Power supply system, power conversion apparatus, and measurement point switching apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9590422-B2
Application number	US-201314646519-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 14, 2013
Priority date	Nov 26, 2012
Publication date	Mar 7, 2017
Grant date	Mar 7, 2017

Abstract

An autonomous distribution board receives feeding of power via a distribution board for a period during which grid power is supplied from a grid power source, while receiving power via an autonomous terminal of a power conversion apparatus for a period during which supplying of grid power from grid power source is stopped. Autonomous distribution board is connected with a specific load and the like. A measurement point switching apparatus is configured to select one from a current sensor configured to monitor a current that flows through a main breaker, and a current sensor configured to monitor a current that is supplied from power conversion apparatus to autonomous distribution board. A fuel battery is configured to adjust an output thereof based on an output of the selected one so that power by fuel battery is consumed by a general load, specific load and the like.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A power supply system, comprising:
a distribution board comprising a main breaker that is connected between a grid power source and a first load;
a power conversion apparatus comprising an interconnection terminal and an autonomous terminal,
the interconnection terminal being for supplying electric power to the main breaker for a period during which grid power is supplied from the grid power source, and
the autonomous terminal being for extracting the electric power from the power conversion apparatus for a period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped;
an autonomous distribution board configured to receive feeding of power via the distribution board for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while receiving the electric power via the autonomous terminal of the power conversion apparatus for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped,
the autonomous distribution board being connected with a second load;
a cogeneration device connected with the autonomous distribution board, and configured to perform generating of electricity and heating of water,
the electricity generated by the cogeneration device being prohibited to be made reversely flow into the grid power source; and
a measurement point switching apparatus configured to switch between a first current sensor and a second current sensor to set specific electric power to be output by the cogeneration device,
the first current sensor being configured to monitor a current that flows through the main breaker,
the second current sensor being configured to monitor a current that is supplied from the power conversion apparatus to the autonomous distribution board,
the measurement point switching apparatus being configured to select the first current sensor for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, and select the second current sensor for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped, and
the cogeneration device being configured to adjust an output thereof based on an output of either the first current sensor or the second current sensor selected by the measurement point switching apparatus so that the specific electric power output by the cogeneration device is consumed by the first and second loads.

2. The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the cogeneration device is a fuel battery.

3. The power supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising a power supply selector configured to select one from: a first state where the autonomous distribution board is connected with the distribution board; and a second state where the autonomous distribution board is connected with the autonomous terminal of the power conversion apparatus.

4. The power supply system according to claim 1 , wherein: the power conversion apparatus is capable of being connected with a solar battery and a storage battery;
the power conversion apparatus is configured to output, through the interconnection terminal, at least one of power generated by the solar battery and power stored in the storage battery for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while outputting, through the autonomous terminal, the at least one for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped; and
the power conversion apparatus is configured to allow the power generated by the solar battery and output through the interconnection terminal to reversely flow into the grid power source.

5. The power supply system according to claim 4 , wherein the power conversion apparatus is configured to be capable of selecting any from:
a first operation mode of reversely flowing excess electric power that is consumed by neither the first load nor the second load, of the power generated by the solar battery, and further performing charging of the storage battery in a time zone in which a unit price of the grid power is relatively low, while performing discharging of the storage battery in a time zone in which the unit price of the grid power is relatively high;
a second operation mode of performing charging of the storage battery with the excess electric power of the power generated by the solar battery, while performing discharging of the storage battery for a time period during which the solar battery generates no power; and
a third operation mode of keeping the storage battery in a fully charged state.

6. A power conversion apparatus to be used for the power supply system according to claim 1 .

7. A measurement point switching apparatus to be used for the power supply system according to claim 1 .

8. The power supply system according to claim 2 , further comprising a power supply selector configured to select one from: a first state where the autonomous distribution board is connected with the distribution board; and a second state where the autonomous distribution board is connected with the autonomous terminal of the power conversion apparatus.

9. The power supply system according to claim 2 , wherein: the power conversion apparatus is capable of being connected with a solar battery and a storage battery;
the power conversion apparatus is configured to output, through the interconnection terminal, at least one of power generated by the solar battery and power stored in the storage battery for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while outputting, through the autonomous terminal, the at least one for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped; and
the power conversion apparatus is configured to allow the power generated by the solar battery and output through the interconnection terminal to reversely flow into the grid power source.

10. The power supply system according to claim 3 , wherein: the power conversion apparatus is capable of being connected with a solar battery and a storage battery;
the power conversion apparatus is configured to output, through the interconnection terminal, at least one of power generated by the solar battery and power stored in the storage battery for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while outputting, through the autonomous terminal, the at least one for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped; and
the power conversion apparatus is configured to allow the power generated by the solar battery and output through the interconnection terminal to reversely flow into the grid power source.

11. The power supply system according to claim 8 , wherein: the power conversion apparatus is capable of being connected with a solar battery and a storage battery;
the power conversion apparatus is configured to output, through the interconnection terminal, at least one of power generated by the solar battery and power stored in the storage battery for the period during which the grid power is supplied from the grid power source, while outputting, through the autonomous terminal, the at least one for the period during which supplying of the grid power from the grid power source is stopped; and
the power conversion apparatus is configured to allow the power generated by the solar battery and output through the interconnection terminal to reversely flow into the grid power source.

Assignees

• Panasonic Ip Man Co Ltd

Inventors

• Inakagata Satoru
• Nagasato Hiroshi
• Kaku Hiroaki
• Ito Yoshikatsu
• Ando Kiyoshi
• Ihira Yasuhisa

Classifications

• H02J3/381

  Dispersed generators · CPC title

• H02J2105/55

  according to an economic condition, e.g. tariff-based load management · CPC title

• H02J2101/30

  Fuel cells · CPC title

• H02J2101/28

  Wind energy · CPC title

• H02J2101/24

  Photovoltaics · CPC title