Power converting apparatus, and photovoltaic module including the same
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Seoul
摘要
Disclosed are a power converting apparatus and a photovoltaic module including the same. The photovoltaic module includes: a converter configured to convert a level of DC power; an inverter configured to convert a half sine wave voltage from the converter into an AC voltage; and a controller configured to control the converter and the inverter based on an output current and an output voltage of the inverter, wherein a plurality of switching elements in the inverter is respectively turned on once in each cycle, and wherein the controller is configured to, based on a difference between a grid voltage and an output current of the inverter, control a bidirectional current to flow to the converter. Accordingly, the power converting apparatus including the unfolding inverter is able to control a power factor.
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This application claims the priority benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2018-0058685, filed on May 24, 2018, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to a power converting apparatus and a photovoltaic module including the same, and more particularly to a power converting apparatus including an unfolding inverter and capable of controlling a power factor, and a photovoltaic module including the power converting apparatus.
A power converting apparatus is adapted to a photovoltaic module or the like, which produces reusable energy, to provide alternating power (AC) or the like.
In particular, a transformer, a leakage inductor, and the like are used in a converter of the power converting apparatus in order to convert direct power (DC) power produced by a photovoltaic module or the like.
Meanwhile, in the case where an inverter provided in the power converting apparatus is an unfolding inverter, control is performed only at a zero-crossing point, and thus, if a grid voltage is unstable, it is sometimes not allowed to control AC power output from the power converting apparatus.
That is, the power converting apparatus including the unfolding inverter has a limitation in controlling reactive power.
權(quán)利要求
What is claimed is:1. A power converting apparatus comprising:a converter configured to convert a level of input DC power; an inverter configured to convert a half sine wave voltage from the converter into an AC voltage; an output current detector configured to detect an output current of the inverter; an output voltage detector configured to detect an output voltage of the inverter; and a controller configured to control the converter and the inverter based on the output current and the output voltage, wherein a plurality of switching elements in the inverter is respectively turned on once in each cycle, and wherein the controller is configured to, based on a difference between a grid voltage and the output current of the inverter, control a bidirectional current to flow to the converter. 2. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:control a current to flow from the inverter to the converter in a first period in which the current is output from the converter; and control a current to flow from the converter to the inverter in a second period subsequent to the first period. 3. The power converting apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to increase the first period as a phase difference between the grid voltage and the output current of the inverter increases. 4. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a capacitor unit configured to store the input DC power at a front end of the converter,wherein the controller is configured to:control to store energy in the capacitor unit in a first period in which a current is output from the converter; and output the energy from the capacitor in a second period subsequent to the first period. 5. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to increase an amount of negative polarity currents to be output from the converter as a phase difference between the grid voltage and the output current of the inverter increases. 6. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to increase a level of a current to flow from the inverter to the converter as a phase difference between the grid voltage and the output current of the inverter increases. 7. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, when the output current of the inverter is lagging the grid voltage, output a negative polarity current in a first period in which a current is output from the converter, and to output a positive polarity current in a second period subsequent to the first period. 8. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, when an output current of the inverter is leading the grid voltage, output a positive polarity current in a first period in which a current is output from the converter and to output a negative polarity current in a second period subsequent to the first period. 9. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to, when a phase of a current output from the inverter and a phase of the grid voltage coincide with each other, output only a positive polarity current, not a negative polarity current, from the converter. 10. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a communication unit configured to receive phase information regarding the grid voltage. 11. The power converting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the converter further comprises:a full bridge switching unit configured to switch the DC power; and a transformer including an input side connected to an output terminal of the full bridge witching unit. 12. The power converting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to:control a primary side voltage of the transformer to be greater than a secondary side voltage of the transformer in a partial section of a control cycle in a first period in which a current is output from the converter; and control the primary side voltage of the transformer to be greater than the secondary side voltage of the transformer in a partial section of a control cycle in a second period of the current output from the converter. 13. The power converting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to:control a primary side voltage of the transformer to be greater than a secondary side voltage of the transformer in a partial section of a control cycle after a first reference point in time in the first period; and control the primary side voltage of the transformer to be greater than the secondary side voltage of the transformer in a partial section before the first reference point in time in a second period in which a current is output from the converter. 14. The power converting apparatus of claim 11 ,wherein the inverter comprises: a fifth switching element and a sixth switching element connected in series; and a seventh switching element and an eighth switching element connected in series, and wherein the AC power is output through a fifth node disposed between the fifth switching element and the sixth switching element and a sixth node disposed between the seventh switching element and the eighth switching element. 15. The power converting apparatus of claim 11 ,wherein the full bridge switching unit comprises:a first switching element and a second switching element connected in parallel; and a third switching element and a fourth switching element respectively connected in series to the first and second switching elements, and wherein the input side of the transformer is connected between a first node disposed between the first switching element and the second switching element and a second node disposed between the third switching element and the fourth switching element. 16. The power converting apparatus of claim 11 ,wherein the converter further comprises: a synchronization rectification unit connected to an output side of the transformer; and a resonance capacitor and a resonance inductor, which are connected between the transformer and the synchronization rectification unit, and wherein the controller is configured to vary a switching frequency of the full bridge switching unit based on an input voltage of the converter or a voltage of a dc terminal that is an output terminal of the converter. 17. The power converting apparatus of claim 16 ,wherein the synchronization rectification unit comprises:a ninth switching element and a tenth switching element connected in series; and a first capacitor and a second capacitor connected in series, and wherein an output side of the transformer is connected between a third node disposed between the ninth switching element and the tenth switching element and a fourth node disposed between the first capacitor and the second capacitor. 18. A power converting apparatus comprising:a bidirectional converter configured to convert DC power input from a DC source into a half sine wave voltage; an unfolding inverter configured to allow a half sine wave voltage to pass therethrough by a plurality of switching elements during one half cycle of a grid voltage, and to reverse the half sine wave voltage during the other half cycle so that the half sine wave voltage is converted into AC power; and a power factor correction unit configured to control a power factor by controlling a phase of the grid voltage and a phase of the AC power output from the unfolding inverter. 19. The power converting apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the unfolding inverter comprises:a first leg including a first switching element and a second switching element connected in series; and a second leg including a third switching element and a fourth switching element connected in series. 20. The power converting apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first leg and the second leg in the unfolding inverter have different switching frequencies. 21. The power converting apparatus of claim 18 , wherein, in a section in which power output from the bidirectional converter is smaller than 0 or negative in polarity, current correction is performed to make the half sine wave voltage have an opposite polarity. 22. The power converting apparatus of claim 21 , wherein a current corresponding to the half sine wave voltage includes a negative polarity current only in a section where current correction is performed, and includes a positive polarity current in other sections. 23. The power converting apparatus of claim 21 , wherein a current from the bidirectional converter flows to an output terminal in a normal section and flows to an input terminal in a section where the current correction is performed. 24. A photovoltaic module comprising:a converter configured to convert a level of DC power; an inverter configured to convert a half sine wave voltage from the converter into an AC voltage; an output current detector configured to detect an output current from the inverter; an output voltage detector configured to detect an output voltage from the inverter; and a controller configured to control the converter and the inverter based on the output current and the output voltage, wherein a plurality of switching elements in the inverter is respectively turned on once in each cycle, and wherein the controller is configured to, based on a difference between a grid voltage and an output current of the inverter, control a bidirectional current to flow to the converter.
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