Abstract:
A method for searching a global maximum power point in an arrangement comprising a series connection of photovoltaic power sources, wherein the method comprises determining a value of a reference by adding an increment to a previous value of the reference, wherein the value of the increment is determined on the basis of the power produced by the power sources.
Abstract:
1. A method and an arrangement of balancing switching transient behaviour of parallel connected power semiconductor components. The method comprises steps of providing a switch signal (s) to the parallel connected power semiconductor components (Xi) for changing the state of the components, forming control signals for each of the parallel connected components from the switch signal, determining during the change of state of the power semiconductor component the voltage induced to an inductance in the main current path of the component in each of the parallel connected components, comparing each of the induced voltages with a predetermined threshold voltage, measuring time differences between the time instants at which the induced voltages crosses the threshold voltage, and modifying one or multiple of the control signals on the basis of the measured time differences in the respective following state change for balancing the switching transient behaviour.
Abstract:
1. A method and an arrangement of balancing switching transient behaviour of parallel connected power semiconductor components. The method comprises steps of providing a switch signal (s) to the parallel connected power semiconductor components (Xi) for changing the state of the components, forming control signals for each of the parallel connected components from the switch signal, determining during the change of state of the power semiconductor component the voltage induced to an inductance in the main current path of the component in each of the parallel connected components, comparing each of the induced voltages with a predetermined threshold voltage, measuring time differences between the time instants at which the induced voltages crosses the threshold voltage, and modifying one or multiple of the control signals on the basis of the measured time differences in the respective following state change for balancing the switching transient behaviour.
Abstract:
Method and arrangement for estimating the frequency and the positive sequence of a fundamental component of a measured three-phase voltage (ν αβ ) the method comprising the steps of measuring the three-phase voltage (ν αβ ), calculating estimates of the fundamental frequency voltage component (ν̂ αβ,1 ) and the difference (ϕ̂ αβ,1 ) between positive and negative sequence components of the fundamental frequency voltage from the error (ν̃ αβ ) between the measured three-phase voltage (ν αβ ) and the calculated estimate of the fundamental frequency voltage component (ν̂ αβ,1 ) and from an estimate of the angular frequency (ω̂ 0 ) of the fundamental voltage component, wherein the estimate of the angular frequency (ω̂ 0 ) of the fundamental voltage component is calculated from the estimated difference (ϕ̂ αβ,1 ) and from the error (ν̃ αβ ) between the measured three-phase voltage and the calculated estimate of the fundamental component.
Abstract:
A method of controlling the grid-side current of a single-phase grid-connected converter having an LCL filter connected between the output of the converter and the grid, the method comprising the steps of measuring a grid voltage (ν S ) and at least one signal in a group of signals comprising a grid-side current ( i 0 ), a converter-side current ( i 1 ) and a capacitor voltage ( ν C 0 ). The method comprises the steps of estimating the fundamental component ( ν S ,1 ) of the grid voltage ( ν S ), forming a grid-side current reference a converter-side current reference and a capacitor voltage reference for the grid-side current of the LCL filter using the fundamental component of the grid voltage (ν S,1 ), forming estimates for the non-measured signals in said group of signals, forming a grid-side current difference term ( ĩ 0 ), a converter-side current difference term ( ĩ 1 ) and a capacitor voltage difference term ( ν̃ C 0 ) from the differences between the references and measured/estimated values of said signals, forming an injection term for damping the resonance of the LCL filter by using an active damping injection mechanism (ADI), in which the grid-side current difference term ( ĩ 0 ), the converter-side current difference term ( ĩ 1 ) and the capacitor voltage difference term (ν̃ C 0 ) are used, forming an estimate of harmonic distortion term (φ̂) using the grid-side current difference term ( ĩ 0 ), controlling the output voltage ( e ) of the converter on the basis of the grid voltage, formed injection term and formed estimate of the harmonic distortion term (φ̂) to produce a grid side ( i 0 ) current corresponding to the current reference.
Abstract:
A method and an arrangement for tracking the maximum power point of a photovoltaic module, the method comprising measuring current ( i ) from the photovoltaic module, measuring output voltage (ν C ) of the photovoltaic module, calculating power ( p ) of the module as the product of the measured current ( i ) and output voltage (ν C ). The method further comprises extracting a selected harmonic component ( p̃ ) from the calculated power ( p ), extracting a selected harmonic component ( ν̃ C ) from the measured voltage (ν C ), multiplying the extracted harmonic components of power and voltage, extracting a DC component (〈 p̃ν̃ C 〉 DC ) from the obtained product ( p̃ν̃ C ), and forming a control signal (P; V ref ) for controlling an inverter connected to the photovoltaic module by using the extracted DC component in a PI algorithm.
Abstract:
A non-isolated DC - DC converter for a solar power plant, the non-isolated DC - DC converter being adapted to be connected to a full-bridge inverter.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft eine DC-DC-Wanderschaltung (1) zum Umwandeln einer Eingangsgröße (U In ) in eine Ausgangsgröße (U A ), umfassend: - einen Umrichter (2) zum Empfangen der Eingangsgröße und zum Generieren einer getakteten Umrichterausgangsgröße (U AB ); - einen Transformator (5) zum Umsetzen einer von der Umrichterausgangsgröße (U AB ) des Umrichter (2) abhängigen Primärgröße in eine Sekundärgröße; - einen Gleichrichter (6) zum Generieren der Ausgangsgröße (U A ) durch Gleichrichten der von dem Transformator (5) bereitgestellten Sekundärgröße,
wobei der Umrichter (2) einem Mehr-Pegel-Umrichter entspricht, der durch serielle Verschaltung von mehreren drei- oder mehrstufigen Stellerschaltungen (21, 22) ausgebildet ist, wobei mindestens zwei der Stellerschaltungen (21, 22) einen Umrichterausgang (A, B) aufweisen, um die Umrichterausgangsgröße (U AB ) bereitzustellen.