TW202117479A - Voltage control system and method for microgrid - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application relates to a voltage control system and method for a microgrid, the microgrid comprising a distributed generation module for outputting an output voltage, an output current and detecting the output current instantly to determine whether to reduce the output voltage according to the current value of the output current. Therefore, the present application can instantly detect the output current and reduce the output voltage to correspondingly reduce the output current to achieve purpose that to improve the power quality of the microgrid.

Description

Voltage control system and method for microgrid

The present invention relates to a voltage control system and method, in particular to a voltage control system and method applied to a microgrid.

Micro-Gird is a small power generation and distribution system. Its power system includes one or more distributed power sources and loads. The scale can be as small as a household or as large as an industrial area or even an outlying island. It can be implemented according to it The environment is different but independent or connected to the existing grid system to operate.

In the prior art, when a load transformer is put into the microgrid, the distributed power supply of the microgrid will energize the load transformer, which is often accompanied by inrush current, which can be up to 8 to 30 times the rated current. Therefore, when the distributed power supply cannot withstand the inrush current, for the safety of the device, it will cause the distributed power supply to trip or power outage. As a result, the microgrid cannot provide stable power supply and its power supply quality is degraded.

In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide a voltage control system and method for microgrid, which can determine whether to reduce the voltage of the output voltage of the distributed power supply according to the current value of the output current of the distributed power supply Value to detect the output current in real time and reduce the output voltage, thereby reducing the current value of the inrush current, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the power supply quality of the microgrid.

The main technical means adopted to achieve the above-mentioned purpose is to make the aforementioned voltage control method for microgrid use a distributed power module to perform the following steps: Detect an output current of the distributed power module; and when the output current is equal to or greater than a current threshold, reduce an output voltage of the distributed power module, wherein the output voltage is not lower than a voltage threshold .

With the above method, the distributed power module used in the voltage control method of the microgrid detects the output current, and when the output current is equal to or greater than the current threshold, the output voltage is reduced, and the output voltage is not Below the voltage threshold, the inrush current is reduced and the voltage of the microgrid is maintained, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the quality of power supply of the microgrid.

Another major technical measure adopted to achieve the above-mentioned objective is to make the aforementioned voltage control system for microgrid include a distributed power supply module, the distributed power supply module including: An output terminal for outputting an output voltage and an output current; A control circuit is used for detecting the output current, and when the output current is equal to or greater than a current threshold, the output voltage is reduced, and the output voltage is not lower than a voltage threshold.

With the above structure, the voltage control system for microgrid includes the distributed power module, the control circuit of the distributed power module detects the output current of the output terminal, when the output current is equal to or greater than the current threshold The output voltage of the distributed power module is lowered when the value is higher than the threshold voltage, so as to reduce the inrush current and maintain the voltage of the microgrid to achieve the purpose of improving the power supply quality of the microgrid.

Please refer to FIG. 1, which is an embodiment of the present invention applied to a microgrid, which includes a distributed power module 100, a distributed energy module 200, a load transformer module 300, and a load 400.

The distributed power module 100 and the distributed energy module 200 can be connected in parallel to each other and used to provide power to the microgrid, wherein the distributed power module 100 can be equivalent to a voltage source, and the distributed energy module 200 can be The effect is a current source. The load transformer module 300 is connected in parallel with the distributed power supply module 100 and the distributed energy module 200 during operation, and is used to receive power from the microgrid and transform the received power to provide the load 400.

The voltage control system of the present invention can be realized by the distributed power module 100. The distributed power module 100 has an output terminal Out for outputting an output voltage Vo as power, and at the same time an output current Io is generated at the output terminal Out. When the distributed power module 100 is running, it detects the The output current Io. When the output current Io is equal to or greater than a current critical value, the distributed power module 100 will reduce its output voltage Vo accordingly, and the output voltage Vo is not lower than a voltage critical value. The current threshold is preferably 100% of the rated current. The rated current is determined according to the current withstand capability of the distributed power module 100. The voltage threshold is preferably 90% of the rated voltage. The voltage threshold can be based on the dispersion The low voltage ride-through capability of the modular power module 100 is determined, and the present invention is not limited by this.

Therefore, when the load transformer module 300 is integrated into the microgrid and the load 400 is put into the microgrid, when the distributed power supply module 100 excites the load transformer module 300 to generate inrush current, the distributed power supply module The group 100 can detect the increase in the output current Io in real time, and reduce the output voltage Vo when the output current Io is equal to or greater than the current critical value. Based on the positive correlation between the inrush current and the exciting voltage, it can be reduced by The output voltage Vo correspondingly reduces the inrush current, and at the same time makes the output voltage Vo not lower than the voltage critical value.

Thereby, the voltage control system of the present invention used in the microgrid can reduce the current value of the inrush current, while maintaining the voltage of the microgrid, so that the distributed power module 100 will not be de-merged (jumped) due to instantaneous large current or low voltage. In addition, reducing the output voltage Vo can also increase the current carrying capacity of the distributed power supply module 100, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the power supply quality of the microgrid.

In this preferred embodiment, the distributed power supply module 100 may be a power generation module such as a diesel generator module or a fuel cell power generation module, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this preferred embodiment, the distributed energy module 200 can be a solar module, a wind power module, etc., and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this embodiment, the power of the load transformer module 300 is not less than 10KVA (kilovolt amperes), and the inrush current is above 100A.

In this preferred embodiment, the load 400 may be a single load or a plurality of loads connected in series/parallel with each other, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this preferred embodiment, the microgrid 1000 is an independent microgrid and is not connected to the mains.

To further illustrate the embodiment of the distributed power module 100 of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 2. The distributed power module 100 at least includes a control circuit 110, a drive circuit 120, a power switch 130, and a power generation element 140. And a filter element 150. The control circuit 110 is used for generating a switch control signal (such as a PWM signal) according to a preset command or an external command and enabling or disabling the power generating element 140, and at the same time, real-time detection when the distributed power module 100 is running The output current Io and the output voltage Vo of the output terminal Out of the distributed power module 100. The driving circuit 120 is used to receive the switch control signal, and control the power switch 130 according to the switch control signal to adjust the AC voltage output through the power switch 130. The filter element 150 is used to filter out noise or interference in the AC voltage and generate the output voltage Vo.

Therefore, when the control circuit 110 determines that the output current Io is equal to or greater than the current critical value, the control circuit 110 generates and outputs the switch control signal accordingly, so the drive circuit 120 can control the power switch according to the switch control signal 130 to reduce the output AC voltage, thereby reducing the output voltage Vo.

In one embodiment, the control circuit 110 can be further used to determine whether the output voltage Vo is less than the voltage threshold value. When the output voltage Vo is adjusted down due to the aforementioned action and is lower than the voltage threshold value, and the output current Io When the current is still equal to or greater than the critical current value, the control circuit 110 causes the distributed power module 100 to de-merger to ensure the safety of the distributed power module 100.

In this preferred embodiment, the control circuit 110 may be a microcontroller, and the invention is not limited thereto.

In this preferred embodiment, the power switch 130 can be implemented by an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this preferred embodiment, the power generating element 140 can be a diesel generator or a fuel cell, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

In this preferred embodiment, the filter element 150 can be a capacitive element, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

According to the content of the above-mentioned embodiments, the present invention can further summarize a voltage control method for micro-grid. As shown in Fig. 3, the distributed power module 100 mainly executes the following steps: Detect the output current Io of the distributed power module (S310); in the preferred embodiment, the control circuit 110 of the distributed power module 100 detects the output terminal Out of the distributed power module 100 The output current Io; and When the output current Io is equal to or greater than a current critical value, the output voltage Vo of the distributed power module 100 is reduced (S330); when the control circuit 110 determines that the output current Io is equal to or greater than the current critical value, the control circuit The 110 generates the corresponding switch control signal, so that the driving circuit 120 controls the power switch 130 according to the received switch control signal to reduce the output voltage Vo, and the output voltage Vo is not lower than the voltage threshold.

In this preferred embodiment, step S330 further includes the following steps: It is judged whether the output current Io is equal to or greater than the current critical value (S331). When it is judged as yes, proceed to the next step (S332), otherwise, go back to step S310; in the preferred embodiment, the control circuit 110 judges Whether the output current Io is equal to or greater than the current critical value; and Decrease the output voltage Vo (S332); in the preferred embodiment, the control circuit 110 generates the corresponding switch control signal according to the judgment result of step S331, so that the drive circuit 120 controls the power according to the received switch control signal The switch 130 reduces the output voltage Vo, and the output voltage Vo is not lower than the voltage threshold.

In one embodiment, step S330 further includes the following steps, as shown in Fig. 4: It is judged whether the output voltage Vo is less than the voltage threshold (S333). When it is judged as yes, proceed to the next step (S334), otherwise, go back to step S310; in the preferred embodiment, the control circuit 110 judges the output Whether the voltage Vo is less than the critical value of the voltage; and The distributed power supply module 100 is unmerged (S334); the control circuit 110 unmerges the distributed power supply module 100.

In summary, the voltage control system and method used in the microgrid of the present invention can reduce the current value of the inrush current while maintaining the voltage of the microgrid, so that the distributed power module 100 is not affected by instantaneous high current or low voltage. Unmerging, in addition, reducing the output voltage Vo of the distributed power supply module 100 can also correspondingly increase the current carrying capacity of the distributed power supply module 100, so as to achieve the purpose of improving the power supply quality of the microgrid.

100: Distributed power module 110: control circuit 120: drive circuit 130: Power switch 140: power generation components 150: filter element 200: Distributed Energy Module 300: Load transformer module 400: Load 1000: Microgrid Vo: output voltage Io: output current Out: output terminal S310, S330, S331, S332, S333, S334: steps

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture of a microgrid according to an embodiment of the present invention; 2 is a schematic diagram of the circuit structure of a control circuit according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a schematic flowchart of Embodiment 1 of a voltage control method for microgrid according to an embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of Embodiment 2 of a voltage control method for microgrid according to an embodiment of the present invention.

S310, S330, S331, S332: steps

Claims (10)

A voltage control method for micro-grid. The method is implemented by the distributed power module of the micro-grid as follows: Detecting an output current of the distributed power module; and When the output current is equal to or greater than a current critical value, an output voltage of the distributed power module is reduced, Wherein, the output voltage is not lower than a voltage critical value. The voltage control method for microgrid according to claim 1, wherein when the output current is equal to or greater than a current critical value, the step of reducing an output voltage of the distributed power module includes: Determine whether the output current is equal to or greater than the current critical value; and When the judgment is yes, the output voltage is reduced. The voltage control method for microgrid according to claim 2, wherein when the output current is equal to or greater than a current critical value, the step of reducing an output voltage of the distributed power module includes: Determine whether the output voltage is less than the voltage threshold; and When the judgment is yes, the distributed power module is unmerged. The voltage control method for microgrid as described in claim 1, wherein the current threshold value is 100% of the rated current, and the voltage threshold value is 90% of the rated voltage. A voltage control system for microgrid includes a distributed power supply module, and the distributed power supply module includes: An output terminal for outputting an output voltage and an output current; and A control circuit is electrically connected to the output terminal for detecting the output current, and when the output current is equal to or greater than a current threshold, the output voltage is reduced, and the output voltage is not lower than a voltage threshold. The voltage control system for microgrid according to claim 5, wherein the distributed power supply module further includes: A power generation element; A driving circuit electrically connected to the control circuit; A power switch electrically connected to the drive circuit and the power generating element; and A filter element, electrically connected to the power switch, Wherein, the control circuit is used to drive the power generating element and generate a switch control signal transmitted to the drive circuit, and is electrically connected with the filter element to detect the output current, and the drive circuit controls the power switch according to the switch control signal , To adjust the AC voltage generated by the power generation element and output through the power switch, and the filter element is used to filter the AC voltage and generate the output voltage. For the voltage control system for microgrid described in claim 5, when the control circuit determines that the output current is equal to or greater than the current critical value, it generates and outputs the switch control signal, and the drive circuit controls the switch control signal according to the switch control signal. Power switch to reduce the output AC voltage. The voltage control system for microgrid according to claim 5, wherein the distributed power supply module is a diesel generator module or a fuel cell power generation module. The voltage control system for microgrid as described in claim 5, The voltage control system for microgrid according to claim 5, wherein the current threshold value is 100% of the rated current, and the voltage threshold value is 90% of the rated voltage.

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