Photovoltaic power generation systems and methods of controlling photovoltaic power generation systems
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasaaki Matsushita, Akiharu Takabayashi, Masahiro Mori, Ayako Shiomi, Chinchou Lim, Takaaki Mukai
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Abstract
There are provided a restricted area including an area in which solar cell modules are installed, a preventer for preventing intrusion of an intruder into the restricted area, and a detector capable of detecting the intrusion of the intruder into the restricted area, and a predetermined electric shock preventer is activated by a signal outputted from the detector upon detection of the intruder to prevent the intruder from receiving an electric shock.
Claims8
A method of controlling a photovoltaic power generation system including a solar cell string comprised of a plurality of connected solar cell modules, a plurality of sensors provided around the solar cell string, and a switch for establishing a short circuit between output terminals of the solar cell string, based on output signals from the plurality of sensors, the method comprising:
- a first step of measuring the output signals from the plurality of sensors;
- a second step of normalizing values of the output signals;
- a third step of comparing the normalized output signal values to a reference value S;
- a fourth step of calculating a comparison calculated value D, which is defined below, when at least one of a plurality of normalized output signal values Ax is larger than the reference value S,
- the comparison calculated value D=(a minimum of the plurality of normalized output signal values Ax)/(a maximum of the plurality of normalized output signal values Ax);
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- a fifth step of establishing the short circuit between the output terminals by the switch when the comparison calculated value D is smaller than a comparison reference value D0.
A method of controlling a photovoltaic power generation system including a plurality of solar cell strings connected in parallel, each solar cell string being comprised of a plurality of connected solar cell modules, and each solar cell string having a plurality of sensors provided around the solar cell string and a switch for establishing a short circuit between output terminals of the solar cell swing, the method comprising:
- (1) carrying out for each of the plurality of solar cell strings,
- a first step of measuring output signals from the plurality of sensors,
- a second step of normalizing values of the output signals,
- a third step of comparing the normalized output signal values to a reference value S, and
- a fourth step of calculating a comparison calculated value Dy, which is defined below, when at least one of a plurality of normalized output signal values Ax is larger than the reference value S,
- the comparison calculated value Dy=(a minimum of the plurality of normalized output signal values Ax)/(a maximum of the plurality of normalized output signal values Ax);
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- (2) carrying out a fifth step when at least one of the comparison calculated values Dy of the plurality of solar coil strings is smaller than a comparison reference value D0,
- the fifth step being a step of establishing a short circuit between output terminals of a solar cell string corresponding to the comparison calculated value Dy smaller than the comparison reference value D0, by the switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.