrical parameter of the photovoltaic power generation module is higher than the set threshold, maintaining the rapid shutdown device operating in the normal state; and in response to the rapid shutdown device operates in the normal state, the online signal is received, and the electrical parameter of the photovoltaic power generation module is equal to or lower than the set threshold, converting the state of the rapid shutdown device to the bypass state.

11 . The control method according to claim 7 , wherein the control method further comprising:
receiving a communication signal sent by a programmable logic controller (PLC) communication circuit, wherein the communication signal is sent by the photovoltaic inverter to the PLC communication circuit, and the communication signal comprises the online signal.

12 . A protection system for a photovoltaic system, comprising at least one rapid shutdown device, each of the at least one rapid shutdown device having an input port and an output port,
wherein the photovoltaic system comprises at least one first photovoltaic power generation module and at least one second photovoltaic power generation module, and a photovoltaic invert

Assignees

• Delta Electronics Shanghai Co

Inventors

• Zhu Xuancai
• Weng Bingwen
• Wang Yuxi
• Wang Bin
• He Chengjun

Classifications

• H02H7/20 Primary

  for electronic equipment (for converters H02H7/10; for electric measuring instruments G01R1/36; for DC voltage or current semiconductor regulators G05F1/569; for amplifiers H03F1/52; for electronic switching circuits H03K17/08) · CPC title

• Y02E10/50

  Photovoltaic [PV] energy · CPC title

• H02S40/32

  comprising DC/AC inverter means associated with the PV module itself, e.g. AC modules · CPC title