# US 2025/0158397 A1 · Photovoltaic power supply system and control method thereof

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- Number: US 2025/0158397 A1
- Document ID: US20250158397A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 19/021,226
- Filed: 2025-01-15
- Published: 2025-05-15
- Earliest claimed: 2022-07-29
- Assignees: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Zhaohui Wang; Lei Shi; Yongbing Gao
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250158397A1

## CPC

- H02J 3/001: Arrangements for handling faults or abnormalities, e.g. emergencies or contingencies
- H02H 7/1222: {responsive to abnormalities in the input circuit, e.g. transients in the DC input}
- H02J 3/381: {Dispersed generators}
- H02M 1/44: Circuits or arrangements for compensating for electromagnetic interference in converters or inverters
- H02M 3/003: {Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections}
- H02M 7/003: {Constructional details, e.g. physical layout, assembly, wiring or busbar connections}
- H02J 2101/24: Photovoltaics
- Y02E 10/56: Power conversion systems, e.g. maximum power point trackers
- H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
- H02H: EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS (indicating or signalling undesired working conditions G01R, e.g. G01R31/00, G08B; locating faults along lines G01R31/08; emergency protective devices H01H)
- H02M: APPARATUS FOR CONVERSION BETWEEN AC AND AC, BETWEEN AC AND DC, OR BETWEEN DC AND DC, AND FOR USE WITH MAINS OR SIMILAR POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; CONVERSION OF DC OR AC INPUT POWER INTO SURGE OUTPUT POWER; CONTROL OR REGULATION THEREOF (transformers H01F; dynamo-electric converters H02K47/00; controlling transformers, reactors or choke coils, control or regulation of electric motors, generators or dynamo-electric converters H02P)
- Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

## Abstract

A system includes a power supply, a collector, and a photovoltaic inverter. The photovoltaic inverter includes a controllable switch on a direct current side, an inverter unit, a controllable switch on an alternating current side, a collector configured to obtain a power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system, a first controller, and a second controller. When the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system is greater than or equal to a power supply parameter threshold, the first turns off the controllable switch on the direct current side to disconnect an electrical connection between a power supply and the inverter unit. When the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system is greater than or equal to the power supply parameter threshold, the second controller turns off the controllable switch on the alternating current side to disconnect an electrical connection between the inverter unit and a load.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A photovoltaic power supply system, comprising:
a power supply; and
a photovoltaic inverter comprising a controllable switch on a direct current side, an inverter unit, a controllable switch on an alternating current side, a collector, a first controller, and a second controller,
wherein the power supply is connected to the inverter unit through the controllable switch on the direct current side, the inverter unit is connected to a load through the controllable switch on the alternating current side, an input end of the collector is connected between the inverter unit and the load, and the input end of the collector is connected between the inverter unit and the power supply, an output end of the collector is connected to the first controller and the second controller, the first controller is connected to the controllable switch on the direct current side, and the second controller is connected to the controllable switch on the alternating current side,
wherein the collector is configured to obtain a power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system;
wherein the first controller is configured to: when the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system is greater than or equal to a power supply parameter threshold, turn off the controllable switch on the direct current side, to disconnect an electrical connection between the power supply and the inverter unit, and
wherein the second controller is configured to: when the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system is greater than or equal to the power supply parameter threshold, turn off the controllable switch on the alternating current side, to disconnect an electrical connection between the inverter unit and the load.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the power supply parameter comprises an input current of the inverter unit, an output current of the inverter unit, an input voltage of the inverter unit, or an output voltage of the inverter unit, and the power supply parameter threshold comprises an input current threshold of the inverter unit, an output current threshold of the inverter unit, an input voltage threshold of the inverter unit, or an output voltage threshold of the inverter unit.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the first controller is further configured to: when the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system is less than the power supply parameter threshold, control the controllable switch on the direct current side to stay on to connect the electrical connection between the power supply and the inverter unit, and
wherein the second controller is further configured to: when the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system is less than the power supply parameter threshold, control the controllable switch on the alternating current side to be turned on or off, to connect or disconnect the electrical connection between the inverter unit and the load.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the photovoltaic power supply system further comprises a communication circuit connected to the first controller and the second controller,
wherein the communication circuit is configured to: receive a central control signal of an external central control system and generate a communication instruction, to implement a communication link between the photovoltaic power supply system and the external central control system,
wherein the first controller is further configured to: turn the controllable switch on the direct current side on or off based on the communication instruction to connect or disconnect the electrical connection between the power supply and the inverter unit, and
wherein the second controller is further configured to turn the controllable switch on the alternating current side on or off based on the communication instruction to connect or disconnect the electrical connection between the inverter unit and the load.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 1, wherein the load comprises a power grid, wherein the photovoltaic inverter further comprises an alternating current auxiliary source having a first end connected to the first controller and the second controller, and a second end connected to the power grid, and wherein the alternating current auxiliary source is configured to supply power to the first controller or the second controller based on electric energy provided by the power grid.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 5, wherein the photovoltaic inverter further comprises a first direct current auxiliary source having a first end connected to the power supply, and a second end connected to the first controller and the second controller, and the first direct current auxiliary source is configured to supply power to the first controller or the second controller based on electric energy provided by the power supply.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 5, wherein the photovoltaic inverter further comprises a DC/DC unit, a direct current bus, a first direct current auxiliary source, and a second direct current auxiliary source, the DC/DC unit has a first end connected to the controllable switch on the direct current side and a second end connected to the inverter unit through the direct current bus, the first direct current auxiliary source has a first end connected to the power supply and a second end connected to the direct current bus, the second direct current auxiliary source has a first end connected to the direct current bus and a second end connected to the first controller and the second controller,
wherein the first direct current auxiliary source is further configured to charge the direct current bus based on the electric energy provided by the power supply to implement soft start of the photovoltaic power supply system, and
wherein the second direct current auxiliary source is further configured to supply power to the first controller or the second controller based on electric energy provided by the direct current bus when a voltage of the direct current bus is greater than or equal to a voltage threshold.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 7, wherein a diode is disposed in the DC/DC unit, the first end of the first direct current auxiliary source is connected to the power supply, and the second end of the first direct current auxiliary source is connected to an input end of the diode, and an output end of the diode is connected to the direct current bus, and
wherein the first direct current auxiliary source is further configured to charge the direct current bus by using the diode based on the electric energy provided by the power supply.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 8, wherein the photovoltaic power supply system further comprises a filter capacitor, and the second end of the first direct current auxiliary source is connected to the input end of the diode through the filter capacitor,
wherein the first direct current auxiliary source is further configured to charge the filter capacitor based on the electric energy provided by the power supply.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The photovoltaic power supply system according to claim 7, wherein the photovoltaic power supply system further comprises a combiner unit, and the power supply is connected to the photovoltaic inverter through the combiner unit.

### Claim 11

A control method performed by a photovoltaic converter in a photovoltaic power supply system comprising a power supply and the photovoltaic inverter, the method comprising:
obtaining a power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system;
determining that the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system is greater than or equal to a power supply parameter threshold;
turning off a first controllable switch on a direct current side of the photovoltaic converter to disconnect an electrical connection between the power supply and an inverter unit of the photovoltaic converter; and
turning off a second controllable switch on an alternating current side of the photovoltaic converter to disconnect an electrical connection between the inverter unit and a load.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The control method according to claim 11, wherein the power supply parameter comprises an input current of the inverter unit, an output current of the inverter unit, an input voltage of the inverter unit, or an output voltage of the inverter unit, and the power supply parameter threshold comprises an input current threshold of the inverter unit, an output current threshold of the inverter unit, an input voltage threshold of the inverter unit, or an output voltage threshold of the inverter unit.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The control method according to claim 11, further comprising:
after obtaining the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system, supplying power generated by an alternating current auxiliary source of the photovoltaic converter to the first controller or the second controller based on electric energy provided by the power grid.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The control method according to claim 13, further comprising:
after obtaining the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system, supplying power generated by a first direct current auxiliary source of the photovoltaic converter to the first controller or the second controller based on electric energy provided by the power supply.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The control method according to claim 14, further comprising:
after obtaining the power supply parameter of the photovoltaic power supply system,
charging, by using the first direct current auxiliary source, a direct current bus of the photovoltaic converter based on the electric energy provided by the power supply to implement soft start of the photovoltaic power supply system.