Modular multilevel converter and charging circuit therefor
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02M-005/458
H02M-007/06
H02J-007/00
H02M-007/483
출원번호
US-0597261
(2015-01-15)
등록번호
US-9559541
(2017-01-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Cheng, Zhongyuan
Wu, Bin
Zargari, Navid R.
Tian, Kai
Xu, David Dewei
출원인 / 주소
Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Fay Sharpe LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
90
초록▼
Methods and charging apparatus are presented for charging cell capacitors of a multilevel power conversion system, in which an auxiliary charging source is selectively applied across DC bus terminals while one or more selected multilevel converter cells are alternately switched between a first state
Methods and charging apparatus are presented for charging cell capacitors of a multilevel power conversion system, in which an auxiliary charging source is selectively applied across DC bus terminals while one or more selected multilevel converter cells are alternately switched between a first state to bypass the selected cell or cells and a second state to charge the cell capacitor or capacitors of the selected cell via charging current from the auxiliary charging source.
대표청구항▼
1. A charging system for charging cell capacitors of a multilevel power conversion system, comprising: a charging circuit coupled with first and second DC bus nodes of a multilevel power conversion system, the charging circuit comprising: a charging source operative in a first mode to provide a DC v
1. A charging system for charging cell capacitors of a multilevel power conversion system, comprising: a charging circuit coupled with first and second DC bus nodes of a multilevel power conversion system, the charging circuit comprising: a charging source operative in a first mode to provide a DC voltage less than a nominal cell capacitor voltage of the multilevel power conversion system, andat least one blocking component coupled in series with the charging source between the first and second DC bus nodes and operative in the first mode to allow charging current to flow from the charging source to cells of the multilevel power conversion system; anda controller operative in the first mode to alternate switching states of at least one selected cell of the multilevel power conversion system between a first state to bypass the at least one selected cell and build up current flow in an inductor of the multilevel power conversion system), and a second state to charge at least one cell capacitor of the at least one selected cell. 2. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the individual cells of the multilevel power conversion system include first and second output terminals for connection with preceding and succeeding cells in a series circuit, and wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to alternate the switching states of the at least one selected cell between the first state to bypass the at least one selected cell by coupling the first and second output terminals of the at least one selected cell to one another, and the second state to couple the at least one cell capacitor between the first and second output terminals of the at least one selected cell to charge the at least one cell capacitor. 3. The charging system of claim 2, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge selected cells of the multilevel power conversion system one at a time. 4. The charging system of claim 2, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge at least two selected cells of the multilevel power conversion system concurrently. 5. The charging system of claim 2, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge all cells of the multilevel power conversion system concurrently. 6. The charging system of claim 2, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge at least one cell of a multilevel inverter of the multilevel power conversion system. 7. The charging system of claim 6, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge at least one cell of a multilevel rectifier of the multilevel power conversion system. 8. The charging system of claim 2, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge at least one cell of a multilevel rectifier of the multilevel power conversion system. 9. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge selected cells of the multilevel power conversion system one at a time. 10. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge at least two selected cells of the multilevel power conversion system concurrently. 11. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge all cells of the multilevel power conversion system concurrently. 12. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge at least one cell of a multilevel inverter of the multilevel power conversion system. 13. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge at least one cell of a multilevel rectifier of the multilevel power conversion system. 14. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the at least one blocking component is at least one diode coupled in series with the charging source between the first and second DC bus nodes. 15. The charging system of claim 1, wherein the at least one blocking component is at least one switch coupled in series with the charging source between the first and second DC bus nodes. 16. A multilevel power conversion system, comprising: a multilevel inverter comprising a plurality of multilevel cells coupled in a series circuit between first and second DC bus nodes, and at least one output inductor coupled between the series circuit and an inverter output, individual cells of the multilevel inverter comprising first and second output terminals for connection with preceding and succeeding cells in the series circuit;a controller operative to selectively provide switching control signals to the cells of the multilevel inverter; anda charging circuit, comprising: a charging source operative in a first mode to provide a DC voltage less than a nominal cell capacitor voltage of the multilevel power conversion system, andat least one blocking component coupled in series with the charging source between the first and second DC bus nodes and operative in the first mode to allow charging current to flow from the charging source to cells of the multilevel power conversion system;wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to selectively provide the switching control signals to the cells of the multilevel inverter to alternate the switching states of at least one selected cell between a first state to bypass the at least one selected cell by coupling the first and second output terminals of the at least one selected cell to one another, and a second state to couple at least one cell capacitor of the at least one selected cell between the first and second output terminals of the at least one selected cell to charge the at least one cell capacitor of the at least one selected cell; andwherein the controller is operative in a second mode to selectively provide switching control signals to the cells of the multilevel inverter to convert DC power from the first and second DC bus nodes to provide AC output power via the inverter output. 17. The power conversion system of claim 16, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge selected cells of the multilevel inverter one at a time. 18. The power conversion system of claim 16, wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to charge at least two selected cells of the multilevel inverter concurrently. 19. The power conversion system of claim 16, comprising a multilevel rectifier comprising a plurality of multilevel rectifier cells coupled in a second series circuit between the first and second DC bus nodes, individual rectifier cells of the multilevel rectifier comprising first and second output terminals for connection with preceding and succeeding cells in the second series circuit; wherein the controller is operative in the first mode to selectively provide switching control signals to the rectifier cells of the multilevel rectifier to alternate the switching states of at least one selected rectifier cell between a first state to bypass the at least one selected rectifier cell by coupling the first and second output terminals of the at least one selected rectifier cell to one another, and a second state to couple at least one cell capacitor of the at least one selected rectifier cell between the first and second output terminals of the at least one selected cell to charge the at least one cell capacitor of the at least one selected rectifier cell; andwherein the controller is operative in the second mode to selectively provide the switching control signals to the rectifier cells of the multilevel rectifier to convert AC input power to provide DC power at the first and second DC bus nodes. 20. A method for charging cell capacitors of a multilevel power conversion system, the method comprising: providing a DC voltage between first and second DC bus nodes of the multilevel power conversion system, the DC voltage being less than a nominal cell capacitor voltage of the multilevel power conversion system;alternating switching states of at least one selected cell of at least one of a multilevel rectifier and a multilevel inverter of the multilevel power conversion system between a first state to bypass the at least one selected cell by coupling the first and second output terminals of the at least one selected cell to one another, and a second state to couple at least one cell capacitor of the at least one selected cell between the first and second output terminals of the at least one selected cell to charge the at least one cell capacitor of the at least one selected cell.
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