JP2012080736A - Distributed dc power supply control circuit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problems in a linkage operation of plural distributed DC power supplies which are connected in parallel to a DC power transmission line, that for the respectively borne portions of output current to be stably controlled, it is necessary to mutually convey the output current values by high-speed communication, or it is necessary to install resistors between the output parts of the distributed DC power supplies and the DC power transmission line, in which case losses of power by resistors will be incurred, and that there is no established method for determining the independent operation status in a linkage operation of a large number of distributed DC power supplies.SOLUTION: It is made possible to set a voltage drop amount with respect to the output currents of distributed DC power supplies. If a voltage of the DC power transmission line changes for reasons that the load current of the DC power transmission line has changed, then the output voltages relative to the portions of output current respectively borne by the distributed DC power supplies are stabilized at the output current values of the respective distributed DC power supplies which are equal to the voltage of the DC power transmission line.

Description

The present invention relates to a distributed DC power source in a DC power transmission line.

In general, the distributed power sources are interconnected via an AC transmission line.
When DC power supplies are connected in parallel, they are short-distance power supplies. Current sharing of each DC power supply adjusts the output current between each power supply by detecting the output current of each distributed DC power supply and sending and receiving the output current value data of each power supply between each power supply via a high-speed transmission circuit To do.

JP 2001-275348 A JP 2004-208426 A JP 7-194118 A JP 54-67647 A JP 2001-224176 A JP 2000-322134 A JP-A-11-275862 JP-A-11-155282

In the prior art, when a plurality of DC power sources are interconnected by a DC power transmission path, a short-distance distributed DC power source circuit is basically assumed. Therefore, it is not appropriate when the distance between the distributed DC power sources is not a short distance as in the case where power is transmitted at the same time that the generated power such as photovoltaic power generation is interconnected in the DC transmission path.

In the prior art, when the DC power supplies are operated in parallel, the control between the DC power supplies is not independent. Therefore, when adding or removing the DC power supply, it is necessary to change the signal between the control circuits of the DC power supplies. appear.

In order to reduce the mutual influence of the distributed DC power supply, there is a method of inserting a resistor in the output part of the distributed DC power supply.

The amount of power generated by a power source that uses natural energy as a power source is unstable, and a technique for estimating the power that can be output is required.

In the case where a large number of distributed DC power supplies exist in the DC power transmission line, no proposal has been made for a method for detecting isolated operation of the distributed DC power supply.

The present invention relates to a distributed DC power supply interconnection system including a plurality of distributed DC power supplies and a DC power transmission line connected in parallel with the distributed DC power supplies. A DC / DC converter to prevent and control the output voltage and output current;
Depending on the output current measurement value of the DC / DC converter, which is directly set in the DC / DC converter by transmission from the internal setter or external to the DC / DC converter, or calculated by the set internal constant Output voltage setting value, maximum output voltage setting value, minimum output voltage setting value, separately set maximum output possible current setting value, output voltage measurement value of the DC / DC converter, that is, connection between the distributed DC power source and the DC transmission line As a target value, the output current setting value calculated by the DC transmission line voltage measurement value at the interconnection point that is a point,
The output current measurement value of the DC / DC converter is controlled to be equal to the target value, and the output voltage measurement value of the distributed DC power supply does not exceed a DC transmission line maximum output voltage setting value. By controlling the output current measurement value of the distributed DC power supply so as not to exceed the maximum output possible current setting value, the current sharing rate in the DC transmission line of each of the distributed DC power supplies is controlled. A distributed DC power supply control circuit is provided.

That is, except for the constant output voltage control range or the constant output current control range of the distributed DC power supply, the output voltage is controlled so that the output voltage decreases at a constant rate when the output current increases. The current sharing ratio in the transmission line can be controlled.

In the present invention, the output voltage set value of the distributed DC power supply is temporarily changed to a value different from the set value by transmission from an internal control circuit of the DC / DC converter control circuit or from the outside, and the output of the distributed DC power supply 2. The maximum output possible current setting value of the DC / DC converter is set by measuring the output voltage and output current of the DC / DC converter at that time by varying the current. A distributed DC power supply control circuit is provided.

That is, when the power source of the distributed DC power source is an unstable power source due to the weather, such as a solar battery, the maximum output possible current setting according to the upper limit of the power that can be generated by the power source The value can be set. Thereafter, the maximum output possible current setting value is used as a reference for calculating the current sharing ratio of the distributed DC power source in the DC transmission line, thereby sharing the transmission line current according to the maximum output possible power of the power source. It is possible to do.

Further, the present invention provides a variation of the output current measurement value within a range in which the output power is less than or equal to the power that can be generated when the output voltage set value of the distributed DC power supply is temporarily changed to a value different from the set value. 2. The distributed DC power supply control circuit according to claim 1, wherein the distributed DC power supply is determined to be in a single operation state by measuring that the amount is less than a threshold by an output current measuring circuit. 3. .

In other words, it is possible to detect that the distributed DC power source is in a single operation state in a DC transmission line in which the distributed DC power source is interconnected.

The control circuit for each distributed DC power supply is independent, and the sharing ratio of each distributed DC power supply can be changed by changing the set value inside each distributed DC power supply via a transmission line. When adding / removing a distributed DC power supply, it becomes easy to change the transmission / reception of signals to / from other distributed DC power supplies.

When the power source of the distributed DC power source is a solar battery or the like, the generated power is unstable due to the weather or the like. It becomes possible to automatically adjust the current sharing ratio in the DC transmission line in which the distributed DC power supply is interconnected with other distributed DC power supplies according to the maximum power that can be generated by the power source.

When a single operation of a distributed DC power source occurs due to an accident, etc., avoid problems caused by the single operation such as the DC transmission line remaining charged by detecting the single operation of the distributed DC power source. Is possible.

Distributed DC power supply interconnection system block diagram in an embodiment of the present invention DC / DC converter block diagram in an embodiment of the present invention DC / DC converter output voltage / current relationship diagram of the present invention DC / DC converter control flowchart of the present invention

Embodiments of a distributed DC power supply control circuit according to the present invention will be described below.
The global warming that has become a problem in recent years is one of the major causes of carbon dioxide emissions. Solar cells are effective as a clean energy source.
However, since solar cells have a power generation efficiency of around 20% and a low power density, they are widely distributed. A number of distributed DC power supplies and load devices are connected by DC transmission lines.

When the generated power of multiple distributed DC power supplies distributed over a wide range is transmitted to the load device via a DC transmission line, the amount of voltage drop with respect to the output current of each distributed DC power supply is set. Controls the amount of current supplied from the power supply.

The power generated by a distributed DC power source such as a solar cell is unstable due to the influence of time, weather, and the like. In the present invention, by temporarily changing the output voltage setting value of the distributed DC power supply, the maximum power generation possible power of the distributed DC power supply is measured, and the maximum output possible current setting value corresponding to the maximum power generation possible power is set. .

The voltage drop amount for the output current of each distributed DC power supply is set with reference to the maximum output possible current corresponding to the maximum power that can be generated by each distributed DC power supply. It is possible to set the share of the transmission line current according to the maximum output possible current of each of the distributed DC power sources.

By determining the single operation, it is possible to avoid a state in which the DC power transmission line remains in a charged state by the single operation.

The distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n in FIG. 1 are solar cell panels 11a to 11n, backflow preventing rectifiers 12a to 12n, DC / DC converters 13a to 13n that prevent backflow of current between the solar panels, and transmission control circuits 15a to 15n. And is composed of. The distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n are connected to the DC power transmission line 1 in parallel. Load devices 20a to 20m are also connected to the DC power transmission line 1 in parallel.
The transmission control circuits 15 a to 15 n in the distributed DC power supplies 10 a to 10 n and the transmission control circuit 35 in the central monitoring controller 30 are connected by the transmission line 2.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal circuit of the DC / DC converter 13 (13a to 13n in FIG. 1). The DC / DC converter 13 operates the transmission control circuit 15 (15a to 15n in FIG. 1) and the central monitoring device 30 and the DC / DC converter 13 (13a to 13n in FIG. 1) via the transmission path 2. In addition to transmitting and receiving monitoring signals and operation control signals such as status and failure content, the following control data is received from the central monitoring device 30.
Vsmx maximum output voltage setting value Vmx DC transmission line maximum output voltage setting value Vsmn DC transmission line minimum output voltage setting value and measured values and setting values of each part in the DC / DC converter 13 are transmitted control circuit 15 (in FIG. 1) Are transmitted to the central monitoring apparatus 30 via the transmission path 2.
The following control data is set as device-specific control data by a setter in the DC / DC converter 13 (13a to 13n in FIG. 1).
Vmax Device maximum output possible voltage Imax Device maximum output possible current The following control data receives data from the central monitoring device 30, or sets a current value corresponding to the maximum output possible power estimated according to claim 2.
Ismx maximum output current setting value

The current measurement unit 51 and the voltage measurement unit 52 in the DC / DC converter 13 (13a to 13n in FIG. 1) measure the current value and voltage value of each circuit unit. The PWM control unit 53 controls the output unit voltage by transmitting a PWM control signal to the switching element 41 via the insulating means 49 in accordance with a command from the control circuit 56. The current limiting circuit 54 transmits a current limiting signal to the control circuit 56 when the output current measurement value Io exceeds the device maximum output possible current Imax. Similarly, the voltage limiting circuit 55 transmits a voltage limiting signal to the control circuit 56 when the output voltage measured value Vo exceeds the device maximum output possible voltage Vmax. When the control circuit 56 receives the current limit signal and the voltage limit signal, the control circuit 56 controls the signal to the PWM control unit 53 to suppress an increase in current or voltage.

When the control circuit 56 does not receive the current limit signal and the voltage limit signal, the control data set in the monitoring control circuit 57 via the transmission control circuit 15 is used according to the flowchart of FIG. Be controlled.

In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the voltage measurement value Vl of the connection point, that is, the connection point between the DC power transmission line 1 and the distributed DC power supply 10 (10a to 10n in FIG. 1), that is, the distributed DC power supply 10 (10a to 10n in FIG. 1). ) And the output current measurement value Io of the distributed DC power supply 10 (10a to 10n in FIG. 1) are controlled so as to be within the figure OHCEL in FIG. Therefore, when the DC transmission line voltage measurement value Vl is equal to or less than the DC transmission line maximum output voltage setting value Vmx, when the output current measurement value Io increases, the output voltage measurement value Vo decreases at a constant rate.

When the current of the load device connected to the DC power transmission line 1 increases and the DC power transmission line current of the DC power transmission line 1 increases, the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n are connected to the common DC power transmission line 1 in parallel. Therefore, the measured output current value Io of each distributed DC power supply increases. When the output current measurement value Io of each distributed DC power supply increases, the output voltage measurement value Vo decreases. Each of the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n is stabilized in a state of sharing the DC transmission line current at the output current measured value Io of each of the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n at which the respective output voltage measured values Vo are the same.

The current that can be output from each of the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n is affected by the power generated by the solar cell panels 11a to 11n in each of the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n, and thus the weather.

Temporarily change the set value of the output voltage setting value Vso in the DC power supply by internal control of each of the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n or setting from the outside, and the amount of DC transmission line current shared by the DC power supply In the case of increase, the distributed DC power supply 10a in a state where both the output voltage measurement value Vo and the output current measurement value Io cannot be increased any more even if the output voltage set value Vso of the DC / DC converters 13a to 13n is increased. The output power of -10n is the maximum output possible power. By setting the output current measurement value Io when the maximum output possible power is generated as the maximum output possible current setting value Ismx, each of the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n with reference to the power that can be generated by each of the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n. It becomes possible to share the current of the DC power transmission line 1 by.

Further, when the distributed DC power supplies 10a to 10n are interconnected by the DC power transmission line 1, the distributed DC power supply is in a single state due to disconnection of the DC power transmission line 1 or interruption of another distributed DC power supply due to an accident, There is a risk of electric shocks due to single operation and threatening safety. For this reason, the function which prevents the single operation of a distributed DC power supply by detecting the single operation state of a distributed DC power supply is indispensable.

When not in a single operation state, by changing the output voltage set value Vso of the distributed DC power supply, the output current measurement value Io of the distributed DC power supply changes. However, this change in current is small in the single operation state. The setting change of the output voltage set value Vso is periodically and temporarily performed, and the change of the output current measurement value Io caused by the change is within the threshold value, so that it is determined that the distributed DC power source is in the single operation state. Is possible.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 DC power transmission line 2 Transmission line 10 (10a-10n) Distributed DC power supply 11 (11a-11n) Solar cell panel 12 (12a-12n) Backflow prevention rectifier 13 (13a-13n) DC / DC converter 15 (15a-15n) Transmission control circuit 20 (20a to 20m) Load device 25 (25a to 25m) Transmission control circuit 30 Central monitoring control device 35 Transmission control circuit 41 Switching element 42 Transformer 43 Rectifier 44 Rectifier 45 Rectifier 46 Reactor 47 Capacitor 48 Current measurement resistor 49 Insulating means 51 Current measuring unit 52 Voltage measuring unit 53 PWM control unit 54 Current limiting circuit 55 Voltage limiting circuit 56 Control circuit 57 Monitoring control circuit Vsmx Maximum output voltage setting value Vmax Device maximum output possible voltage Vmx DC transmission line maximum output voltage setting value Vso output voltage setting value Vo output Pressure measuring value Vsmn DC transmission line minimum output voltage setting value Vl DC transmission line voltage measurement value Imax device maximum available output current Ismx maximum possible output current setting value Iso output current setting value Io output current measurement

Claims (3)

In a distributed DC power supply interconnection system composed of a plurality of distributed DC power supplies and a DC transmission line connected in parallel with the distributed DC power supply, an output current backflow is prevented at the output of the distributed DC power supply, and output It has a DC / DC converter that controls the voltage and output current, and is directly set in the DC / DC converter by the internal setter in the DC / DC converter or by transmission from the outside, or is calculated by the set internal constant. The output voltage setting value according to the output current measurement value of the DC / DC converter, the maximum output voltage setting value, the minimum output voltage setting value, the maximum output possible current setting value set separately, and the DC / DC converter Output voltage measurement value, that is, DC transmission line voltage measurement value at the connection point that is the connection point between the distributed DC power supply and the DC transmission line The output current measurement value of the DC / DC converter is controlled to be equal to the target value, and the output voltage measurement value of the distributed DC power source is the maximum output of the DC transmission line By controlling so that the output current measurement value of the distributed DC power supply does not exceed the maximum output possible current setting value so as not to exceed the voltage setting value, in the DC power transmission line of each of the distributed DC power supplies A distributed DC power supply control circuit that controls a current sharing ratio. The output voltage setting value of the distributed DC power supply is temporarily changed to a value different from the setting value by transmission from the DC / DC converter control circuit internal control circuit or from the outside, and the output current of the distributed DC power supply is changed. 2. The distributed DC power supply control circuit according to claim 1, wherein the maximum output possible current setting value of the DC / DC converter is set by measuring an output voltage and an output current of the DC / DC converter at that time. . When the output voltage setting value of the distributed DC power supply is temporarily changed to a value different from the setting value, the variation amount of the output current measurement value is less than the threshold value within a range where the output power is less than or equal to the power that can be generated. 2. The distributed DC power supply control circuit according to claim 1, wherein the distributed DC power supply is determined to be in a single operation state by measuring this with an output current measuring circuit.

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