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- the present invention relates to a portable generator that outputs an AC voltage such as 100 volts by rotating the generator with a carrot.
- a portable generator capable of this movement has an average output voltage of about 100 volts and a frequency of 50 Hz or 600 Hz by setting the engine speed to a constant speed.
- a small portable generator that can output several kilowatts to about 10 kilowatts using an engine is not only used when carrying it to the place of use and performing power generation operation while it is always movable. In some cases, such as when the service period in a specific location continues, the product may be fixedly installed and operated.
- a portable generator using this inverter has an AC generator 50 that is rotated by an engine, and a DC voltage generation circuit that uses a rectifier diode 115 and a thyristor 111. 110, a direct current power supply unit 120 including a large-capacity capacitor 121 in which a required number of capacitors are connected in parallel, an inverter circuit 130 using a bypass transistor, and a single-bus filter 140 using a coil capacitor.
- the portable generator 100 controls the driving of power circuits such as the DC voltage generating circuit 110 and the inverter circuit 130.
- a control circuit for the control a PWM signal generating circuit 250, a voltage limiting circuit 240, an overload detecting circuit 260, an inverter drive circuit 255, and the like are provided.
- the portable generator 100 also has a smoothing circuit 210 and a constant voltage circuit 235 as a power supply for driving these control circuits.
- a generator having a three-phase output winding 51 and a single-phase output winding 55 is often used.
- the three-phase output winding 51 enables output of about several tens of amps with a maximum output of several hundred volts
- the single-phase output winding 55 outputs several tens of amps with tens of volts. Many things are possible.
- the DC voltage generating circuit 110 to which the output terminal of the three-phase output winding 51 is connected is a rectifying bridge circuit using three rectifying diodes 115 and three thyristors 111. It consists of. Then, both output terminals of the rectifying bridge circuit are connected to both ends of a main smoothing capacitor 121 serving as a DC power supply unit 120 to charge the capacitor 121.
- each thyristor 111 in the DC voltage generation circuit 110 is connected to the voltage limiting circuit 240, and the conduction angle of each thyristor 111 is controlled to form the DC power supply 120.
- the voltage across the smoothing capacitor 121 is adjusted.
- the inverter circuit 130 is constituted by a bridge circuit using four power transistors.
- the first transistor 131 and the third transistor 133 are connected in series to the DC power supply unit 120, and the second transistor 132 and the fourth transistor 134 are connected in series. Connected to DC power supply unit 120.
- the middle point between the first transistor 131 and the third transistor 133 is connected to the first output terminal 151 via the single-pass filter 140, and the middle point between the second transistor 132 and the fourth transistor 134 is the single-pass. It is connected to the second output terminal 152 via the filter 140.
- the base of the first transistor 131 and the base of the fourth transistor 134 are connected in common to the inverter drive circuit 255, and the base of the second transistor 132 and the base of the third transistor 133 are connected. Are commonly connected to the inverter drive circuit 255.
- the 2 PWM signal is a pulse signal with a high frequency of several kilohertz or more.
- the pulse width of each pulse signal is 50 Hz Alternatively, it is a signal that is sequentially changed at a cycle of 60 Hz, and the amount of change in the pulse width is sequentially increased or decreased in a sinusoidal manner.
- the first PWM signal and the second PWM signal have opposite phases. Therefore, the first transistor 131 and the fourth transistor 134 are turned on by the first PWM signal, the second transistor 132 and the third transistor 133 are turned off by the second PWM signal, and the first transistor is turned off.
- the midpoint between the transistor 131 and the third transistor 133 is the voltage VD of the DC power supply unit 120
- the midpoint between the second transistor 132 and the fourth transistor 134 is 0 volt.
- the first PWM signal makes the first transistor 131 and the fourth transistor 134 nonconductive, and the first transistor
- the midpoint between 131 and the third transistor 133 is set to 0 volt, and the midpoint between the second transistor 132 and the fourth transistor 134 is set to the voltage VD at the DC power supply 120:
- the midpoint potential of the first transistor 131 and the third transistor 133 is such that: ⁇ Port and the voltage VD of the DC power supply 120 are switched at high speed, and The duration of the voltage VD changes sequentially.
- the midpoint potential between the second transistor 132 and the fourth transistor 134 switches between the voltage VD of the DC power supply 120 and 0 volts at a high speed, and the DC power supply voltage VD Changes sequentially.
- the first output voltage and the second output voltage that have passed through the single-pass filter 140 using a coil capacitor have their harmonic components removed, and as shown in FIG. Hertz sine wave voltage. Then, the voltage of the first output terminal 151 and the voltage of the second output terminal 152 are shifted by half a cycle between the maximum value and the minimum value, and the average voltage is set to 100 volts. Formed as output voltage.
- the single-phase output winding 55 of the AC generator 50 is connected to a smoothing circuit 210 in the control power supply circuit, as shown in FIG.
- the smoothing circuit 210 includes a rectifying diode 211 and a smoothing capacitor 215. Then, a rectifying diode 211 is inserted between the output terminal of the single-phase output winding 55 and the smoothing capacitor 215, and the smoothing capacitor 215 is charged by the output voltage of the single-phase output winding 55 to charge the DC. Voltage.
- a smoothing capacitor may be charged as a full-wave rectifier bridge using a rectifier diode.
- the output terminal of the smoothing circuit 210 is connected to the constant voltage circuit 235, and the constant voltage circuit 235 forms a predetermined voltage for driving the control circuit.
- the constant voltage circuit 235 has one terminal connected to the + terminal of the DC power supply unit 120, and the + terminal of the constant voltage circuit 235 connected to the voltage limiting circuit 240, the PWM signal generation circuit 250, and the inverter. Connected to drive circuit 240.
- This voltage limiting circuit 240 is configured using a resistor and a comparator. Then, the first reference voltage resistor 245 and the second reference voltage resistor 246 are connected in series and inserted between the + terminal of the constant voltage circuit 235 and the + terminal of the DC power supply unit 120, (1) The midpoint between the reference voltage resistor 245 and the second reference voltage resistor 246 is connected to the reference input terminal of the comparator 243,:, and the first voltage dividing resistor 248 and the second voltage dividing A resistor 249 is connected in series between the + terminal of the constant voltage circuit 235 and one terminal of the DC power supply unit 120 to connect the first voltage dividing resistor 248 and the second voltage dividing resistor 249 with each other. The middle point is connected to the comparison input terminal of comparator 243.
- the output terminal of the comparator 243 is connected to the + terminal of the constant voltage circuit 235 via the control resistor 241 and the gate of each thyristor 111 in the DC voltage generation circuit 110 is connected. Also connected to the terminal.
- the output terminal of the comparator 243 is connected to the gate terminal of each thyristor 111, it is connected via the protection resistor 117.
- the constant voltage formed by the constant voltage circuit 235 of the control power supply circuit is divided by the first reference voltage resistor 245 and the second reference voltage resistor 246, thereby dividing the constant voltage. Can be formed. Then, the reference voltage, which is always constant, can be input to the reference input terminal of the comparator 243.
- a voltage obtained by adding the output voltage of the DC power supply unit 120 and the constant voltage formed by the constant voltage circuit 235 is divided by the first voltage dividing resistor 248 and the second voltage dividing resistor 249 to form a detection voltage.
- This detection voltage can be input to the comparison input terminal of the comparator 243.
- the detection voltage input to the comparison input terminal fluctuates due to the voltage fluctuation of the DC power supply unit 120, and this detection voltage is formed by the first reference voltage resistor 245 and the second reference voltage resistor 246.
- the output of the comparator 243 is set to the + potential.
- the gate potential of thyristor 111 is set higher than the cathode potential of thyristor 111.
- the gate current can be supplied to each thyristor 111 via the control resistor 241 and each thyristor 111 can be made conductive.
- each thyristor 111 becomes equal to the cathode potential, and each thyristor 111 can be made non-conductive.
- the output voltage of the DC power supply unit 120 is Can always maintain a constant voltage VD set by the voltage limiting circuit 240 at about 170 to 200 volts.
- the potential of the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 is changed by the inverter circuit 130 at a constant period of 50 Hz or 60 Hz, and the voltage of the first output terminal 151 and the voltage of the second A single-phase AC voltage with an average voltage of 100 volts with a maximum potential difference of 141 volts from the voltage of the output terminal 152 is output.
- the PWM signal generation circuit 250 which forms a PWM control signal for controlling the inverter circuit 130 generates a PWM control signal by using a reference sine wave such as 50 Hz or 60 Hz and a triangular wave to generate an inverter. Output to the drive circuit 255,
- the reference sine wave of the PWM signal generation circuit 250 is formed in accordance with a predetermined frequency such as 50 Hz or 60 Hz, which is the frequency of the voltage output from the output terminal.
- the generation circuit 250 adjusts the ratio of the reference sine wave voltage and the triangular wave voltage, and outputs the output voltage VD of the DC power supply unit 120 input to the inverter circuit 130 and the characteristics of the inverter circuit 130 and the low-pass filter 140. It determines the frequency of the pulse signal used as the PWM control signal, and the amount of change in pulse width / pulse width:
- an overload detection circuit 260 including a detection resistor 261 is provided between the DC power supply unit 120 and the inverter circuit 130.
- the overload detection circuit 260 includes a detection resistor 261 and an arithmetic circuit unit 265. When the overload detection circuit 260 detects a current value exceeding the rated current value, the overload detection circuit 260 outputs a stop signal to the inverter drive circuit 255 in consideration of time according to the magnitude exceeding the rated value. It is something to help:
- arithmetic circuit unit 265. Various circuits using a comparator, a capacitor, and a resistor are used as the arithmetic circuit unit 265. Taking into account the characteristics of the elements that make up the power circuit, in most cases, when a current that is twice the rated current flows, a stop signal is output immediately and the first PWM signal output from the inverter drive circuit 255 is output. And the output of the second PWM signal is stopped. The arithmetic circuit 265 outputs a stop signal to the inverter drive circuit 255 when a current slightly exceeding the rated current is detected for a period of several seconds to several minutes.
- the portable generator 100 which once rectifies the three-phase AC by the DC voltage generation circuit 110 and converts the DC voltage formed by the DC power supply unit 120 into the AC voltage again by the inverter circuit 130, comprises an AC generator 50
- the engine speed is adjusted according to the load fluctuation, the engine speed is increased at high load, the engine speed is reduced at low load, and the engine speed is reduced.
- the output can be easily adjusted according to the load, and the portable generator 100 can be made efficient.
- the overload state exceeds the rated output
- the operation of the inverter circuit 130 is stopped instantaneously according to the overload state or after a lapse of a predetermined time, and the output voltage is set to 0 to make the entire circuit, etc. It is possible to operate various types of electrical equipment loaded within a range of several kilobits, which is the rated output, while maintaining the safety of:
- the portable generator 100 equipped with an engine using the inverter circuit 130 can output 100 volt single-phase AC power, which is the same as a commercial power supply, and has recently been used as a power supply for various general electric devices. Disclosure of the invention.
- the DC voltage may remain at the output terminals (151, 152) even when the engine is stopped. DC voltage was applied to the connected equipment, which could damage the equipment.
- the present invention eliminates such a drawback, and when the output of the portable generator (100) is stopped, the residual voltage is always applied between the two output terminals (151, 152):
- an AC generator (50) is rotated by an engine to form an AC voltage, and the AC voltage is converted into DC and then converted to a predetermined voltage at a predetermined frequency by an inverter circuit (130).
- Operating switch at the portable generator (100) which forms a sufficient single-phase AC voltage and outputs the two m-phase AC voltages from the output terminals (151, 152) via the bus filter (140). (305) is OFF:
- a portable power generator having an output stop control unit (443) that stops the inverter circuit (130) in accordance with the timing of 0 volt in the output single-phase AC voltage.
- the operation of the inverter circuit (130) is stopped at the timing when the voltage between the output terminals becomes 0 volt, so that the single-pass filter (140) provided at the subsequent stage of the inverter circuit (130) is used. ), The amount of charge stored in the capacitor can be reduced to almost zero, and the DC voltage generated at the output terminal (151.152) when the portable generator (100) is stopped can be eliminated.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an entire portable generator according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram mainly showing a power supply unit of the portable generator according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a circuit block diagram mainly showing a detection circuit of the portable generator according to the present invention
- FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an outline of central control means of the portable generator according to the present invention.
- FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the entire control operation of the portable generator according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a reading process in the control operation of the portable generator according to the present invention.
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a single parallel determination process in the control operation of the portable generator according to the present invention, and FIG.
- FIG. 8 is an output in the control operation of the portable generator according to the present invention.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing start control, and FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing output control in the control operation of the portable generator according to the present invention.
- FIG. 10 is a circuit block diagram showing an example of a conventional portable generator, and FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing an output voltage.
- the portable generator according to the present invention has an output of about several kilobits to about ten pi bits.
- the AC generator is rotated by the engine, the three-phase output voltage of the AC generator is once converted to DC, and then converted to AC by an inverter circuit to form a single-phase AC output voltage.
- it is a portable generator as a small power supply that is frequently moved and used at the place of use, and is sometimes brought into the place of use and operated in a fixed installation state.
- This portable generator has an AC generator 50 for rotating a rotor by a carrot.
- a DC voltage generating circuit 110 As shown in FIG. 1, a DC voltage generating circuit 110, a DC power supply unit 120, an inverter circuit 130, and a single-pass A power circuit 101 mainly including a filter 140 is provided.
- the central control means 310 sets the frequency of the output voltage output from the output terminal of the power circuit 101, and controls the entire portable generator 100 based on a detection signal from a detection circuit provided in each section.
- the portable generator 100 includes all the microcomputers, and has a control power supply unit 201 for generating operating power for the control means and the detection circuit.
- the central control means 310 sets the frequency of the peak voltage to a predetermined constant frequency such as 50 Hz or 60 Hz by a setting switch 318.
- the DC voltage detection circuit 320 provided in the power circuit 101 and an output
- the operation of the inverter circuit 130 is controlled based on the detection signals from the current detection circuit 330 and the output voltage detection circuit 340, and the detection signal from the rotation speed detection circuit 319 and the opening from the throttle control mechanism 315 are further controlled. Based on the degree signal, it also controls the opening and closing of the engine throttle:
- the setting switch 318 allows not only frequency setting but also output voltage adjustment setting. Further, an operation switch 305 such as an output switch for starting and stopping the output of the single-phase AC voltage from the first input terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 is provided.
- the alternator 50 in the portable generator 100 has a three-phase output winding 51 and a single-phase output winding 55, and the three-phase output winding 51 is connected to the power circuit 101, and the single-phase output winding 51 55 is connected to the control power supply 201:
- the output terminal of the three-phase output winding 51 is connected to a rectifying bridge using three rectifying diodes 115 and three thyristors 111. Connected to the voltage generator circuit 110 and also to the gate voltage generator circuit 160
- This DC voltage generating circuit 110 connects a connection point between the power source of each rectifier diode 115 and the anode of each thyristor 111 to each output terminal of the three-phase output winding 51, respectively.
- the anodes of the rectifier diodes 115 are connected together to one terminal of the DC power supply unit 120 and the inverter circuit 130.
- the power sources of the thyristors 111 are collectively connected to the + terminal of the DC power supply unit 120 and the inverter circuit 130.
- the gate voltage generating circuit 160 connected to the output terminal of the three-phase output winding 51 is formed using a rectifying diode, a limiting resistor, a power supply capacitor and a Zener diode. That is, each output terminal of the three-phase output winding 51 is connected to the node of the rectifying diode 161, and the limiting resistor 163 is connected to the rectifying diode 161 using the same cathode. Is connected to the + terminal of the power supply capacitor 165, the-terminal of the power supply capacitor 1 65 is connected to the + side of the DC power supply unit 120, and the Zener diode 167 is connected in parallel with the power supply capacitor 165. .
- the gate voltage generating circuit 160 can generate and output a voltage higher than the voltage of the + terminal of the DC power supply unit 120 by the specified voltage of the tuner diode 167.
- the output terminal of the gate voltage generation circuit 160 is connected to each gate terminal of each thyristor 11 in the DC voltage generation circuit 110 via the thyristor control circuit 170.
- This thyristor control circuit 170 is formed by a switching transistor 173, a switch control resistor 171 and a photocoupler 175.
- the collector of the PNP transistor which is the switching transistor 173 is connected to the output terminal of the gate voltage generation circuit 160, and the emitter of the switching transistor 173 is connected to the gate terminal of each thyristor 111. Connecting. When the emitter is connected to the gate terminal of each thyristor 111, it is connected to the gate terminal using a protection resistor 117.
- the base of the switching transistor 173 is connected to the output terminal of the gate voltage generating circuit 160 via the switch control resistor 171, and the middle point of the switch control resistor 171 is connected to Connected to the + terminal of DC power supply unit 120 via phototransistor 176.
- the collector of the phototransistor 176 of the photocoupler 175 is connected to the midpoint of the switch control resistor 171, the emitter is connected to the + terminal of the DC power supply unit 120, and the light emitting diode of the photocoupler 175 is connected.
- 177 connects the node to the output terminal of the second control voltage Vcc in the control power supply unit 201, and the cathode of the light emitting diode 177 connects to the constant voltage detection circuit 180, the stop circuit 360, and the overcurrent detection circuit 350. are doing.
- the thyristor control circuit 170 is configured such that the light emitting diode 177 of the photocoupler 175 is When illuminated, the phototransistor 176 becomes conductive, the midpoint potential of the switch control resistor 171 drops to the + terminal voltage of the DC power supply unit 120, and the switching transistor 173 becomes nonconductive. When the light emitting diode 177 is not turned on, the switching transistor 173 is turned on. Accordingly, the output current of the gate voltage generation circuit 160 is supplied to each thyristor 111 as the gate current of the thyristor 111, and the gate current as the conduction signal is used to supply the output current of the DC voltage generation circuit 110 The thyristor 111 can be made conductive. Therefore, the output power of the three-phase output winding 51 can be supplied to the DC power supply unit 120 connected to both output terminals of the DC voltage generation circuit 110.
- the inverter circuit 130 connected to both output terminals of the DC voltage generation circuit 110 is composed of a power circuit-based bridge circuit and a smoothing capacitor 173:
- the inverter circuit 130 includes a first transistor 131 and a third transistor 133 connected in series to a DC power supply 120, and a second transistor 132 and a fourth transistor 134 connected in series to a DC power supply 120. Connected to Further, the midpoint between the first transistor 131 and the third transistor 133 is connected to the first output terminal 151 via a single-pass filter 140 formed by a coil capacitor and a resistor. 4 The middle point of the transistor 134 is also connected to the second output terminal 152 via the one-pass filter 140.
- the single-phase output winding 55 of the AC generator 50 is connected to a smoothing circuit 210 of the control power supply unit 201 as shown in FIG. This is to perform full-wave rectification by a bridge rectifier circuit using 1 and charge the smoothing capacitor 215.
- the control power supply unit 201 has a first constant voltage circuit 221, a second constant voltage circuit 225, and a regulator 230 in addition to the smoothing circuit 210, and outputs an output voltage of the smoothing circuit 210 to the first constant voltage circuit 221.
- a constant voltage of about 15 volts is applied to the regulator 230 via the first backflow blocking diode 233.
- the voltage of the + terminal of the DC power supply unit 120 is set to a constant voltage of about 12 volts by the second constant voltage circuit 225, and the voltage is regulated via the second backflow prevention diode 234. Applied to 230.
- a first control voltage V ss of about 10 volts and a second control voltage V cc of about 5 volts are formed, and the first control voltage V ss is used to control a throttle control motor of an engine described later.
- the second control voltage Vcc is controlled by the central control means 310 or other control. It supplies to the control circuit element.
- the control power supply unit 201 normally supplies a DC voltage generated by the smoothing circuit 210 and the first constant voltage circuit 221 from the AC voltage output from the single-phase output winding 55 to the regulator 230. Further, the first control voltage V ss and the second control voltage V cc are formed by the regulator 230 and supplied to each circuit element. Then, when a failure such as disconnection occurs in the single-phase output winding 55 or the like, if the DC power supply unit 120 is operating, power is supplied to the regulator 230 by the second constant voltage circuit 225, and the first control is performed from the regulator 230. It outputs the voltage V ss and the second control voltage V cc to maintain the operation of the portable generator 100.
- the switch circuit that detects and switches the output voltage of the first constant voltage circuit 221 is replaced with a first backflow prevention diode 233 and a second backflow prevention diode 234, and the input side of the regulator 230 is replaced.
- the power from the first constant voltage circuit 221 is usually regulated while the output voltage of the first constant voltage circuit 221 and the output voltage of the second constant voltage circuit 225 are the same.
- the switch circuit may be switched so as to supply the output to the regulator 230 and supply the output voltage from the second constant voltage circuit 225 to the regulator 230 when the output of the first constant voltage circuit 221 stops.
- the power of the DC power supply unit 120 may be constantly supplied to the regulator 230 to form a control voltage.
- the constant voltage detection circuit 180 that controls the voltage of the DC power supply unit 120 uses a resistor, a Zener diode, and a switching transistor.
- the voltage of the DC power supply unit 120 is divided by the voltage dividing resistors 181 and 182 in which two resistors are connected in series, and the midpoint potential of the voltage dividing resistors 181 and 182 is further reduced by a diode 183 and a detection resistor. 184 and descend. Then, the potential of the detection resistor 184 is input to the Schmitt circuit 185 to control the conduction of the switching transistor 187.
- the switching transistor 187 of the constant voltage detection circuit 180 is connected in series with the light emitting diode 177 of the photocoupler 175 in the thyristor control circuit 170, and applies a second control voltage Vcc to the serially connected light emitting diode 177 to switch the switching transistor 187. It has a lighting control of the light emission Daiodo 177 by 18 7-conducting barrier break in.
- the constant voltage detection circuit 180 raises the detection potential of the detection resistor 184, and turns on the switching transistor 187. Turn on the light-emitting diode 1 77.
- the thyristor control circuit 170 stops outputting the conduction signal to the DC voltage generation circuit 110, and makes each thyristor 1 1 1 of the DC voltage generation circuit 110 non-conductive so that AC power is generated. The power supply from the machine 50 to the DC power supply unit 120 is stopped.
- the constant voltage detection circuit 180 turns the switching transistor 1 S7 into a non-conductive state, and outputs a conduction signal from the thyristor control circuit 170 to output the DC voltage to the DC voltage generation circuit 1 10.
- the potential of the DC power supply unit 120 can be always kept constant by the constant voltage detection circuit 180:
- the DC voltage detection circuit 320 connects the voltage dividing resistor 325 so as to be inserted between both terminals of the DC power supply unit 120, and the voltage dividing resistor 325 detects the output voltage of the DC power supply unit 120.
- the output voltage of the DC power supply unit 120 is input to the central control means 310 as a DC voltage signal:
- an output voltage detection circuit 340 inserted between the inverter circuit 130 and the low-pass filter 140 divides the first output voltage and the second output voltage of the inverter circuit 130 by a voltage dividing resistor. The voltage is detected by lowering the voltage. A first detection voltage obtained by dividing the first output voltage by the voltage dividing resistors 341 and 342 and a second detection voltage obtained by dividing the second output voltage by the voltage dividing resistors 343 and 344 are respectively detected. Input to the central control means 310 via the single-pass filters 347 and 348 for output as output voltage signals.
- the square wave forming circuit 317 forms a square wave based on the voltage difference between the first output voltage and the second output voltage forming a sine wave, and uses it as a zero-cross signal.
- the zero-cross point in the difference voltage between the first output voltage and the second output voltage forming the sine wave is defined as the edge of the rectangular wave.
- the circuit 317 forms a zero cross signal indicating the timing of the zero cross point in the output voltage output from the portable generator 100 and inputs the signal to the central control means 310.
- the output current detection circuit 330 outputs the current from the inverter circuit 130 to the one-pass filter 140.
- the detected current is detected by the detection resistor 331, and the output current signal from which the harmonic component has been removed by using the detection low-pass filter 335 is input to the central control means 310 and the overcurrent detection circuit 350.
- the output current detection circuit 330 may be provided on the input side of the inverter circuit 130.
- this output current detection circuit 330 is provided on the input side of the inverter circuit 130, particularly when the output current detection circuit 330 is provided between one terminal of the DC power supply unit 120 and the inverter circuit 130, the output current detection circuit 330 It is easy to lower the absolute voltage of the output current signal output from the circuit 330.
- the output current detection circuit 330 not only the case where the detection resistor 331 is used, but also a current detector using an induction coil may be used.
- the overcurrent detection circuit 350 is formed by resistors 351 and 352, a comparator 355, and a switching transistor 357.
- the overcurrent detection circuit 350 divides the second control voltage Vcc formed by the control power supply unit 201 by the reference voltage dividing resistors 351 and 352 to form a reference voltage, and the output current detection circuit 330 outputs When the potential of the output current signal becomes higher than the reference voltage, the switching transistor 357 is turned on.
- this overcurrent detection circuit 350 causes the thyristor control circuit 170 to stop outputting a conduction signal when the switching transistor 357 is rendered conductive.
- the central control means 310 includes a DC voltage signal from the DC voltage detection circuit 320, an output current signal from the output current detection circuit 330, an output voltage signal from the output voltage detection circuit 340, and the output voltage signal.
- a detection signal of the frequency of the output voltage output from the three-phase output winding 51 is also input as a rotation speed signal from the rotation speed detection circuit 319.
- the power source potential of the light emitting diode 177 is also input as the conductivity detection signal, and the throttle control mechanism 315 also receives the throttle opening signal. However, the opening signal from the throttle control mechanism 315 may be omitted.
- the central control means 310 to which these detection signals are input is, as shown in FIG. 4, a PW which outputs a PWM control signal to the PWM driver as an operation function of the microcomputer.
- the PWM signal generation unit 441 is determined based on the output voltage signal from the ffi-force voltage detection circuit 340 and the zero-cross signal from the rectangular wave formation circuit 317 to determine whether control is started alone or in parallel at the start of control.
- a synchronous operation control unit 437 for controlling the operation.
- the central control means 310 is a voltage waveform monitoring unit 433 that monitors a single-phase AC voltage output from the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 based on the output voltage signal from the output voltage detection circuit 340, and The engine speed detection unit 421 for judging the engine speed based on the speed signal from the speed detection circuit 319 and the output current signal and the speed signal ⁇
- the throttle based on the opening signal from the throttle control mechanism 315
- a throttle opening control unit 423 that outputs a rotation control signal to the driver 313 is also formed.
- the central control means 310 includes a circuit protection section 431, which outputs a stop control signal to the stop circuit 360 based on the output current signal from the output current detection circuit 330 and the DC voltage signal from the DC voltage detection circuit 230, A control section 419 for detecting the conductivity of the thyristor 111 in the DC voltage generation circuit 110 based on the cathode potential of the light emitting diode 177 in the lister control circuit 170, and the control operation of the central control means 310.
- a display control unit 425 for outputting a signal for displaying the operation state of the portable generator 100 on the operation state display unit 427 according to the state is also formed.
- the central control means 310 which is a micro-combinator, has a crystal oscillator that is set to be over ten megahertz, and operates using the output of the crystal oscillator as a reference clock to control the operation.
- a read-only memory that stores programs and control data tables, a random access memory for performing arithmetic processing, and a frequency divider that divides the reference clock to generate the required clock signal
- the central control means 310 also includes an analog-to-digital converter 41 1 for converting an input analog signal to a digital signal.
- the throttle opening control section 423 of the central control means 310 has a built-in pulse force counter, Output from throttle opening controller 423 to throttle driver 313
- the count value of the pulse force counter is incremented or decremented in accordance with the rotation control signal, the opening signal from the throttle control mechanism 315 is omitted, and the throttle opening is controlled by the throttle opening control unit 423.
- the degree is memorized.
- the PWM signal generation unit 441 has a PWM reference table, and outputs a PWM control signal to the ⁇ driver 1 311 based on the PWM reference table.
- the inverter circuit 130 the first transistor 131 to the fourth transistor 131 Controls the on / off of each transistor, which is transistor 134:
- This PWM reference table is a table that stores a large number of PWM reference values.
- Each PW ⁇ reference value is a numerical value of about one hundred to several hundreds corresponding to the value of a curve forming one cycle of a sine wave curve. It says:
- the PWM signal generation unit 441 of the central control means 310 sequentially reads out the PWM reference value from the PWM reference table at a constant cycle to form a PWM control signal, and outputs this PWM control signal to the PWM driver 1 311. I do.
- the PWM control signal reads each PWM that has read a value equivalent to one-half of one clock period in the read clock for reading the PWM reference value.
- a pulse signal having a duty ratio of 50 percent is formed.
- each pulse of the PWM control signal has its duty ratio changed successively in accordance with the sine wave shape, and the duty ratio is centered at 50% and the duty ratio is several tens percent.
- the pulse signal is a pulse signal sequentially changed with a value in the range from to a few tens of percent before 100%, and becomes a pulse signal train in which the duty ratio is changed in a reference sine wave shape.
- the PWM driver 311 current-amplifies the PWM control signal to form an IP WM signal to be output to the first transistor 131 and the fourth transistor 134, and inverts and amplifies the PWM control signal to generate the IP WM signal.
- a second PWM signal is also formed to output to the second transistor 132 and the third transistor 133, and the first PWM signal and the second PWM signal are output to the inverter circuit 130:
- the voltage waveform monitoring section 433 of the central control means 310 has an output voltage value table for storing a number of voltage table values corresponding to each PWM reference value. Then, the PWM signal generation unit 441 supplies the electric power according to the timing at which the PWM reference value is read from the PWM reference table.
- the voltage waveform monitor 433 reads the voltage table value from the output voltage value table, and compares the read voltage table value with the value of the output voltage input from the output voltage detection circuit 340. Further, based on the comparison result, the voltage waveform monitoring unit 433 corrects the pulse width of each pulse signal as a PWM control signal output from the PWM signal generation unit 441; Adjusting the voltage.:,
- the central control means 310 determines whether or not the zero-cross signal from the rectangular wave forming circuit 317 is input. When the zero cross signal is not input, the operation of the isolated operation control section 435 is started.
- the PWM signal generation section 441 of the central control means 310 sets the average output voltage between the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 to the setting switch. It outputs a PWM control signal, such as 100 volts set by the switch 318, which forms a voltage of 50 Hertz or 60 Hertz whose frequency is set.
- the frequency of this output voltage is obtained by dividing 100 to several hundred PWM reference values that form one cycle of the single-phase AC voltage recorded in the PWM reference table of the PWM signal generation unit 441 by 200.
- the frequency of the single-phase AC voltage output from the portable generator 100 can be determined by selecting a clock to be read in milliseconds or a clock to be read in 16.6.66 milliseconds. .
- the output voltage is set by multiplying the PWM reference value recorded in the PWM reference table by a correction value to form a corrected reference value, and based on this corrected reference value, a pulse signal as a PWM control signal Are determined. Then, the independent operation control unit 435 reads the correction value for calculating the correction reference value from the PWM reference value from the output voltage setting unit 417, and transfers this correction value to the PWM signal generation unit 441.
- the peak voltage and the sine wave distortion are monitored by the voltage waveform monitoring unit 433 based on the output voltage signal from the output voltage detection circuit 340.
- a correction value for correcting the difference from the set voltage is read from the voltage waveform monitoring unit 433 to the PWM signal generation unit 441. Also positive Even when the distortion of the sine wave continues, the correction value is read into the PWM signal generation unit 441, and the set voltage is output as a single-phase AC voltage as a smooth sine wave.
- a pulse signal having a duty ratio of 50% is output from the central control means 310 as a PWM control signal, and an output voltage signal indicating an output voltage of 0 is output from the central control means by the pulse signal.
- the minute time before input to the means 310 is preset by the circuit characteristics of the inverter circuit 130 or the like, and the voltage table value is compared with the detected output voltage value. However, not only when the minute time difference is fixed, but also based on the zero-cross signal input from the rectangular wave forming circuit 317, the PWM control signal and the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 are corrected. The relationship with the output voltage to be output is adjusted correctly.
- the central controller 310 when starting the output of the PWM control signal from the PWM signal generator 441, when the zero-cross signal is input from the rectangular waveform generator 317 to the central controller 310, the central controller 310 is controlled by the synchronous operation controller. Start operation of 437.
- the synchronous operation control unit 437 determines whether the frequency of the voltage generated between the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 matches the frequency set by the setting switch 318 according to the input interval of the zero cross signal. First, it is determined.
- the voltage generated between the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 is compared with the frequency and voltage set by the setting switch 318, and if they do not match the set values.
- the abnormality signal is output to the display control unit 425 without starting the operation of the PWM signal generation unit 441, and the display control unit 425 outputs the required display signal to the operation state display unit 427.
- the PWM signal generation unit 441 starts operating in accordance with the rise of the zero-cross signal from the square wave forming circuit 317, and the PWM reference table is set.
- the PWM reference value of the above is read from the head and the output of the PWM control signal is started. Accordingly, the inverter circuit 130 operates, and the output of the single-phase AC voltage is started via the low-pass filter 140.
- the AC input between the single-phase AC voltage and the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 The output of the AC voltage can be started from the portable power generator 100 as the AC power supply device by matching the phase with the voltage and the voltage.
- the operation of the central control means 310 will be described mainly with respect to the start of the output of the single-phase AC voltage.
- the central control means 310 first starts rotation of the engine manually or by a start switch.
- the microcomputer as the central control means 310 is initialized (S100).
- the read processing (S200) for reading each signal from the setting switch 318 and various detection circuits is performed to perform the no-load idling control (S400). Further, a single parallel determination process (S500) is performed on condition that the engine rotation is stable, and if the output switch as the operation switch 305 is in an on state, the single-phase AC voltage from the output terminal is turned on.
- the output start control (S600) and the output control (S700) are performed to set a predetermined voltage between the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 to a required frequency. Output a single-phase AC voltage.
- the output stop control (S800) is performed when an abnormality occurs, and the engine stop control (S900) is performed if necessary. The output is stopped even when the operation switch 305 is turned off.
- the control (S800) and the engine stop control (S900) as needed are performed.
- the reading process (S200) reads the frequency setting signal input from the frequency setting switch of the setting switch 318 to the output frequency setting unit 415 (S210) and sets the frequency.
- Reading of several signals (S2300) reading of DC voltage signals input from the DC voltage detection circuit 240 to the circuit protection unit 431 and the isolated operation control unit 435 and the synchronous operation control unit 437 (S240), rectangular Reads a zero-cross signal (S250) input from the wave forming circuit 317 to the voltage waveform monitoring unit 433, the isolated operation control unit 435, and the synchronous operation control unit 437, and outputs from the output voltage detection circuit 340 to the circuit protection unit 431 and voltage.
- Waveform monitoring unit 433 and islanding operation control unit 435 and synchronization Reads the output voltage signal input to the inverter control unit 437 (S26 ⁇ ), converts the output current detection circuit 330 to the throttle opening control unit 423, circuit protection unit 431, independent operation control unit 435, and synchronous operation control. Reading the output current signal input to the section 437 (S270), reading the rate of the stop signal input to the conductivity detection section 419 (S280), and reading the slot.
- the throttle opening control section 423 reads an opening signal manually input from the torque control mechanism (S290) to perform output start determination control (S310). When reading the zero-cross signal (S250), when the zero-cross signal is input, set the zero-cross flag and start the timer counter to start measuring the input period of the zero-cross signal. Things.
- the no-load idling control (S400) for fe is performed by the throttle opening control unit 423.
- This no-load idling control (S400) includes sequential and independent parallel judgment processing (S500), output start control (S600), output control (S700), and output stop control. (S800), the engine stop control (S900) is set to the pass state, and is executed together with the execution of the reading process (S200).
- This no-load idling control (S400) is performed when the PWM signal generator 441 is not operating or when the output current value signal input from the output current detection circuit 330 is 0. This is performed when continuation is performed.
- initialization is performed by starting the rotation of the engine, and when a predetermined time has elapsed after completion of the initialization (S100), or as the operation switch 305.
- initialization is performed by starting the output of the single-phase AC voltage from the output terminal, such as when the output switch is turned on, together with the determination as to whether the DC voltage has reached the predetermined voltage, the determination of the passage of time or the operation switch
- the state of the switch 305 is determined in the output start determination processing (S310).
- the operation flag is set when the DC voltage has reached the predetermined voltage and the output switch is turned on or the required time has elapsed. . Therefore, as shown in FIG.
- the PWM signal generation unit After determining whether or not the operation flag is set (S510), the PWM signal generation unit It is determined whether or not the 441 is operating (S520). If the PWM signal generator 441 is not yet operating, it is determined whether or not the zero-cross flag is set (S530). I do.
- a predetermined time such as two cycles of the set frequency, that is, about 40 milliseconds at 5 Hz and 33 at 60 Hz. It is determined whether or not about milliseconds have elapsed since the operation flag was set (S533), and If the predetermined time, such as two cycles, has not elapsed, the single parallel determination process (S500) is terminated, other processes are determined, and the process returns to the single parallel determination process (S500) again.
- the central control means 310 repeats each control processing and judgment processing, and when a predetermined time such as two cycles has elapsed without setting the zero-cross flag after the operation flag is set. Sets a single flag (S537) based on the elapse determination of the predetermined time (S535),
- the central control means 310 determines whether or not the zero-cross flag is set. (S530), and then determine whether the zero-cross signal has been re-input (S540).
- the central control means 310 calculates a period from the input interval of the two zero-cross signals (S545), and determines whether this period is equal to the period of the set frequency. Judgment of whether or not it is performed (S550).
- the determination (S550) of whether or not the calculated cycle is equal to the set frequency cycle (S550) is based on a predetermined tolerance such as 0.5% for the set 50 Hz or 60 Hz. This is to determine whether they match within the error range.
- the central control means 310 determines whether the output voltage value input from the output voltage detection circuit 340 matches the set voltage. Judgment (S555) is made, and if the difference between the peak voltages is within a certain range, such as 5%, it is judged that they match, and the parallel flag is set (S555). The single parallel judgment processing (S500) is terminated.
- the parallel flag is not set and the parallel judging process (S5) is performed. 0 0) is repeated.
- the output start control (S600) it is determined whether or not the PWM signal generation unit 441 is operating (S610). It is determined whether the flag is set (S620) and whether the parallel flag is set (S630), and both the single flag and the parallel flag are set. If not The output start control (S600) ends without activating the PWM signal generator 441.
- the PWM signal generator 441 selects a clock for reading the PWM reference value from the PWM reference table, and sets the clock to 50 Hz or 60 Hz. To determine the peak frequency for forming the PWM control signal of the selected frequency (S630)
- a PWM reference value for selecting a predetermined PWM reference table from a plurality of PWM reference tables having a predetermined PWM reference value is determined (S640). Note that the selection of the PWM reference value (S640) is based on this PWM reference table in order to adjust the output voltage to the set value when a single PWM reference table is provided.
- a correction value for multiplying the PWM reference value stored in the memory is determined based on the voltage setting signal from the setting switch 318. In this case, each of the PWM reference values stored in the memory is determined. The value will be corrected by the correction value.
- the start of the operation of the PWM signal generation unit 441 is to sequentially read a PWM reference value at a predetermined speed in accordance with the determined clock signal, and to output a PWM control signal corresponding to this value.
- the stop state of the PWM signal generation unit 441 is continued until the zero-cross signal is input from the square wave forming circuit 317, and the timing is adjusted to the timing when the zero-cross signal is input.
- the mouth cross timing is determined (S655), and the operation of the PWM signal generator 441 is started (S657).
- the determination of the zero cosming timing is performed when the operation of the PWM signal generator 441 is started (S657) when the zero cross signal is input, or when the PWM signal generator is used. After calculating the time delay between the output voltage due to the PWM control signal output from 441 and the time between the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 and inputting the zero cross signal, the next zero cross The operation of the PWM signal generator 441 may be started immediately before the signal is input (S6577).
- the central control means 310 determines a required value from the time of setting the operation flag based on the output voltage signal from the output voltage detection circuit 340 as the output voltage detection means and the zero-cross signal from the rectangular wave forming circuit 317. It is determined whether or not the zero cross signal is input within the time. And When the zero-cross signal is not input within a predetermined time, the operation of the PWM signal generation unit 441 is started as the isolated operation control unit 435, and when the zero-cross signal is input, the synchronous operation control unit 437 is activated.
- the operation of the synchronous operation control unit 437 is performed by comparing the voltage and the voltage fluctuation cycle between the output terminals with the voltage and frequency set by the setting switch 318, and When the frequency or the set voltage is different from the frequency or voltage value of the voltage input to the output terminal, the operation of the PWM signal generation unit 441 is not started : If the frequency and the voltage value match within the allowable range, The operation of the PWM signal generator 441 is started in accordance with the zero cross timing of the voltage input to the output terminal.
- the central control means 310 omits the judgment (S555) of whether or not the output voltage value input from the output voltage detection circuit 340 matches the set voltage, and if the frequencies match, the parallel control
- the parallel operation may be started by setting the flag (S555),:,
- the PWM signal generation unit 441 performs a correction process of the PWM reference value (S740), and sets the average voltage or the peak voltage as described later. The correction is made to match the value, and if the waveform is distorted, the waveform is corrected.
- throttle opening control section 423 performs throttle opening control (S750) to set the engine speed to the load, and determines whether or not the parallel flag is set. Judgment (S760) determines whether or not the portable generator 100 is in the parallel operation state. If the portable generator 100 is in the parallel operation state, the synchronous operation control section 437 performs phase adjustment control (S761) described later. Works as
- the synchronous operation control unit 437 sends the PWM signal to the central control unit 310 every time the PWM signal generation unit 441 outputs a PWM control signal based on 0 which is the leading value of the PWM reference value.
- the input zero-cross signal is determined, and phase adjustment control between the portable generator 100 and another generator is performed.
- the central control means 310 resets the operation flag when an abnormal state is detected or when the operation switch 305 serving as the output switch is turned off, and the output control (S700) Is set to a pass state, output stop control (S800) is performed, and, if necessary, carrot stop control (S900) is performed.
- the output stop processing when the operation switch 305 is turned off is performed by detecting the state of the operation switch 305 such as the output switch by the operation switch detection unit 413, and turning off the output switch. This is performed by outputting an output stop signal to the output stop control unit 443 and outputting an operation stop signal from the output stop control unit 443 to the PWM signal generation unit 441. Then, when the output stop signal from the operation switch detection unit 413 is input based on the change in the state of the operation switch 305, the output stop control unit 443 outputs the signals recorded in the PWM reference table by the PWM signal generation unit 441.
- the PWM cycle is completed at the timing when the 50 Hz or 60 Hz half cycle processing is completed and the PWM reference value with the output voltage set to 0 volt is read.
- An operation stop signal is output to the signal generation unit 441, and the output of the PWM control signal to the PWM signal generation unit 441 is stopped.
- the output stop control unit 443 stops the output of the PWM control signal from the PWM signal generation unit 441 at the timing of reading the PWM reference value for setting the output voltage to 0 volt, and outputs the PWM control signal from the inverter circuit 130.
- the inverter Ichita circuit 130 of the first transistor 131 through fourth transistors 1 3 4 a non-conductive state the first output terminal 15 1 and the potential difference between the second output terminal 152, i.e., the output voltage is 0 volts
- the output from the inverter circuit 130 can be stopped.
- the output from the portable generator 100 can be stopped at a timing when no electric charge is stored in the capacitor such as the low-pass filter 0, For this reason, the amount of electric charge accumulated in the n-pass filter 140 and the like can be extremely reduced, and the residual voltage between the output terminals can be eliminated.
- a generator stop switch may also be used to stop the engine.
- the output stop signal output from the operation switch detection unit 413 causes the output stop control unit 443 to stop the operation of the PWM signal generation unit 441, and the throttle opening control unit 423 and the like also control the engine. It is to stop.
- the output stop control unit 443 When the operation of the PWM signal generation unit 441 is stopped by the output stop control unit 443, the output of the PWM control signal from the PWM signal generation unit 441 is performed at the timing of reading the PWM reference value with the output voltage set to 0 volt. In addition to the case of stopping, when the output stop signal is input from the operation switch detection unit 413, the operation stop signal is output to the PWM signal generation unit 441 when the zero cross signal is input from the square wave forming circuit 317. Then, the PWM signal generation unit 441 may stop outputting the WM control signal.
- the output stop control unit 443 stops the output of the PWM control signal from the PWM signal generation unit 441 when the zero cross signal is input after the operation switch 305 is operated, and In this case also, when the output voltage is 0 volt, the inverter circuit 130 is stopped to stop the output from the portable generator 100, and the capacitor such as the corpus filter 140 is charged. The output from the portable generator 100 can be stopped at a timing when the power is not accumulated.
- the central control means 310 controls the emergency stop of the output voltage and the DC voltage generation circuit 110 by the circuit protection section 431, and controls the engine speed by the throttle opening control section 423. Has also gone.
- the control of the DC voltage generation circuit 110 by the circuit protection unit 431 is performed by the stop circuit 360 via the thyristor control circuit 170.
- the stop circuit 360 is composed of a switching transistor 361 whose base is connected to the central control means 310, and the emitter of the switching transistor 361 is grounded. Is connected to the cathode of the light emitting diode 177 in the photocoupler 175.
- the circuit protection unit 43 is used when the carrot is started until the rotation speed signal input from the rotation speed detection circuit 319 is stably maintained.
- a stop control signal is output from 1 to the stop circuit 360 to turn on the light emitting diode 177 so that the thyristor control circuit 170 does not output a conduction signal.
- the PWM signal generation unit 441 starts outputting the PWM control signal based on the control of the isolated operation control unit 435 or the synchronous operation control unit 437. Further, the engine is controlled by rotating or reversely rotating the valveless motor of the throttle control mechanism 315 via the throttle driver 313 by the engine rotation speed detection unit 421 and the throttle opening control unit 423.
- the opening signal input from the throttle control mechanism 315 is set to a predetermined value in accordance with the output current signal from the output current detection circuit 330.
- the count value of the pulse counter 315 is set to a predetermined value, and the engine speed is set to a predetermined value according to the output.
- the throttle opening is adjusted according to the ratio of the time during which the conduction signal is output to the DC voltage generation circuit 110 by the cathode potential of the light emitting diode 177 in the photocoupler 175, that is, the conduction rate of the thyristor 111.
- the DC protection circuit 431 of the central control means 310 performs a DC voltage generation circuit. 1 10 and control of the operation of the impeller circuit 130 to stop the operation of the single-phase AC voltage, thereby protecting the power circuit 101 and the operation of the DC voltage generation circuit 110 by the overcurrent detection circuit 350. And stop the operation.
- the control by the circuit protection unit 431 that protects the power circuit 101 is based on the assumption that when the output current value exceeds 1.2 times the rated voltage, the duration of several seconds to several minutes elapses and the PWM signal generation unit 441 In addition to stopping the output of the PWM control signal output from the controller, the output of the stop control signal to the stop circuit 360 is to be started:
- the output of the stop control signal is started in a short duration and the P'M control signal is output to the PWM signal generation unit 441.
- the output of the stop control signal and the output stop of the PWM control signal are controlled for a somewhat longer duration, and the output of the single-phase AC voltage is stopped.
- the output current reaches more than twice the rated voltage, the output of the PWM control signal is immediately stopped, and the output of the stop control signal is started to stop the output of the single-phase AC voltage.
- the circuit protection unit 431 also outputs a stop control signal when it detects that an abnormal voltage has occurred in the power circuit 101, such as when the voltage drops significantly below 100 volts or when a voltage lower than 100 volts continues.
- the output of the single-phase AC voltage from the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152 is stopped by outputting the signal to the stop circuit 360 and causing the PWM signal generation unit 441 to stop outputting the PWM control signal.
- the overcurrent detection circuit 350 which is provided separately from the central control means 310, outputs a level stop signal by changing the output power to the output level 175 when the output current reaches almost twice the rated voltage.
- the thyristor control circuit 170 stops outputting the conduction signal output to the DC voltage generation circuit 110.
- each thyristor ill of the DC voltage generation circuit 110 is turned off, and the power from the AC generator 50 to the DC power supply section 120 is turned off. The supply is stopped. Therefore, the output voltage of DC power supply unit 120 drops.
- the output voltage of the DC power supply unit 120 is converted into an AC voltage by PWM control, and is formed by a first PWM signal and a second PWM signal by a PWM control signal having a fixed duty ratio.
- the output voltage which is the potential difference between the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152, decreases, the load current also decreases, and the output of the single-phase AC voltage stops immediately when the output current exceeds twice the rated current.
- the overcurrent detection circuit 350 is not limited to the case where the reference voltage is set so as to output a stop signal when the output current detection circuit 330 detects a current value nearly twice the rated current value.
- the rectifying operation of the DC voltage generation circuit 110 is stopped, the power supply from the AC generator 50 to the DC power supply section 120 is stopped, and the output power is
- the output current value when the central control means 310 outputs the stop control signal is adjusted according to the characteristics and durability of the elements forming the power circuit 101 and the safety standards. It is set as a value
- the PWM signal generation unit is output immediately after the stop control signal is output from the circuit protection unit 431. Stops the operation of 441, immediately stops the output of overcurrent from the first output terminal 151 and the second output terminal 152, and is connected as the portable generator 100 or the load of the portable generator 100. Equipment protection. Industrial applicability
- the AC generator is rotated to form an AC voltage, and the AC voltage is converted into DC and then converted to a predetermined voltage at a predetermined frequency by an inverter circuit.
- a portable generator that generates a single-phase AC voltage and outputs the single-phase AC voltage, wherein the voltage between the output terminals is adjusted to 0 volt when the operating switch is turned off. This is a portable generator having an output stop control unit for stopping the operation of the inverter circuit.
- the amount of charge remaining in a single-pass filter or the like provided between the inverter circuit and the output terminal is extremely reduced, and a portable generator with no DC voltage remaining at the output terminal can be provided.
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