Power conversion device, recording medium, and control method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025070555-A1
Application number	US-202218726443-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jan 7, 2022
Priority date	Jan 7, 2022
Publication date	Feb 27, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A power conversion device includes a conversion circuit, a grid forming control circuit, a grid following control circuit, a modulation circuit, a switching circuit, a phase synchronization processing circuit, an initial value computing circuit, and a synchronization adjusting circuit. When a switching signal instructing switching from grid forming control to grid following control is received, the phase synchronization processing circuit computes a synchronous phase by phase synchronization processing for which an amplitude of a grid voltage is used as input. The initial value computing circuit computes an initial amplitude command value based on the amplitude of the grid voltage and the synchronous phase. The synchronization adjusting circuit sets the initial amplitude command value to be an initial value of a command value of an amplitude of an output voltage in the grid following control after switching from the grid forming control.

First claim

1 . A power conversion device comprising:
a conversion circuit configured to convert DC power output from a power supply into AC power and output the AC power; a grid forming control circuit configured to generate a first modulation command to change an amplitude and a phase of an output voltage from the conversion circuit by grid forming control for maintaining the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage at given set values; a grid following control circuit configured to generate a second modulation command to change the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage by grid following control for causing the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage to follow an amplitude and a phase of a grid voltage as a voltage of a given power grid; a modulation circuit configured to change the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage on the basis of the first modulation command or the second modulation command; a switching circuit configured to switch, in accordance with a switching signal, input to the modulation circuit such that either the first modulation command or the second modulation command is input to the modulation circuit; a phase synchronization processing circuit configured to compute a synchronous phase by phase synchronization processing for which the amplitude of the grid voltage is used as input, the synchronous phase being computed when the switching signal instructing switching from the grid forming control to the grid following control is received; an initial value computing circuit configured to compute an initial amplitude command value based on the amplitude of the grid voltage and the synchronous phase; and a synchronization adjusting circuit configured to set the initial amplitude command value to be an initial value of a command value of the amplitude of the output voltage in the grid following control after switching from the grid forming control.

2 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein the synchronization adjusting circuit is configured to
stop, when the grid forming control is being executed, amplitude command generation processing for generating the command value of the amplitude of the output voltage in the grid following control, and start up the amplitude command generation processing after switching to the grid following control.

3 . The power conversion device according to claim 1 , wherein
the grid following control includes constant power control processing for changing an active current and a reactive current such that active power and reactive power match an active power command value and a reactive power command value, respectively, and the synchronization adjusting circuit is configured to set active power and reactive power computed in the grid forming control before switching to the grid following control to be an initial value of the active power command value and an initial value of the reactive power command value, respectively, in the constant power control processing of the grid following control after switching.

4 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium on which programmed instructions are recorded, the instructions causing a computer to execute processing, the computer including a conversion circuit serving to convert DC power output from a power supply into AC power and output the AC power, the processing to be executed by the computer comprising:
processing of generating a first modulation command to change an amplitude and a phase of an output voltage from the conversion circuit by grid forming control for maintaining the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage at given set values; processing of generating a second modulation command to change the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage by grid following control for causing the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage to follow an amplitude and a phase of a grid voltage as a voltage of a given power grid; processing of changing the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage on the basis of the first modulation command or the second modulation command; processing of switching, in accordance with a switching signal, input to the modulation circuit such that either the first modulation command or the second modulation command is input to the modulation circuit; processing of computing a synchronous phase by phase synchronization processing for which the amplitude of the grid voltage is used as input, the synchronous phase being computed when the switching signal instructing switching from the grid forming control to the grid following control is received; processing of computing an initial amplitude command value based on the amplitude of the grid voltage and the synchronous phase; and adjustment processing of setting the initial amplitude command value to be an initial value of a command value of the amplitude of the output voltage in the grid following control after switching from the grid forming control.

5 . The recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein the adjustment processing includes processing of
stopping, when the grid forming control is being executed, amplitude command generation processing for generating the command value of the amplitude of the output voltage in the grid following control, and starting up the amplitude command generation processing after switching to the grid following control.

6 . The recording medium according to claim 4 , wherein
the grid following control includes constant power control processing for changing an active current and a reactive current such that active power and reactive power match an active power command value and a reactive power command value, respectively, and the adjustment processing includes processing of setting active power and reactive power computed in the grid forming control before switching to the grid following control to be an initial value of the active power command value and an initial value of the reactive power command value, respectively, in the constant power control processing of the grid following control after switching.

7 . A control method implemented by a device including a conversion circuit, a grid forming control circuit, a grid following control circuit, a modulation circuit, and a switching circuit, the conversion circuit serving to convert DC power output from a power supply into AC power and output the AC power, the grid forming control circuit serving to generate a first modulation command to change an amplitude and a phase of an output voltage from the conversion circuit by grid forming control for maintaining the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage at given set values, the grid following control circuit serving to generate a second modulation command to change the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage by grid following control for causing the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage to follow an amplitude and a phase of a grid voltage as a voltage of a given power grid, the modulation circuit serving to change the amplitude and the phase of the output voltage on the basis of the first modulation command or the second modulation command, the switching circuit serving to switch, in accordance with a switching signal, input to the modulation circuit such that either the first modulation command or the second modulation command is input to the modulation circuit, the control method comprising:
computing a synchronous phase by phase synchronization processing for which the amplitude of the grid voltage is used as input, the synchronous phase being computed when the switching signal instructing switching from the grid forming control to the grid following control is received; computing an initial amplitude command value based on the amplitude of the grid voltage and the synchronous phase; an

Assignees

• Toshiba Kk
• Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corp

Inventors

• Akiyama Yukina
• Kawachi Shunsuke
• Kudo Yuki
• Sakauchi Yoko
• Toba Koji
• Mitsumoto Kenji
• Takeda Daisuke

Classifications

• H02M7/48 Primary

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

• H02J3/1835 Primary

  with stepless control · CPC title