Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100156186 | PHOTOVOLTAIC AND FUEL CELL HYBRID GENERATION SYSTEM USING DUAL CONVERTERS AND SINGLE INVERTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - There is provided a photovoltaic and fuel cell hybrid generation system using dual converters and a single inverter and a method of controlling the same. A photovoltaic and fuel cell (PV-FC) hybrid generation system according to an aspect of the invention may include: a PV DC/DC converter unit converting a PV output voltage into a predetermined voltage; an FC DC/DC converter unit converting an FC output voltage into a predetermined voltage; a DC link unit commonly connecting an output terminal of the PV DC/DC converter unit and an output terminal of the FC DC/DC converter unit, and linking the converted PV output voltage from the PV DC/DC converter unit to the converted FC output voltage from the FC DC/DC converter unit to thereby generate a DC voltage; and a DC/AC inverter unit converting the DC voltage from the DC link unit into a predetermined AC voltage. | 06-24-2010 |
20110242857 | MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKER, POWER CONVERSION CONTROLLER, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE HAVING INSULATING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MAXIMUM POWER POINT THEREOF - Disclosed are a maximum power point tracker, a power conversion controller, a power conversion device having an insulating structure, and a method for tracking maximum power point. The power conversion device includes: a DC/AC converter including a primary DC chopper unit having a primary switch, a transformer, and an AC/AC conversion unit including a secondary switch; a current detector detecting current from an input stage of the DC/AC converter and providing a detected current value; a voltage detector detecting a system voltage from an output stage of the DC/AC converter; and a power conversion controller generating a primary PWM signal to be provided to the primary DC chopper unit and secondary first and second PWM signals, having the mutually opposing phases, to be provided to the AC/AC conversion unit by using the detected current value and the system voltage. | 10-06-2011 |
20110273112 | LIGHT EMITTING DRIVER - There is provided a light emitting driver. A light emitting driver according to an aspect of the invention may include: an LED driving section driving a light emitting part according to a detection value of the light emitting part including a plurality of light emitting devices; and a detection section transmitting the detection value to the LED driving section according to a detection voltage corresponding to a magnitude of a driving current flowing through the light emitting part when an output voltage, being applied to the light emitting part, has a value smaller than a predetermined output voltage reference value, and transmitting the detection value to the LED driving section according to a magnitude of the output voltage. | 11-10-2011 |
20110273130 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHARGING AND DISCHARGING PHOTOVOLTAIC PCS INTEGRATED BATTERY - There are provided an apparatus and method for charging and discharging a photovoltaic PCS integrated battery applied to a system that includes a first DC/DC converter | 11-10-2011 |
20110309684 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE ANTI-ISLANDING OF POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEM - There is provided an apparatus for the anti-islanding of a power conditioning system. The apparatus for the anti-islanding of a power conditioning system according to the present invention is applied to a power conditioning system including a DC/DC converter and a DC/AC inverter in order to transfer power from a solar cell array to a grid. The apparatus for the anti-islanding of a power conditioning system may include an injection signal generator generating an injection signal, an adder generating a final fundamental wave command value, a main controller performing the power control according to the final fundamental wave command value and stopping the operation of the power conditioning system when the level of the detected injection signal has reached the predetermined reference level or more, and an injection signal detector detecting the injection signal included in voltage and providing them to the main controller. | 12-22-2011 |
20120026758 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SWITCH OF FLYBACK CONVERTER FOR SOLAR GENERATING SYSTEM - There is provided an apparatus and method for controlling a switch of a flyback converter for a solar generating system. The apparatus for controlling a switch of a flyback converter for a solar generating system includes: an MPPT controller generating a current command value for a maximum power point tracker of a solar cell module, based on input voltage, input current, and output voltage of the flyback converter; a current controller generating a current control signal for tracking the current command value; an output current command value generator generating the phase and magnitude command value of the output current, based on the phase of the output voltage and the current control signal; and a switch controller controlling the main switch of the flyback converter, based on the phase and magnitude command value of the output current, thereby simplifying a circuit while solving disadvantages of a discontinuous conduction mode and a boundary conduction mode. | 02-02-2012 |
20120170320 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING CURRENT COMMAND VALUE FOR TRACKING MAXIMUM POWER POINT IN SOLAR ENERGY GENERATING SYSTEM - There are provided a method and an apparatus for generating a current command value for tracking the maximum power point of a solar energy generating system. The apparatus includes: a voltage detector detecting a voltage input into the flyback power converter; a first calculator calculating an output power from the detected input voltage; a second calculator calculating a power variation based on the calculated output power and a voltage variation of the input voltage; and a current command value generator generating a current command value for tracking the maximum power point of the solar cell module from the calculated voltage variation and the calculated power variation. Accordingly, a current command value after calculating an output power may be generated with only a voltage detector, without a current detector, thereby reducing the costs of a solar energy generating system by decreasing the costs for a high-priced current detector, and simplifying circuit. | 07-05-2012 |
20130094267 | EVEN-LEVEL INVERTER - There is provided an even-level inverter, including: a voltage-dividing circuit dividing input DC power into an even number of voltage levels; a plurality of switching devices connected to individual nodes of the voltage-dividing circuit having the even number of voltage levels; and a bidirectional switching device connected to the individual nodes of the voltage-dividing circuit through at least one of the plurality of switching devices and including at least two transistors. According to the present invention, the bidirectional switching device is implemented without a diode to thereby reduce conduction loss caused due to an anti-parallel diode included in the related art bidirectional switching device, and a neutral point of the voltage-dividing circuit is electrically separated from the switching devices to thereby control reactive power. | 04-18-2013 |
20130201740 | MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKER, POWER CONVERSION CONTROLLER, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE HAVING INSULATING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR TRACKING MAXIMUM POWER POINT THEREOF - Disclosed are a maximum power point tracker, a power conversion controller, a power conversion device having an insulating structure, and a method for tracking maximum power point. The power conversion device includes: a DC/AC converter including a primary DC chopper unit having a primary switch, a transformer, and an AC/AC conversion unit including a secondary switch; a current detector detecting current from an input stage of the DC/AC converter and providing a detected current value; a voltage detector detecting a system voltage from an output stage of the DC/AC converter; and a power conversion controller generating a primary PWM signal to be provided to the primary DC chopper unit and secondary first and second PWM signals, having the mutually opposing phases, to be provided to the AC/AC conversion unit by using the detected current value and the system voltage. | 08-08-2013 |
20130286698 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM - There are provided a power converting apparatus and an operating method thereof, and a solar power generation system. The power converting apparatus for a solar power generation system includes: a power converting unit converting an input signal generated by a solar cell module into an output signal; and a control circuit unit controlling an operation of the power converting unit, wherein the power converting unit includes at least one transformer, and a current sensor and a switching circuit connected to a primary winding of the at least one transformer, and the control circuit unit calculates a voltage and a current of the input signal using a current of the primary winding of the at least one transformer sensed by the current sensor and performs a maximum power point tracking (MPPT) control so that the power converting unit is operated at a maximum power point. | 10-31-2013 |
20130286699 | POWER SUPPLYING APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME, AND SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a power supplying apparatus, a method of operating the same, and a solar power generation system including the same. The power supplying apparatus includes: a power supply unit generating a direct current (DC) input signal; a main circuit unit including a plurality of flyback converter circuits connected to the power supply unit to generate a DC output signal; and a control circuit unit controlling an operation of the main circuit unit, wherein the control circuit unit connects the plurality of flyback converter circuits to each other in series or in parallel according to a level of the DC input signal. Therefore, even in the case in which the level of the DC input signal is high, a circuit maybe configured using a circuit device having a low withstand voltage range and damage and deterioration of the circuit device may be prevented. | 10-31-2013 |
20140003093 | MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER, AND INVERTER HAVING THE SAME AND SOLAR POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140003108 | MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER, AND INVERTER HAVING THE SAME AND SOLAR POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | 01-02-2014 |
20140085944 | DC-AC POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS AND SOLAR POWER SUPPLYING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - There are provided a DC-AC power converting apparatus including no capacitor or a small capacity capacitor for removing a ripple in an input terminal thereof by charging or discharging power according to a difference between output power and instantaneous system power of a photovoltaic cell, and a solar power supplying apparatus including the same, the DC-AC power converting apparatus including a DC-AC power converting unit converting DC power into AC power, and a charging and discharging unit charging surplus power induced when a level of the DC power is higher than that of the AC power and discharging the charged power when the level of the DC power is lower than that of the AC power. | 03-27-2014 |
20140198547 | MULTILEVEL INVERTER - There is provided a multilevel inverter capable of easily perform balancing of voltages by way of controlling switching of voltage dividing based on an offset between voltages divided by capacitors of a voltage dividing circuit. The multilevel inverter includes: a voltage dividing unit including a plurality of capacitors for dividing an input direct current (DC) voltage; an inverter unit switching the divided DC voltages to output a predetermined alternating current (AC) voltage; and a control unit providing a control signal for controlling switching of the inverter unit based on an offset between the voltages divided by the plurality of capacitors. | 07-17-2014 |
20140301113 | SOLAR POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER SUPPLY THEREOF - There are provided a solar power supply apparatus switching a synchronous rectifying switch instead of a snubber switch to increase power conversion efficiency, and a method of controlling power supply thereof. The solar power supply apparatus includes a power supply unit switching power input by a photovoltaic cell to convert power, synchronously rectifying and outputting the power converted depending on the power conversion switching, and suppressing surplus power generated by the power conversion switching in a snubbing operation; and a control unit controlling the synchronous rectification operation and the snubbing operation of the power supply unit depending on a spike voltage generated by the power conversion switching. | 10-09-2014 |