Power network system operation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9785181-B2
Application number	US-201314760724-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2013
Priority date	Jan 15, 2013
Publication date	Oct 10, 2017
Grant date	Oct 10, 2017

Abstract

The purpose of the invention is to provide a guideline for, when adding a new power cell to a power network, solving the problem of how to set an operation mode of a power conversion leg. Assuming that a power conversion leg (JRL) of the power router (JR) of a power cell (J) and a power conversion leg (KRL) of the power router (KR) of a power cell (K) are connected to each other and power is transferred from the power cell (J) to the power cell (K) when the utility grid breaks down, the leg operation modes of the leg (JRL) of the power router (JR) and leg (KRL) of the power router (KR) are set as follows:
the power conversion leg (JRL) of the power router (JR) is set to a stand-alone mode; and the power conversion leg (KRL) of the power router (KR) is set to a designate power transmission/reception mode when the utility grid does not break down and to a master mode from the designate power transmission/reception mode when the utility grid breaks down.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for operating a power network system which includes a plurality of power cells having a power router for connecting to an external power system asynchronously and is constituted by connecting the plurality of power cells,
wherein
the power router includes;
a direct current bus maintaining a voltage at a predetermined rated voltage, and
a power conversion leg having one connection end which is connected to the direct current bus and the other connection end which is connected to an external connection partner as an external connection terminal, and having a function of converting the power bi-directionally between the one connection end and the other connection end, and
wherein
the power conversion leg is operatively controlled in either one operation mode out of
a master mode if the voltage of the direct current bus decrease from the rated voltage, a shortage of the power is compensate from the connection partner, and if the voltage of the direct current bus increase from the rated voltage, an excessive of the power is transferred to the connection partner,
a designate power transmission/reception mode in which a designated power is transferred to the connection partner or the designated power is received from the connection partner, and
a stand-alone mode in which a voltage with designated amplitude and frequency is produced by itself and is transferred/received between the connection partner,
characterized in that
in case a first power conversion leg of a first power router and a second power conversion leg of a second power router are connected, the first power router and the second power router cannot receive a power supply from the utility grid, and the power is transferred by transmitting electricity from the first power conversion leg of the first power router to the second power conversion leg of the second power router,
when there is the power supply from the utility grid,
the operation mode of the first power conversion leg of the first power router is set to the stand-alone, and
the operation mode of the second power conversion leg of a second power router is set to the designate power transmission/reception mode,
when there is not the power supply from the utility grid,
the operation mode of the first power conversion leg of the first power router is set to the stand-alone, and
the operation mode of the second power conversion leg of the second power router is set to the master mode.

2. The method for operating a power network system according to claim 1 , characterized in that when there is not the power supply from the utility grid in the first router, the power conversion leg which is connected to a distributed power supply is set to the master mode.

3. A power network system which includes a plurality of power cells having a power router for connecting to an external power system asynchronously and is constituted by connecting the plurality of power cells,
wherein
the power router includes;
a direct current bus maintaining a voltage at a predetermined rated voltage, and
a power conversion leg having one connection end which is connected to the direct current bus and the other connection end which is connected to an external connection partner as an external connection terminal, and having a function of converting the power bi-directionally between the one connection end and the other connection end, and
wherein
the power conversion leg is operatively controlled in either one operation mode out of
a master mode if the voltage of the direct current bus decrease from the rated voltage, a shortage of the power is compensate from the connection partner, and if the voltage of the direct current bus increase from the rated voltage, an excessive of the power is transferred to the connection partner,
a designate power transmission/reception mode in which a designated power is transferred to the connection partner or the designated power is received from the connection partner, and
a stand-alone mode in which a voltage with designated amplitude and frequency is produced by itself and is transferred/received between the connection partner,
characterized in that
in case a third power conversion leg of a third power router and a fourth power conversion leg of a fourth power router are connected, and if the third power router and the fourth power router can receive a power supply from the utility grid, the power is transferred from the third power conversion leg of the third power router to the fourth power conversion leg of the fourth power router, and if the third power router and the fourth power router cannot receive the power supply from the utility grid, the power is not transferred from the third power conversion leg of the third power router to the fourth power conversion leg of the fourth power router,
when there is the power supply from the utility grid,
the operation mode of the third power conversion leg of the third power router is set to the designate power transmission/reception mode, and
the operation mode of the fourth power conversion leg of the fourth power router is set to the stand-alone mode,
when there is not the power supply from the utility grid,
an operation of the third power conversion leg of the third power router and the fourth power conversion leg of the fourth power router is stopped.

4. The method for operating a power network system according to claim 3 , characterized in that when there is not the power supply from the utility grid in the third router and the fourth router, the power conversion leg which is connected to a distributed power supply is set to the master mode.

Assignees

• Nec Corp

Inventors

• Ichino Kiyohisa

Classifications

• Y02E60/60

  Arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks or generators via a high voltage DC link [HVCD] · CPC title

• G05F5/00 Primary

  Systems for regulating electric variables by detecting deviations in the electric input to the system and thereby controlling a device within the system to obtain a regulated output · CPC title

• G06Q50/06

  Energy or water supply · CPC title

• H02J3/36

  Arrangements for transfer of electric power between AC networks via high-voltage DC [HVDC] links; Arrangements for transfer of electric power between generators and networks via HVDC links · CPC title

• H02J13/0003

  Electricity · mapped topic