WO2017131094A1 - 発電システム、発電システムの制御方法、及び発電装置 - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates to a power generation system, a power generation system control method, and a power generation apparatus.
- Such a power generation system performs load following operation so as to control the power generation output of the power generation system in accordance with load fluctuations when each distributed power source performs linked operation in order to improve energy recovery efficiency.
- a power generation system includes a plurality of power generation devices, and supplies power to a load by connecting the plurality of power generation devices.
- one of the plurality of power generation devices is a parent device and the other is a child device.
- the parent device supplies all the devices of the parent device and the child device while generating power. The power is controlled to follow the power consumption of the load.
- a control method for a power generation system includes a plurality of power generation devices, and connects the plurality of power generation devices to supply power to a load.
- the control method includes a step of setting one of the plurality of power generation devices as a parent device and the other as a child device.
- the parent device controls all the devices of the parent device and the child device.
- a power generation apparatus includes a power generation unit that generates power supplied to a load, and a control unit that controls a power generation output of the power generation unit.
- the control unit is a case where the power generation device and at least one other power generation device are connected to perform distributed control of the power supplied to the load, and the control unit is more than the generated power obtained by rated operation of each device.
- control is performed so that the power supply follows the power consumption of the load while generating all the devices of the power generation device and the other power generation devices.
- a distributed power source such as a fuel cell is most efficient for power generation by rated operation.
- the power generation system may perform the load following operation as described above.
- the power generation system distributes and controls the power supplied to the connected load among the distributed power sources. Therefore, depending on the method of load distribution control, the power generation efficiency of each distributed power source may decrease, and the energy recovery efficiency of the power generation system may be deteriorated.
- the power generation system control method, and the power generation device of the present disclosure it is possible to improve energy recovery efficiency when performing load following operation.
- the power generation system 10 includes a plurality of power generation devices. As shown in FIG. 1, the power generation system 10 according to the present embodiment includes three power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C. However, the power generation system 10 can be configured to include any plurality of power generation devices similar to the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C. In the following description, description of elements and function units well known in the art will be simplified or omitted as appropriate.
- the power generators 20A, 20B, and 20C are, for example, fuel cells.
- the three power generators 20A, 20B, and 20C are connected to the load 30 in parallel with each other and perform a linked operation.
- Each of the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C generates power that is connected to the grid 40 and supplied to the load 30, for example.
- the system 40 is a power system, and is a system that integrates power generation, power transformation, power transmission, and power distribution necessary for the customer facility to receive power. That is, the system 40 includes power distribution equipment in which the customer facility receives power supply.
- the power generation device 20A includes a power generation unit 21A, a power conditioner (PCS) 22A, a control unit 23A, a storage unit 24A, and a communication unit 25A.
- a thick solid line indicates a power path.
- a broken line shows the path
- the power generation unit 21A includes, for example, a cell stack and generates DC power.
- the cell stack is a fuel cell, such as a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) or a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), but is not limited thereto.
- the power generation control in the power generation unit 21A is controlled by the control unit 23A.
- the power generation unit 21A generates electric power that cannot be used to sell the generated power to the grid 40, that is, cannot be reversely flowed.
- the power sale refers to, for example, supplying power from a distributed power source such as solar power generation to the system 40, and selling surplus power obtained by subtracting the power consumed in the customer facility from the supplied power to the power company. That is.
- Reverse power flow means that current flows from the power generation system 10 to the system 40.
- Power that cannot be reversed refers to power based on energy supplied from the infrastructure, such as power generated by fuel cells, and is not allowed to sell power as in Japan today. Electric power. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the power generation unit 21A is a power generation unit that is different from one that can sell the generated power to the system 40, such as a power generation unit including a solar cell that performs solar power generation.
- the power generation unit 21A is an SOFC will be described.
- the power generation unit 21A is not limited to the SOFC, and can typically be various power generation units including a fuel cell.
- the power generation unit 21A can generate power by a fuel cell power generation device that causes an electrochemical reaction of gas such as hydrogen and oxygen supplied from the outside, and can supply the generated power.
- the power generation unit 21A starts operation by receiving power from the grid 40 at the time of startup, but after startup, so-called self-sustained operation that operates without receiving power from the grid 40 is possible. Also good.
- the power generation unit 21A appropriately includes other functional units such as a reforming unit as necessary so that it can be operated independently.
- the power generation unit 21A can be configured by a generally well-known fuel cell, and thus a more detailed description of the fuel cell is omitted.
- DC power generated by the power generation unit 21A is converted into AC power by the power conditioner 22A and supplied to various loads 30 that consume AC power.
- the AC power output from the power generator 20A is supplied to the load 30 after passing through a distribution board or the like in an actual house or the like. In FIG. 1, such members are not shown.
- the power conditioner 22A converts the DC power generated by the power generation unit 21A into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load 30. More specifically, the power conditioner 22A boosts or lowers the direct current power generated by the power generation unit 21A using a DC / DC converter, and then converts the direct current power into alternating current power using a DC / AC inverter.
- the power conditioner 22A can be configured by using a general inverter or the like, and can have a generally well-known configuration, and thus detailed description thereof is omitted.
- the output of AC power from the power conditioner 22A is controlled by the control unit 23A.
- the control unit 23A controls and manages the entire power generation device 20A including each functional unit of the power generation device 20A. As will be described later, in the present embodiment, the control unit 23A sets the power generation device 20A as a parent device and the power generation devices 20B and 20C as child devices. Therefore, the control unit 23A also controls and manages the entire power generation devices including the functional units of the power generation devices 20B and 20C via the communication unit 25A.
- the control unit 23A is composed of a processor such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that executes a program that defines a control procedure. Such a program is stored in, for example, the storage unit 24A or an external storage medium.
- the control unit 23A controls the power generation outputs from the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C, respectively.
- the control unit 23A can control, for example, the power generation of the power generation unit 21A or the output of the power conditioner 22A.
- the control unit 23A is connected to the power generation unit 21A and the power conditioner 22A by a control line.
- operation movement of 23 A of control parts etc. which concern on control of this embodiment or another embodiment is demonstrated centering.
- the storage unit 24A can be configured by a semiconductor memory or a magnetic memory, and stores various information and programs for operating the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C, and also functions as a work memory.
- the storage unit 24A also stores algorithms for performing various arithmetic processes performed by the control unit 23A, various reference tables such as a lookup table (LUT), and the like.
- LUT lookup table
- the communication unit 25A transmits a control signal from the control unit 23A to the power generation devices 20B and 20C.
- the communication unit 25A receives a control signal for controlling the power generation output of the power generation devices 20B and 20C from the control unit 23A, and transmits the control signal to the power generation devices 20B and 20C.
- the communication unit 25A receives various information transmitted from the power generation devices 20B and 20C. For example, the communication unit 25A receives information related to the current power generation output of the power generation devices 20B and 20C. The communication unit 25A sends the received information to the control unit 23A.
- the power generation device 20B includes a power generation unit 21B that generates power to be supplied to the load 30, a power conditioner 22B that converts DC power generated by the power generation unit 21B into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load 30, and a communication unit 25A. And a communication unit 25B that communicates with the control unit 23A.
- the power generation device 20B includes a control unit 23B that controls and manages the entire power generation device 20B including each functional unit of the power generation device 20B, and a storage unit 24B that stores various information, programs, and the like.
- the power generation device 20C includes a power generation unit 21C that generates power to be supplied to the load 30, a power conditioner 22C that converts DC power generated by the power generation unit 21C into AC power and supplies the AC power to the load 30, and a communication unit 25A.
- the communication unit 25C communicates with the control unit 23A.
- the power generation device 20C includes a control unit 23C that controls and manages the entire power generation device 20C including each function unit of the power generation device 20C, and a storage unit 24C that stores various information, programs, and the like.
- FIG. 1 shows a configuration in which the power generation device 20A is a parent device, and the control unit 23A controls the entire power generation system 10 including the power generation device 20A and the power generation devices 20B and 20C as child devices. It is not limited and various configurations can be adopted.
- the parent device may be the power generation device 20B or 20C.
- the power generation system 10 may have a configuration in which each control unit included in each power generation device controls the power generation output of each power generation device in cooperation with each other.
- the power generation device 20A is connected to the other power generation devices 20B and 20C.
- each of the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C can be configured by a distributed power source.
- the DC power generated by the power generation units 21A, 21B, and 21C is connected after being converted to AC, but the power generation system 10 according to the present embodiment is not limited to such a mode.
- the DC power may be connected as it is.
- the load 30 can be various devices such as home appliances used by the user, to which power is supplied from the power generation system 10.
- the load 30 is shown as a single member, but is not limited to a single member and may be an arbitrary number of devices.
- the current sensor 50 is, for example, a CT (Current Transformer). However, the current sensor 50 may be any element as long as it is an element that can detect a current value and a direction.
- CT Current Transformer
- the current sensor 50 can detect whether or not the power output from the power generation system 10 is flowing backward to the grid 40. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the current sensor 50 is located at a position for detecting the power supplied to the system 40 after being supplied to the load 30 from the power output from the power generation devices 20 ⁇ / b> A, 20 ⁇ / b> B, and 20 ⁇ / b> C. Be placed. Information on the current value and direction detected by the current sensor 50 is notified directly or indirectly to the control unit 23A by wireless or wired communication. The control unit 23A can calculate the reverse power flow based on the current value and direction detected by the current sensor 50 and the supply voltage value to the load 30 measured by, for example, a voltage sensor.
- the power generation device 20A and the power generation devices 20B and 20C are connected. More specifically, the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C are connected to be communicable with each other via the communication units 25A, 25B, and 25C. Such a connection can be made by wire or wireless. Accordingly, the power generation apparatuses 20A, 20B, and 20C can exchange and share various types of information between them.
- the control unit 23A can control the power generation device 20A having itself as a constituent unit as a main device (parent device).
- the control unit 23A may control a device that is not selected as a parent device among the plurality of power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C as a subordinate device (child device). 1 and 2, as an example, a case will be described in which the power generation device 20A is a parent device, and the control unit 23A controls operations of the power generation device 20B that is the child device A and the power generation device 20C that is the child device B.
- the control unit 23A performs control to follow the load 30 while performing linked operation by the power generation system 10.
- the control unit 23A performs distributed control of the power supplied to the load 30 among the power generation apparatuses 20A, 20B, and 20C that are connected and operated.
- the control unit 23A controls the parent device and the child device. To generate power for all devices.
- the control unit 23A controls all of the parent device and the child device so that the supplied power follows the power consumption of the load 30.
- the control unit 23A may perform control so that at least one of the parent device and the child device is driven with the minimum generated power.
- the maximum power generation output of each of the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C is 3 kW, but is not limited thereto.
- it is possible to change the maximum power generation output by changing the number of cell stacks constituting the power generation units 21A, 21B, and 21C.
- the control unit 23A sets a priority for each.
- the control unit 23 ⁇ / b> A sets the highest priority 1 for the power generator 20 ⁇ / b> A.
- the control unit 23A sets priority 2 for the power generation device 20B and sets the lowest priority 3 for the power generation device 20C.
- the control unit 23A controls each of the power generators 20A, 20B, and 20C so that the rated operation is performed preferentially from a device having a higher priority.
- the control unit 23 ⁇ / b> A controls each of the power generation devices 20 ⁇ / b> A and 20 ⁇ / b> B with priorities 1 and 2 to perform rated operation and output 3 kW power that is the maximum power generation output.
- the control unit 23A sets the power generation device 20C so that the power generation device 20C set with the priority 3 performs the load following operation and the remaining 1 kW of the required supply power 7 kW is output. Control.
- the control unit 23 ⁇ / b> A controls each of the power generators 20 ⁇ / b> A and 20 ⁇ / b> B to perform rated operation, but is not limited thereto.
- the control unit 23A may perform control so that only the power generation device 20A performs the rated operation.
- the power generator 20A may output 3 kW of power
- the power generators 20B and 20C may output 2 kW of power by load following operation.
- the control unit 23A performs the above-described control for a predetermined period and then generates the power generation apparatuses 20A, 20B, And the priority for each of 20C is updated. For example, the control unit 23A updates the priority of the power generation device 20A from 1 to 3. Similarly, the control unit 23A maintains the priority of the power generation device 20B at 2, but updates the priority of the power generation device 20C from 3 to 1.
- the control unit 23A controls each of the devices so that the rated operation is preferentially performed from a device with a higher priority in the same manner as before the update.
- the control unit 23A performs the rated operation so that the power generators 20C and 20B newly set with the priorities 1 and 2 perform the rated operation and output the power of 3 kW which is the maximum power generation output.
- the control unit 23A controls the power generation device 20A so that the power generation device 20A set with the priority 3 performs the load following operation and the remaining 1 kW of the required power supply 7 kW is output. Control.
- the control unit 23A is not limited to the update of the priority as described above, and sets the optimal priority at any time so as to obtain the optimum energy recovery efficiency as the power generation system 10 as a whole.
- the schedule for updating the priority may be determined in advance, or may be arbitrarily determined by the user according to each use case. In any case, the schedule for updating the priority is stored in, for example, the storage unit 24A or an external storage medium.
- the control unit 23A acquires data related to the schedule from the storage unit 24A or an external storage medium, and updates the priority.
- the control unit 23A performs various factors such as the operating time of each of the power generation apparatuses 20A, 20B, and 20C, initial power generation efficiency, current power generation efficiency, rate of change in power generation efficiency, power generation amount, and change in maximum power generation amount.
- the priority is determined based on the considered degradation parameter. Based on the deterioration parameter, the control unit 23A may set an optimal priority as needed so that deterioration of each component of the power generation system 10 does not occur.
- the power generation system 10 can improve the energy recovery efficiency when performing the load following operation.
- the power generation system 10 can easily set conditions for improving the energy recovery efficiency of the power generation system 10 as a whole by setting priorities for the power generation apparatuses 20A, 20B, and 20C. To do. Thereby, it becomes possible to further optimize the control of the entire power generation system 10.
- the power generation system 10 reduces the occurrence of a bias in deterioration for each component of the power generation system 10 by updating the priority for each predetermined period. Thereby, each component of the power generation system 10, that is, each of the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C is deteriorated almost uniformly over time. Therefore, the user does not have to replace only a part of the power generation system 10 according to the operating time. Thus, the power generation system 10 according to the present embodiment makes maintenance relatively easy.
- the power generation system 10 can improve the convenience of the user by allowing the user to arbitrarily set the priority update schedule according to each use case.
- the power generation system 10 can find the optimization condition for improving the energy recovery efficiency with higher accuracy by determining the priority based on the deterioration parameter considering various factors. is there.
- the configuration of the power generation system according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the power generation system 10 according to the first embodiment.
- the power generation system according to the second embodiment performs control different from the power generation system 10 according to the first embodiment with respect to the power generation output of each power generation device.
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- the same components as those of the power generation system 10 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- the control unit 23 ⁇ / b> A includes the power generation device 20 ⁇ / b> A having itself as a constituent unit as a parent device. Can be controlled as Similarly, the controller 23A may control a device that has not been selected as a parent device as a child device. As an example, it is assumed that the power generation device 20A is a parent device, and the control unit 23A controls operations of the power generation device 20B that is the child device A and the power generation device 20C that is the child device B.
- the maximum power generation output of each of the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C is 3 kW, but is not limited thereto.
- it is possible to change the maximum power generation output by changing the number of cell stacks constituting the power generation units 21A, 21B, and 21C.
- the control unit 23A When the power generation system 10 according to the present embodiment performs distributed control of the power supplied to the load 30 among the power generation apparatuses 20A, 20B, and 20C, the control unit 23A performs control so that the respective outputs are equalized.
- the control unit 23 ⁇ / b> A controls each of the power generation apparatuses 20 ⁇ / b> A, 20 ⁇ / b> B, and 20 ⁇ / b> C to output 2 kW of electric power that is lower than the maximum power generation output.
- the control unit 23A performs control so that all the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C perform the load following operation.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating control of the power generation system 10 according to the second embodiment in a predetermined use case.
- the user first purchases only the two power generation devices 20 ⁇ / b> A and 20 ⁇ / b> B, purchases the third power generation device 20 ⁇ / b> C after a predetermined period, and adds it to the power generation system 10. You may do it.
- the power generation system 10 supplies 6 kW of power only with the two power generation devices 20A and 20B for a predetermined period.
- the control unit 23A performs control so that the respective outputs are substantially equal. That is, the control unit 23A controls the power generation apparatuses 20A and 20B so that the supplied power is 3 kW.
- the power generation system 10 uses the three power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C to generate 6 kW of power. Supply.
- the control unit 23A may perform control so that the respective outputs are equal. That is, the control unit 23A may control the supply power to be 2 kW for each of the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C.
- the power generation system 10 according to the second embodiment can improve the load following capability when performing the load following operation. That is, the power generation system 10 according to the second embodiment can compensate for the change in all the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C substantially evenly even when the power consumption of the load 30 changes suddenly. It is. Therefore, the power generation system 10 according to the second embodiment is further improved in load followability as compared with the case where several power generation apparatuses are performing rated operation.
- the power generation system 10 controls the power generation output of the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C evenly, the energy recovery efficiency of the power generation system 10 with respect to the gas consumption is further improved as compared with the first embodiment. It is possible to make it.
- the configuration of the power generation system according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the power generation system 10 according to the first embodiment.
- the power generation system according to the third embodiment switches each control of the power generation system according to the first embodiment and the second embodiment for each case.
- the description of the same points as in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, such as the configuration of the power generation system according to the third embodiment and the detailed description regarding each component, will be omitted, and the differences will mainly be described. explain.
- the same components as those of the power generation system 10 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.
- FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing control of the power generation system 10 according to the third embodiment. Below, with reference to FIG. 5, the control of the whole electric power generation system 10 which concerns on this embodiment which 23A of control parts perform is demonstrated in detail.
- control unit 23A measures the power consumption of the load 30 connected to the power generation system 10 (step S10).
- the control unit 23A measures the difference from the power consumption of the load 30 measured last time based on the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S10 (step S11).
- the control unit 23A determines whether both the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S10 and the amount of change in the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S11 satisfy a predetermined condition (step S12).
- the predetermined condition is a condition that the power consumption of the load 30 connected to the entire power generation system 10 is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold.
- the predetermined condition is a condition that the amount of change in the power consumption of the load 30 within a predetermined time is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold.
- These threshold values may be determined in advance, or may be arbitrarily determined by the user according to each use case.
- the data relating to the threshold value is stored in, for example, the storage unit 24A or an external storage medium.
- the control unit 23A acquires the data from the storage unit 24A or an external storage medium when performing the processing in step S12.
- step S10 If both the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S10 and the amount of change in the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S11 satisfy a predetermined condition, the process proceeds to step S13. If any of these does not satisfy the predetermined condition, the process proceeds to step S15.
- control unit 23A selects the load distribution method based on the priority described in the first embodiment (step S13).
- Control unit 23A calculates the power generation output instructed to each power generation device 20A, 20B, and 20C based on the set priority (step S14).
- Step S12 when the control unit 23A determines that any of the predetermined conditions is not satisfied, the method described in the second embodiment described above for uniformly distributing the load 30 is selected (Step S15).
- Control unit 23A calculates the power generation output instructed to each power generation device 20A, 20B, and 20C (step S16).
- the controller 23A instructs the power generation outputs calculated in step S14 or S16 to the power generation devices 20A, 20B, and 20C (step S17). Thereafter, the flow ends.
- control unit 23A has been described as performing the determination based on the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S10 and the amount of change in the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S11. It is not limited. For example, the control unit 23A determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied based on only one of the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S10 and the amount of change in the power consumption of the load 30 measured in step S11. May be determined. In this case, the control unit 23A may not perform the measurement or measurement process (step S10 or step S11) for the other parameter that is not used for the determination.
- the power generation system 10 according to the third embodiment can obtain the effects described in the first embodiment or the second embodiment according to each case.
- the power generation system 10 can find the optimization condition with higher accuracy and further improve the energy recovery efficiency by appropriately switching the control method according to the power consumption of the load 30 or the amount of change thereof.
- the deterioration degree of the power generation apparatuses 20 ⁇ / b> A and 20 ⁇ / b> B rises to 2 after a predetermined period even if it is 1 at the beginning.
- the deterioration degree of the newly added power generation apparatus 20C is an initial value of 1. That is, when the power generation device 20C is added after the lapse of a predetermined period, the degree of deterioration differs between the power generation devices 20A and 20B and the power generation device 20C.
- the operation rate of the entire power generation system 10 is the optimum value. It can't be. Therefore, in such a case, the power generation system 10 does not equalize the power generation outputs of the power generation apparatuses 20A, 20B, and 20C.
- Each power generation output may be changed according to the degree of deterioration.
- the power generation system 10 can increase the operating rate of the entire power generation system 10 by appropriately changing the power generation output when the power generation device 20C is added later as described above.
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発電システム10は、複数の発電装置を含んで構成される。本実施形態に係る発電システム10は、図1に示すように、3つの発電装置20A、20B、及び20Cを含む。ただし、発電システム10は、発電装置20A、20B、及び20Cと同様の発電装置を任意の複数個含んで構成することができる。以下の説明において、従来よく知られている要素及び機能部については、適宜説明を簡略化又は省略する。
第2実施形態に係る発電システムの構成は、第1実施形態に係る発電システム10と同様である。第2実施形態に係る発電システムは、各発電装置の発電出力について、第1実施形態に係る発電システム10と異なる制御を行う。以下では、第2実施形態に係る発電システムの構成、及び各構成部に関する詳細な説明など、第1実施形態と同様の点についてはその説明を省略し、第1実施形態に係る発電システム10と異なる点について主に説明する。第1実施形態に係る発電システム10と同じ構成要素については同一の符号を付す。
第3実施形態に係る発電システムの構成は、第1実施形態に係る発電システム10と同様である。第3実施形態に係る発電システムは、第1実施形態及び第2実施形態に係る発電システムのそれぞれの制御を、場合ごとに切替えて行う。以下では、第3実施形態に係る発電システムの構成、及び各構成部に関する詳細な説明など、第1実施形態及び第2実施形態と同様の点についてはその説明を省略し、異なる点について主に説明する。第1実施形態に係る発電システム10と同じ構成要素については同一の符号を付す。
20A、20B、20C 発電装置
21A、21B、21C 発電部
22A、22B、22C パワーコンディショナ(PCS)
23A 制御部
24A 記憶部
25A、25B、25C 通信部
30 負荷
40 系統
50 電流センサ
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- 複数の発電装置を備え、前記複数の発電装置を連結運転して負荷に電力を供給する発電システムであって、
前記複数の発電装置のうちの1つを親装置、他を子装置とし、
前記親装置及び前記子装置を定格運転して得られる発電電力よりも前記負荷の消費電力が小さい場合に、前記親装置は、当該親装置及び前記子装置の全ての装置を発電させつつ、供給電力を前記負荷の消費電力に追従させるように制御する、
発電システム。 - 前記親装置は、当該親装置及び前記子装置のうち、少なくとも1つの装置を最低発電電力で駆動させるように制御する、
請求項1に記載の発電システム。 - 前記親装置は、当該親装置及び前記子装置のそれぞれに対して優先度を設定し、前記優先度が高い装置から優先的に定格運転させるように制御する、
請求項1又は2に記載の発電システム。 - 前記親装置は、所定の期間ごとに前記優先度を更新する、
請求項3に記載の発電システム。 - 前記親装置は、当該親装置及び前記子装置のそれぞれの稼働時間及び発電効率を含む劣化パラメータに基づいて、前記優先度を判定する、
請求項3又は4に記載の発電システム。 - 前記親装置は、前記負荷の消費電力を測定して、前記負荷の消費電力が閾値以上であると判定した場合に、前記優先度を設定し、前記優先度が高い装置から優先的に定格運転させる制御に切替え、前記負荷の消費電力が閾値以下であると判定した場合に、当該親装置及び前記子装置の発電出力をそれぞれ均等にする制御に切替える、
請求項3乃至5のいずれか一項に記載の発電システム。 - 複数の発電装置を備え、前記複数の発電装置を連結運転して負荷に電力を供給する発電システムの制御方法であって、
前記複数の発電装置のうちの1つを親装置、他を子装置として設定するステップと、
前記親装置及び前記子装置を定格運転して得られる発電電力よりも前記負荷の消費電力が小さい場合に、前記親装置は、当該親装置及び前記子装置の全ての装置を発電させつつ、供給電力を前記負荷の消費電力に追従させるように制御する制御ステップと、を含む、
発電システムの制御方法。 - 前記親装置が、当該親装置及び前記子装置のうち、少なくとも1つの装置を最低発電電力で駆動させるように制御する制御ステップを含む、
請求項7に記載の発電システムの制御方法。 - 前記親装置が、当該親装置及び前記子装置のそれぞれに対して優先度を設定し、前記優先度が高い装置から優先的に定格運転させるように制御する制御ステップを含む、
請求項7又は8に記載の発電システムの制御方法。 - 前記親装置が、所定の期間ごとに前記優先度を更新する制御ステップを含む、
請求項9に記載の発電システムの制御方法。 - 負荷への供給電力を発電する発電部と、
前記発電部の発電出力を制御する制御部と、を備える発電装置であって、
前記制御部は、当該発電装置と少なくとも1つの他の発電装置とを連結運転して前記負荷への供給電力を分散制御する場合であって、各発電装置を定格運転して得られる発電電力よりも前記負荷の消費電力が小さい場合に、当該発電装置及び前記他の発電装置の全ての装置を発電させつつ、供給電力を前記負荷の消費電力に追従させるように制御する、
発電装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記発電装置及び前記他の発電装置のうち、少なくとも1つの装置を最低発電電力で駆動させる、
請求項11に記載の発電装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記発電装置及び前記他の発電装置のそれぞれに対して優先度を設定し、前記優先度が高い装置から優先的に定格運転させる、
請求項11又は12に記載の発電装置。 - 前記制御部は、所定の期間ごとに前記優先度を更新する、
請求項13に記載の発電装置。 - 前記制御部は、前記発電装置及び前記他の発電装置のそれぞれの稼働時間及び発電効率を含む劣化パラメータに基づいて、前記優先度を判定する、
請求項13又は14に記載の発電装置。
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