Solar power generation system having a backup inverter
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02J-003/38
H02S-040/32
H01L-031/02
H02J-013/00
출원번호
US-0176627
(2016-06-08)
등록번호
US-9941703
(2018-04-10)
우선권정보
TW-104121598 A (2015-07-03)
발명자
/ 주소
Chu, Cheng-Wei
Lin, Yu-Chih
출원인 / 주소
CYBER POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
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A solar power generation system having a backup inverter, the solar power generation system has N number of solar panels, N number of inverters, at least one backup inverter and at least one AC (Alternating Current) wiring box; each inverter and the backup inverter are parallel connected to the AC w
A solar power generation system having a backup inverter, the solar power generation system has N number of solar panels, N number of inverters, at least one backup inverter and at least one AC (Alternating Current) wiring box; each inverter and the backup inverter are parallel connected to the AC wiring box; the AC wiring box can be connected to a utility grid; when each inverter is normally operated, each solar panel can supply power to each inverter; when the X-th inverter is faulted, the X-th solar panel can supply power to the backup inverter, therefore reduce the interruption time of power generation.
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1. A solar power generation system having a backup inverter, the solar power generation system comprising: a plurality of control boxes (101-10N), each control box has a switch set;a plurality of solar panels (21-2N), each solar panel electrically connected to a DC (Direct Current) input interface o
1. A solar power generation system having a backup inverter, the solar power generation system comprising: a plurality of control boxes (101-10N), each control box has a switch set;a plurality of solar panels (21-2N), each solar panel electrically connected to a DC (Direct Current) input interface of each control box;a plurality of inverters (31-3N), each inverter electrically connected to a DC master output interface of each control box;at least one backup inverter (3R), the backup inverter (3R) parallel connected to a DC backup output interface of each control box;at least one AC (Alternating Current) wiring box (40), the backup inverter (3R) and the inverters (31-3N) parallel connected to the AC wiring box (40);a data logger (50), the data logger (50) communicatively connected to the control boxes (101-10N), the inverters (31-3N) and the backup inverter (3R);wherein each control box has a processor, when each inverter is normally operated, each processor can control each switch set to switch to a master channel, each solar panel can supply power to each inverter by each DC input interface and each DC master output interface; when the X-th inverter is faulted, the processor of the X-th control box can control the X-th switch set to switch to a backup channel, the X-th solar panel can supply power to the backup inverter (3R) by the DC input interface of the X-th control box and the DC backup output interface of the X-th control box, therefore reduce the interruption time of the X-th solar panel power generation. 2. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 1, wherein each switch set has contact (a), contact (b), contact (c), contact (d), contact (e) and contact (f); when each switch set is switched to the master channel, each contact (a) is electrically connected to each contact (b), therefore each positive electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) can connect to each positive electrode of the inverters (31-3N); and each contact (d) is electrically connected to each contact (e), therefore each negative electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) can connect to each negative electrode of the inverters (31-3N); when the X-th switch set is switched to a backup channel, the X-th contact (a) is electrically connected to the X-th contact (c), therefore the positive electrode of the X-th solar panel can connect to a positive electrode of the backup inverter (3R); and the X-th contact (d) is electrically connected to the X-th contact (f), therefore the negative electrode of the X-th solar panel can connect to a negative electrode of the backup inverter (3R). 3. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 2, wherein each of the contacts (a) can be connected to each positive electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) by each of the DC input interfaces, each of the contacts (b) can be connected to each positive electrode of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the DC master output interfaces, each of the contacts (c) can be parallel connected to the positive electrode of the backup inverter (3R) by each of the DC backup output interfaces, each of the contacts (d) can be connected to each negative electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) by each of the DC input interfaces, each of the contacts (e) can be connected to each negative electrode of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the DC master output interfaces, each of the contacts (f) can be parallel connected to the negative electrode of the backup inverter (3R) by each of the DC backup output interfaces; a driver is disposed between each processor and each switch set, each processor is electrically connected to each driver, and each driver is electrically connected to each switch set, therefore each switch set can be controlled. 4. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 1, wherein a communicating connection manner of the data logger (50) comprises a first communication port of the data logger (50) can serially connect the 1-th inverter, the 1-th control box, the 2-th inverter, the 2-th control box, the N-th inverter, the N-th control box and the backup inverter (3R). 5. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 1, wherein the data logger (50) can collect the using status of each inverter; when the data logger (50) determines that the X-th inverter is faulted, the data logger (50) will transmit a failure message to a system manager by a network, the failure message can select from an e-mail (electronic mail) or a SMS (short message service); wherein contents of the failure message can select from a case place, an inverter group, a name of inverter, a serial number of inverter, a serial number of cable, an event time, a classification, a status, an error code or an error message. 6. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 5, wherein the system manger can transmit a switching command to the data logger (50) by the network, therefore control the X-th control box of the X-th inverter to switch to connect to the backup inverter (3R). 7. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 1, wherein each control box can periodically inquires each corresponding inverter that whether it is faulted or not; when the X-th control box determined that the X-th inverter is faulted, the X-th control box can switch to connect to the backup inverter (3R). 8. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 7, wherein each control box has a status field in the communication protocol; when the X-th control box switched to connect to the backup inverter (3R), the X-th control box can notify other control boxes to be not allowed to execute switching. 9. A solar power generation system having a backup inverter, the solar power generation system comprising: a plurality of control boxes (101-10N), each control box has a switch set and a processor;a plurality of solar panels (21-2N), each solar panel electrically connected to a DC input interface of each control box;a plurality of inverters (31-3N), each inverter electrically connected to a DC master output interface of each control box;at least one backup inverter (3R), the backup inverter (3R) parallel connected to a DC backup output interface of each control box;at least one AC wiring box (40), the backup inverter (3R) and the inverters (31-3N) parallel connected to the AC wiring box (40);a data logger (50), the data logger (50) communicatively connected to the control boxes (101-10N), the inverters (31-3N) and the backup inverter (3R);wherein each switch set has contact (a), contact (b), contact (g), contact (h), contact (d), contact (e), contact (i) and contact (j); when each inverter is normally operated, each processor can control each switch set to switch to a master channel, each contact (a) is electrically connected to each contact (b), each positive electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) can connect to each positive electrode of the inverters (31-3N), each contact (g) is electrically connected to each contact (h), each negative electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) can connect to each negative electrode of the inverters (31-3N), each solar panel can supply power to each inverter by each DC input interface and each DC master output interface; when the X-th inverter is faulted, the processor of the X-th control box can control the X-th switch set to switch to a backup channel, the X-th contact (d) is electrically connected to the X-th contact (e), the positive electrode of the X-th solar panel can connect to a positive electrode of the backup inverter (3R), the X-th contact (i) is electrically connected to the X-th contact (j), the negative electrode of the X-th solar panel can connect to a negative electrode of the backup inverter (3R), the X-th solar panel can supply power to the backup inverter (3R) by the DC input interface of the X-th control box and the DC backup output interface of the X-th control box, therefore reduce the interruption time of the X-th solar panel power generation. 10. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 9, wherein each contact (a) is parallel connected to each contact (d), each contact (a) and each contacts (d) can be connected to each positive electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) by each of the DC input interfaces, each contact (b) can be connected to each positive electrode of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the DC master output interfaces, each contact (e) is parallel connected to the positive electrode of the backup inverter (3R) by each of the DC backup output interfaces; each contact (g) is parallel connected to each contacts (i), each contact (g) and each contact (i) can be connected to each negative electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) by each of the DC input interfaces, each contact (h) can be connected to each negative electrode of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the DC master output interfaces, each contact (j) is parallel connected to the negative electrode of the backup inverter (3R) by each of the DC backup output interfaces; a driver is disposed between each processor and each switch set, each processor is electrically connected to each driver, and each driver is electrically connected to each switch set, therefore each switch set can be controlled. 11. A solar power generation system having a backup inverter, the solar power generation system comprising: a plurality of control boxes (101-10N), each control box has a switch set;a plurality of solar panels (21-2N), each solar panel electrically connected to a DC input interface of each control box;a plurality of inverters (31-3N), each inverter electrically connected to a DC master output interface of each control box;at least one backup inverter (3R), the backup inverter (3R) parallel connected to a DC backup output interface of each control box;at least one AC wiring box (40), the backup inverter (3R) and the inverters (31-3N) parallel connected to the AC wiring box (40);a data logger (50), a first communication port of the data logger (50) can serially connect the inverters (31-3N) and the backup inverter (3R), a second communication port of the data logger (50) can serially connect the control boxes (101-10N);wherein each control box has a processor, when each inverter is normally operated, each processor can control each switch set to switch to a master channel, each solar panel can supply power to each inverter by each DC input interface and each DC master output interface; when the X-th inverter is faulted, the processor of the X-th control box can control the X-th switch set to switch to a backup channel, the X-th solar panel can supply power to the backup inverter (3R) by the DC input interface of the X-th control box and the DC backup output interface of the X-th control box, therefore reduce the interruption time of the X-th solar panel power generation. 12. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 11, wherein each switch set has contact (a), contact (b), contact (c), contact (d), contact (e) and contact (f); when each switch set is switched to the master channel, each contact (a) is electrically connected to each contact (b), therefore each positive electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) can connect to each positive electrode of the inverters (31-3N); and each contact (d) is electrically connected to each contact (e), therefore each negative electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) can connect to each negative electrode of the inverters (31-3N); when the X-th switch set is switched to a backup channel, the X-th contact (a) is electrically connected to the X-th contact (c), therefore the positive electrode of the X-th solar panel can connect to a positive electrode of the backup inverter (3R); and the X-th contact (d) is electrically connected to the X-th contact (f), therefore the negative electrode of the X-th solar panel can connect to a negative electrode of the backup inverter (3R). 13. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 12, wherein each of the contacts (a) can be connected to each positive electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) by each of the DC input interfaces, each of the contacts (b) can be connected to each positive electrode of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the DC master output interfaces, each of the contacts (c) can be parallel connected to the positive electrode of the backup inverter (3R) by each of the DC backup output interfaces, each of the contacts (d) can be connected to each negative electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) by each of the DC input interfaces, each of the contacts (e) can be connected to each negative electrode of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the DC master output interfaces, each of the contacts (f) can be parallel connected to the negative electrode of the backup inverter (3R) by each of the DC backup output interfaces; a driver is disposed between each processor and each switch set, each processor is electrically connected to each driver, and each driver is electrically connected to each switch set, therefore each switch set can be controlled. 14. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 11, wherein each switch set has contact (a), contact (b), contact (g), contact (h), contact (d), contact (e), contact (i) and contact (j); when each switch set is switched to the master channel, each contact (a) is electrically connected to each contact (b), therefore each positive electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) can connect to each positive electrode of the inverters (31-3N); and each contact (g) is electrically connected to each contact (h), therefore each negative electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) can connect to each negative electrode of the inverters (31-3N); when the X-th switch set is switched to a backup channel, the X-th contact (d) is electrically connected to the X-th contact (e), therefore the positive electrode of the X-th solar panel can connect to a positive electrode of the backup inverter (3R); and the X-th contact (i) is electrically connected to the X-th contact (j), therefore the negative electrode of the X-th solar panel can connect to a negative electrode of the backup inverter (3R). 15. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 14, wherein each of the contacts (a) is parallel connected to each of the contacts (d), each of the contacts (a) and each of the contacts (d) can be connected to each positive electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) by each of the DC input interfaces, each of the contacts (b) can be connected to each positive electrode of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the DC master output interfaces, each of the contacts (e) is parallel connected to the positive electrode of the backup inverter (3R) by each of the DC backup output interfaces; each of the contacts (g) is parallel connected to each of the contacts (i), each of the contacts (g) and each of the contacts (i) can be connected to each negative electrode of the solar panels (21-2N) by each of the DC input interfaces, each of the contacts (h) can be connected to each negative electrode of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the DC master output interfaces, each of the contacts (j) is parallel connected to the negative electrode of the backup inverter (3R) by each of the DC backup output interfaces; a driver is disposed between each processor and each switch set, each processor is electrically connected to each driver, and each driver is electrically connected to each switch set, therefore each switch set can be controlled. 16. A solar power generation system having a backup inverter, the solar power generation system comprising: a control box (80), the control box (80) has a plurality of input terminals (81), a plurality of output terminals (82) and at least one backup terminal (83);a plurality of solar panels (21-2N), the solar panels (21-2N) individually connected to the input terminals (81) by a plurality of input cables (C1-CN);a plurality of inverters (31-3N), the inverters (31-3N) individually connected to the output terminals (82) by a plurality of output cables (W1-WN);at least one backup inverter (3R), the backup inverter (3R) connected to the backup terminal (83) by a backup cable (R3);at least one AC wiring box (40), the backup inverter (3R) and the inverters (31-3N) parallel connected to the AC wiring box (40);wherein each of the input terminals (81) is electrically connected to each of the output terminals (82); when each inverter is normally operated, each of the input cables (C1-CN) and the output cables (W1-WN) can form a master channel, each of the solar panels (21-2N) can supply power to each of the inverters (31-3N) by each of the output terminals (82); when the X-th inverter is faulted, the X-th output cable can manually change it to connect to the backup terminal (83), the X-th output cable and the backup cable (R3) can form a backup channel, the X-th solar panel can supply power to the backup inverter (3R) by the backup terminal (83). 17. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 16, wherein a DC fuse and a surge arrester can be disposed between each input terminal (81) and each output terminal (82). 18. The solar power generation system having a backup inverter of claim 16, wherein the solar power generation system further comprises a data logger (50); the inverters (31-3N) and the backup inverter (3R) can be connected in series to a first communication port of the data logger (50); the data logger (50) can collect the using status of the inverters (31-3N); when the data logger (50) determines that the X-th inverter is faulted, the data logger (50) will transmit a failure message to a system manager by a network, the failure message can select from an e-mail or a SMS; wherein contents of failure message can select from a case place, an inverter group, a name of inverter, a serial number of inverter, a serial number of cable, an event time, a classification, a status, an error code or an error message.
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