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Power system stabilization system and method employing a rechargeable battery system

Assignee: Kansai Electric Power Co Inc
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Filing: 2001-02-01
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Granted: 2003-05-13
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Expires: 2021-02-01
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Abstract

Abstract A power system stabilization system is provided between power generation equipment significantly fluctuating in output and a power system required to maintain a predetermined voltage. In the power system stabilization system, a voltage detection device and a current detection device detect voltage and current, respectively, of the power system and voltage and current thus detected are used to calculate a level of active power required and that of reactive power required which are referred to to provide charging and discharging from a rechargeable battery to the power system via an A-D converter.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshihiro Hasegawa
  • 👤 Masatoshi Okubo
  • 👤 Tetsuo Sasaki

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 08:21
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P9/00; H02P9/42; H02J; H02J3/00; H02J3/12; H02J3/16; H02J3/28; H02J3/32; H02P9/10; H02P9/105; H02P9/48; H02J2101/00; H02J2101/20; H02J2101/22; H02J2101/24; H02J2101/28; H02J2101/40; H02J3/18; H02J3/1821; H02J3/1835; H02J3/1842; H02J3/38; H02J3/381; Y; Y02; Y02B; Y02B10/00; Y02B10/10; Y02E; Y02E10/00; Y02E10/50; Y02E10/56; Y02E10/70; Y02E10/76; Y02E40/00; Y02E40/20; Y02E40/30; Y02E70/00; Y02E70/30

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 126 words
A power system stabilization system for stabilizing a power system transmitting power from first equipment that generates power to second equipment that consumes power, said power system stabilization system comprising: a rechargeable power supply system including a rechargeable battery and converting direct-current power of said rechargeable battery into alternating-current power and supplying the alternating-current power to said power system; a detection circuit for detecting a difference between a previously set value of active power, a previously set value of reactive power, and a preset reference frequency of said power system, and a present value thereof; and a control circuit, responsive to a result obtained in said detection circuit, for controlling at least one of active power and reactive power output from said rechargeable power supply system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 126 words
A power system stabilization system for stabilizing a power system transmitting power from first equipment that generates power to second equipment that consumes power, said power system stabilization system comprising: a rechargeable power supply system including a rechargeable battery and converting direct-current power of said rechargeable battery into alternating-current power and supplying the alternating-current power to said power system; a detection circuit for detecting a difference between a previously set value of active power, a previously set value of reactive power, and a preset reference frequency of said power system, and a present value thereof; and a control circuit, responsive to a result obtained in said detection circuit, for controlling at least one of active power and reactive power output from said rechargeable power supply system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 110 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 1 , wherein said detection circuit includes: voltage detection circuit for detecting a voltage of said power system; current detection circuit for detecting a current of said power system; voltage deviation detection circuit for detecting a deviation of a voltage in effect held by said power system from a predetermined voltage to be held by said power system; and reactive power deviation detection circuit referring the deviation voltage detected by said voltage deviation detection circuit and the current detected by said current detection circuit, for detecting a deviation of the present value of reactive power from the previously set value of reactive power.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 83 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 2 , wherein said control circuit includes: circuit for calculating a required reactive power from at least one of the deviation voltage detected by said voltage deviation detection circuit and the deviation in reactive power detected by said reactive power deviation detection circuit; and reactive power control circuit referring to the required reactive power calculated by said circuit for calculating a required reactive power, for controlling a reactive power output from said rechargeable power supply system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 61 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 3 , wherein: said detection circuit includes instantaneous-voltage drop detection circuit for detecting a drop in instantaneous voltage from the voltage detected by said voltage detection circuit; and said circuit for calculating a required reactive power calculates the required reactive power from the drop in instantaneous voltage detected by said instantaneous-voltage drop detection circuit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 76 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 2 , comprising; voltage detection circuit for detecting a voltage of said power system; current detection circuit for detecting a current of said power system; and active power deviation detection circuit referring to the voltage detected by said voltage detection circuit and the current detected by said current detection circuit, for detecting a deviation of the present value of active power from the previously set value of active power.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 119 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 5 , wherein: said detection circuit includes a frequency deviation detection circuit for detecting a deviation of a frequency in effect held by said power system from a predetermined frequency to be held by said power system; and said control circuit includes circuit for calculating a required active power from at least one of the deviation in frequency detected by said frequency deviation detection circuit and the deviation in active power detected by said active power deviation detection circuit, and active power control circuit referring to the required active power calculated by said circuit for calculating a required active power, for controlling an active power output from said rechargeable power supply system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 87 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 6 , wherein: said detection circuit further includes phase angle detection circuit for detecting a phase angle obtained at a connection point; and said circuit for calculating a required active power calculates the required active power from at least one of the deviation in frequency detected by said frequency deviation detection circuit, the deviation in active power detected by said active power deviation detection circuit, and the phase angle detected by said phase angle detection circuit at the connection point.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 96 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 1 , wherein: said rechargeable power supply system includes A-D conversion circuit for receiving the alternating-current power from said power system, converting the received alternating-current power into direct-current power and charging said buttery with the direct-current power, and for converting the direct-current power of said battery into alternating-current power to supply the alternating-current power to said power system; and said control circuit controls said A-D conversion circuit to charge and discharge said battery in response to a fact that a detection result output is received from said detection circuit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 46 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 8 , wherein said control circuit refers to said rechargeable battery's efficiency characteristic according to a charging and discharging cycle period to control at least one of active power and reactive power output from said rechargeable power supply system.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 35 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 1 , wherein said rechargeable power supply system includes a battery allowing for an overload input and output with a level of power larger than a rated value.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 36 words
The power system stabilization system of claim 1 , said second equipment being electric railways equipment, wherein said rechargeable power supply system absorbs regenerative energy attributed to regenerative-breaking of a vehicle of said electric railways equipment.
Claim 13
Independent Claim 103 words
A method of stabilizing a power system via a rechargeable power supply system provided between power generation equipment and power consumer equipment, comprising the steps of: detecting a frequency, active power, and reactive power of said power system; determining deviations of the frequency, the reactive power and the active power from a preset reference frequency, a preset reference active power and a preset reference reactive power; and responding to a result of the determining step, controlling at least one of an active power and a reactive power output from said rechargeable power system to supply said power consumer equipment with a predetermined power.
Claim 14
Independent Claim 103 words
A method of stabilizing a power system via a rechargeable power supply system provided between power generation equipment and power consumer equipment, comprising the steps of: detecting a frequency, active power, and reactive power of said power system; determining deviations of the frequency, the reactive power and the active power from a preset reference frequency, a preset reference active power and a preset reference reactive power; and responding to a result of the determining step, controlling at least one of an active power and a reactive power output from said rechargeable power system to supply said power consumer equipment with a predetermined power.

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