IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0820005
(2010-06-21)
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등록번호 |
US-8817508
(2014-08-26)
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우선권정보 |
KR-10-2009-0125896 (2009-12-17) |
발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP
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초록
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A bidirectional inverter is provided for a renewable energy storage system which may simplify the circuitry and lower manufacturing cost by reducing the numbers of switches and control signals. The bidirectional inverter includes a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signal provider for providing a PWM sig
A bidirectional inverter is provided for a renewable energy storage system which may simplify the circuitry and lower manufacturing cost by reducing the numbers of switches and control signals. The bidirectional inverter includes a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signal provider for providing a PWM signal, a push-pull inverter coupled to the PWM signal provider and a direct current (DC) link, and an offset voltage provider coupled to the push-pull inverter and the electric power system. Accordingly, the bidirectional inverter converts DC power from the DC link into AC power or AC power from the electric power system into DC power.
대표청구항
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1. A bidirectional inverter for a renewable energy storage system, the bidirectional inverter being configured to provide power from a direct current (DC) link to an electric power system or to provide power from the electric power system to the DC link, the bidirectional inverter comprising: a puls
1. A bidirectional inverter for a renewable energy storage system, the bidirectional inverter being configured to provide power from a direct current (DC) link to an electric power system or to provide power from the electric power system to the DC link, the bidirectional inverter comprising: a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signal provider for providing a PWM signal;a push-pull inverter coupled to the PWM signal provider and the DC link; andan offset voltage provider coupled to the push-pull inverter and the electric power system, and configured to level-shift an AC input voltage, andwherein the offset voltage provider is configured to provide an offset voltage to the electric power system, the offset voltage being a sum of a negative offset voltage and the AC input voltage, wherein the AC input voltage is an AC voltage from the push-pull inverter, andwherein the negative offset voltage level-shifts the AC voltage from the push-pull inverter in a negative direction by one half of the AC voltage. 2. The bidirectional inverter of claim 1, wherein the push-pull inverter is configured to convert DC power from the DC link into alternating current (AC) power and provide the AC power to the offset voltage provider, as the AC input voltage. 3. The bidirectional inverter of claim 2, wherein the PWM signal provider is configured to provide the PWM signal having a same phase as that of the electric power system. 4. The bidirectional inverter of claim 1, wherein the push-pull inverter is configured to convert AC power from the offset voltage provider into DC power and provide the DC power to the DC link. 5. The bidirectional inverter of claim 4, wherein the PWM signal provider is configured to provide the PWM signal having a same phase as that of the electric power system. 6. The bidirectional inverter of claim 1, further comprising a voltage sensor for sensing a voltage of the electric power system and a phase information calculator for sensing a phase information using a voltage obtained from the voltage sensor and providing the phase information to the PWM signal provider. 7. The bidirectional inverter of claim 1, wherein the push-pull inverter comprises: a first switch having a first electrode coupled to the DC link, a second electrode coupled to the PWM signal provider, and a third electrode;a second switch having a first electrode coupled to the third electrode of the first switch, a second electrode coupled to the PWM signal provider, and a third electrode coupled to a ground terminal;an inductor having a first electrode coupled to the third electrode of the first switch and the first electrode of the second switch, and a second electrode coupled to the offset voltage provider; anda capacitor coupled between the third electrode of the second switch and the second electrode of the inductor. 8. The bidirectional inverter of claim 7, wherein the first switch comprises an N-channel field-effect transistor (FET), and the second switch comprises a P-channel FET. 9. A bidirectional inverter for a renewable energy storage system, the bidirectional inverter being configured to provide power from a direct current (DC) link to an electric power system or to provide power from the electric power system to the DC link, the bidirectional inverter comprising: a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signal provider for providing a PWM signal;a push-pull inverter coupled to the PWM signal provider and the DC link; andan offset voltage provider coupled to the push-pull inverter and the electric power system, and configured to level-shift an AC input voltage, andwherein the offset voltage provider is configured to provide an offset voltage to the push-pull inverter, the offset voltage being a sum of a positive offset voltage and the AC input voltage, wherein the AC input voltage is an AC voltage from the electric power system, andwherein the positive offset voltage level-shifts the AC voltage from the electric power system in a positive direction by one half of the AC voltage. 10. The bidirectional inverter of claim 9, wherein the push-pull inverter is configured to convert DC power from the DC link into alternating current (AC) power and provide the AC power to the offset voltage provider, as the AC input voltage. 11. The bidirectional inverter of claim 10, wherein the PWM signal provider is configured to provide the PWM signal having a same phase as that of the electric power system. 12. The bidirectional inverter of claim 9, wherein the push-pull inverter is configured to convert AC power from the offset voltage provider into DC power and provide the DC power to the DC link. 13. The bidirectional inverter of claim 12, wherein the PWM signal provider is configured to provide the PWM signal having a same phase as that of the electric power system. 14. The bidirectional inverter of claim 9, further comprising a voltage sensor for sensing a voltage of the electric power system and a phase information calculator for sensing a phase information using a voltage obtained from the voltage sensor and providing the phase information to the PWM signal provider. 15. The bidirectional inverter of claim 9, wherein the push-pull inverter comprises: a first switch having a first electrode coupled to the DC link, a second electrode coupled to the PWM signal provider, and a third electrode;a second switch having a first electrode coupled to the third electrode of the first switch, a second electrode coupled to the PWM signal provider, and a third electrode coupled to a ground terminal;an inductor having a first electrode coupled to the third electrode of the first switch and the first electrode of the second switch, and a second electrode coupled to the offset voltage provider; anda capacitor coupled between the third electrode of the second switch and the second electrode of the inductor. 16. The bidirectional inverter of claim 15, wherein the first switch comprises an N-channel field-effect transistor (FET), and the second switch comprises a P-channel FET. 17. A bidirectional inverter for a renewable energy storage system, the bidirectional inverter being configured to provide power from a direct current (DC) link to an electric power system or to provide power from the electric power system to the DC link, the bidirectional inverter comprising: a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signal provider for providing a PWM signal;a push-pull inverter coupled to the PWM signal provider and the DC link; andan offset voltage provider coupled to the push-pull inverter and the electric power system, and configured to level-shift an AC input voltage, andwherein the offset voltage provider comprises: a first offset voltage provider for supplying power from the push-pull inverter to the electric power system as a first offset voltage; anda second offset voltage provider for supplying power from the electric power system to the push-pull inverter as a second offset voltage, andwherein the first offset voltage provider comprises: a first offset switch coupled to the push-pull inverter; anda first adder coupled between the first offset switch and the electric power system, the first adder for providing the first offset voltage to the electric power system by adding a negative offset voltage to a voltage supplied from the push-pull inverter. 18. The bidirectional inverter of claim 17, wherein the second offset voltage provider comprises: a second offset switch coupled to the electric power system; anda second adder coupled between the second offset switch and the push-pull inverter, the second adder being for providing the second offset voltage to the push-pull inverter by adding a positive offset voltage to a voltage supplied from the electric power system. 19. The bidirectional inverter of claim 17, wherein the push-pull inverter is configured to convert DC power from the DC link into alternating current (AC) power and provide the AC power to the offset voltage provider, as the AC input voltage. 20. The bidirectional inverter of claim 17, wherein the push-pull inverter is configured to convert AC power from the offset voltage provider into DC power and provide the DC power to the DC link.
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