Dc overvoltage protection for an energy system
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsPeter ECKERT, Daniel LANGBEIN, Johannes REINSCHKE
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Abstract
A DC overvoltage protection device for an energy storage system and/or an energy generating system has at least one auxiliary release on an AC-switch and the at least one auxiliary release interrupts the AC switch. The DC overvoltage protection device further has at least one electrical energy store and/or at least one photovoltaic installation and a plurality of converters each having a power section having a DC voltage measurement system and an interface.
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A DC overvoltage protection apparatus for an energy storage system or an energy generation system containing at least one electrical energy store and/or at least one photovoltaic installation, a plurality of converters each having a power section with a DC voltage measurement system, an interface and at least one output for a digital fault signal, at least one AC switch, and at least one AC connection, the DC overvoltage protection apparatus comprising:
- at least one auxiliary release having an input;
- the interface is connected to the DC voltage measurement system in such a way that, in an event of an overvoltage at the DC voltage measurement system, a fault signal is transmitted from the interface to the at least one output for the digital fault signal;
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- said at least one auxiliary release is connected to the at least one output for the digital fault signal in such a way that the fault signal is used as an input signal for said at least one auxiliary release, and said at least one auxiliary release is connected to the AC switch in such a way that
- switching of the AC switch to an interrupted switching state of the AC switch is effected thereby, or a change in the input signal at said input of said at least one auxiliary release effects switching of the AC switch to an interrupted switching state of the AC switch.
An energy storage system and/or energy generation system, comprising:
- at least one electrical energy store and/or at least one photovoltaic installation;
- a plurality of converters, said converters each having a power section with a DC voltage measurement system, an interface, and at least one output for a digital fault signal;
- at least one AC switch;
- at least one AC connection;
- a DC overvoltage protection apparatus having at least one auxiliary release with an input;
- said interface is connected to said DC voltage measurement system in such a way that, in an event of an overvoltage at said DC voltage measurement system, a fault signal is transmitted from said interface to said at least one output for the digital fault signal;
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- said at least one auxiliary release is connected to said at least one output for the digital fault signal in such a way that the fault signal is used as an input signal for said at least one auxiliary release, and said at least one auxiliary release is connected to said AC switch in such a way that switching of said AC switch to an interrupted switching state of said AC switch is effected thereby, or a change in the input signal at said input of said at least one auxiliary release effects switching of said AC switch to an interrupted switching state of said AC switch.
A method for operating a DC overvoltage protection apparatus for an energy storage system and/or energy generation system, which comprises the steps of:
- using a fault signal from at least one output for a digital fault signal at a DC voltage measurement system as an input signal of at least one auxiliary release, and in that, in a event of an overvoltage, the fault signal effects an opening of an AC switch and hence switching of the AC switch to an interrupted switching state of the AC switch.
A method for operating an energy storage system and/or energy generation system, which comprises the step of:
- using a fault signal from at least one output for a digital fault signal of a DC voltage measurement system as an input signal of at least one auxiliary release, and in that, in an event of an overvoltage, the fault signal effects an opening of an AC switch, that is to say switching of the AC switch to an interrupted switching state of the AC switch.
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