The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 2023222885384, filed on Aug. 24, 2023, and entitled “VOLTAGE STABILIZING CIRCUIT AND DC MICROGRID”, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.
Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to the field of electric equipment, and more particularly to a voltage stabilizing circuit and a DC microgrid including the voltage stabilizing circuit.
A DC microgrid is an important part of intelligent power distribution system, which is mainly used to provide power to parks and buildings. The DC microgrid usually provides power to electrical devices in various parks and buildings by extending a plurality of branches from a main circuit with DC power supply.
However, in the case that a short circuit or other fault occurs in at least one electrical equipment, the voltage amplitudes and current amplitudes of other electrical devices on the branch and the main circuit will change drastically, which will affect the power quality of the DC microgrid and even burn out the electrical devices in severe cases.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a voltage stabilizing circuit and a DC microgrid including the voltage stabilizing circuit to at least partially solve the above problems.
In a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a voltage stabilizing circuit, including: a first input terminal and a second input terminal for receiving power input; a switch unit, the switch unit comprises a first switch and a second switch, a first end of the first switch is connected to the first input terminal, and a first end of the second switch is connected to the second input terminal; an isolation unit, the isolation unit includes a first inductor and a second inductor, a first end of the first inductor is connected to a second end of the first switch, and a first end of the second inductor is connected to a second end of the second switch; an adjustment unit connected to second ends of the first inductor and the second inductor, the adjustment unit is capable of storing electrical energy of the power input and providing a regulated power input; and a first output terminal and a second output terminal, the first output terminal is connected to a node between the adjustment unit and the first inductor, and the second output terminal is connected to a node between the adjustment unit and the second inductor, to output the regulated power input. The voltage stabilizing circuit according to embodiments of the present disclosure can reliably stabilize the voltage amplitude of the power input within a predetermined threshold range by storing the electric energy of the power input, which greatly improves the stability of the circuit where the voltage stabilizing circuit is located; in addition, the isolation unit can prevent the influence of a branch where the voltage stabilizing circuit is located on other branches.
In some embodiments, the voltage stabilizing circuit further includes a control unit, the control unit is connected to a control terminal of the switch unit, a control terminal of the isolation unit and a control terminal of the adjustment unit, the control unit is capable of controlling the first switch and the second switch to be turned on and off, the control unit is capable of controlling the isolation unit to change inductance values of the first inductor and the second inductor, and the control unit is capable of controlling a rate at which the adjustment unit stores the electrical energy. In such embodiments, the state of the switch unit, the isolation unit and the adjustment unit can be reliably controlled by the control unit, thereby realizing reliable circuit isolation and voltage regulation functions.
In some embodiments, the voltage stabilizing circuit further includes a current stabilizing unit, the current stabilizing unit includes a third inductor and a fourth inductor, a first end of the third inductor is connected to a node between the adjustment unit and the first inductor and a second end of the third inductor is connected to the first output terminal, a first end of the fourth inductor is connected to a node between the adjustment unit and the second inductor and a second end of the fourth inductor is connected to the second output terminal, and a control terminal of the current stabilizing unit is connected to the control unit, the current stabilizing unit is capable of changing inductance values of the third inductor and the fourth inductor under control of the control unit. In such embodiments, the current stabilizing unit provided in the voltage stabilizing circuit can further stabilize the current of the power input.
In some embodiments, the adjustment unit includes: a capacitor with a first end connected to a node between the first inductor and the third inductor; a first resistor with a first end connected to a second end of the capacitor; a third switch with one end connected to a node between the second inductor and the fourth inductor and another end connected to a second end of the first resistor, the third switch being capable of being turned on and off under control of the control unit; a second resistor with a first end connected to a node between the capacitor and the first resistor; a fourth switch with one end connected to a node between the second inductor and the fourth inductor and another end connected to a second end of the second resistor, the fourth switch being capable of being turned on and off under control of the control unit; and a fifth switch with one end connected to a node between the second inductor and the fourth inductor and another end connected to the capacitor, the fifth switch being capable of being turned on and off under control of the control unit. In such embodiments, by using the capacitor as a main element of the adjustment unit, the electrical energy of the power input can be reliably stored.
In some embodiments, the capacitor is capable of being charged in a case where the control unit controls the third switch to be turned on until an electricity amount in the capacitor reaches a first electricity amount threshold, the capacitor is capable of being charged in a case where the control unit controls the third switch and the fourth switch to be turned on until the electricity amount in the capacitor reaches a second electricity amount threshold, and the capacitor is capable of being charged in a case where the control unit controls the third switch, the fourth switch and the fifth switch to be turned on until the electricity amount in the capacitor reaches a maximum electricity amount value of the capacitor. In such embodiments, by changing the resistance value of the series resistor of the capacitor by stages, the capacitor can be charged smoothly and thus is prevented from being burned out.
In some embodiments, the adjustment unit includes: a capacitor with a first end connected to a node between the first inductor and the third inductor; a first resistor with a first end connected to a second end of the capacitor; a third switch with one end connected to a node between the second inductor and the fourth inductor and another end connected to a second end of the first resistor, wherein, the third switch being capable of being turned on and off under control of the control unit; a second resistor with a first end connected to a node between the first resistor and the third switch; a fourth switch with one end connected to a node between the first resistor and the capacitor and another end connected to a second end of the second resistor, the fourth switch being capable of being turned on and off under control of the control unit; and a fifth switch with one end connected to a node between the first resistor and the capacitor and another end connected to a node between the first resistor and the third switch, the fifth switch being capable of being turned on and off under control of the control unit. In such embodiments, the capacitor can be reliably charged in stages by using a control unit to control the adjustment unit to be turned on and off.
In some embodiments, the capacitor the capacitor is capable of being charged in a case where the control unit controls the third switch to be turned on until an electricity amount in the capacitor reaches a first electricity amount threshold, the capacitor is capable of being charged in a case where the control unit controls the third switch and the fourth switch to be turned on until the a electricity amount in the capacitor reaches a second electricity amount threshold, and the capacitor is capable of being charged in a case where the control unit controls the third switch, the fourth switch and the fifth switch to be turned on until the electricity amount in the capacitor reaches a maximum electricity amount of the capacitor. In such embodiments, the charging rate of the capacitor can be controlled by setting a plurality of electricity amount threshold.
In some embodiments, the adjustment unit includes: a capacitor with a first end connected to a node between the first inductor and the third inductor; a resistor with a first end connected to a second end of the capacitor and a second end connected to a node between the second inductor and the fourth inductor; and a switch with one end connected to a node between the second inductor and the fourth inductor and another end connected to a node between the capacitor and the resistor, the switch can be turned on and off under the control of the control unit. The structure of the adjustment unit is simple and inexpensive, which further improves the application range of the voltage stabilizing circuit.
In some embodiments, the capacitor is capable of being charged in a case where the control unit controls the switch to be turned off until an electricity amount in the capacitor reaches a first electricity amount threshold, and the capacitor is capable of being charged in a case where the control unit controls the switch to be turned on until the electricity amount in the capacitor reaches a maximum electricity amount value of the capacitor. In such embodiments, by setting an electricity amount threshold, the electricity amount in the capacitor may reach the maximum electricity amount value faster under the premise of smooth charging.
In the second aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a DC microgrid, including: a main circuit; and a plurality of branches, the plurality of branches are connected to the main circuit to receive power input provided by the main circuit, and each branch in the plurality of branches is provided with the voltage stabilizing circuit according to the first aspect of the present disclosure; the first input terminal and the second input terminal of the voltage stabilizing circuit are connected to the main circuit, and the adjustment unit is capable of storing electrical energy of the power input and providing a regulated power input.
In some embodiments, each branch of the plurality of branches is further provided with a plurality of electrical devices, and the plurality of electrical devices are connected to the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the voltage stabilizing circuit to receive the regulated power input. In such embodiments, the voltage stabilizing circuit can reliably provide a regulated power input to the electrical device.
In some embodiments, each electrical device of the plurality of electrical devices includes an on-off circuit and an electrical load, an input terminal of the on-off circuit is connected to the first output terminal and the second output terminal of the voltage stabilizing circuit, and an output terminal of the on-off circuit is connected to the electrical load, and the on-off circuit is capable of turning off the electrical load when the electrical load is short-circuited. In such embodiments, the voltage stabilizing circuit may stabilize voltage amplitude of the branch within a predetermined threshold range in the case where the on-off circuit turns off the electrical load.
It should be understood that the contents described in this section are not intended to limit the key features or important features of the embodiments of the present disclosure, nor are they intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. Other features of the present disclosure will become readily understood by the following description.
The above and other features, advantages and aspects of the various embodiments of the present disclosure will become more apparent in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and with reference to the following detailed description. In the drawings, like or similar reference numerals denote like or similar elements, wherein:
The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Although the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure can be implemented in various forms and should not be limited by the embodiments set forth herein. Instead, these embodiments are provided to make the present disclosure more thorough and complete, and to fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art.
The term “including” and its variations used in this article indicate open inclusion, that is, “including but not limited to”. Unless otherwise stated, the term “or” means “and/or”. The term “based on” means “at least partially based on”. The terms “an example embodiment” and “an embodiment” mean “at least one example embodiment”. The term “another embodiment” means “at least one additional embodiment”. The terms “first”, “second”, etc. can refer to different or identical objects.
As described above, the DC microgrid usually provides power supply to the electrical devices in individual parks by extending a plurality of branches on the main circuit with DC power supply. However, in the case where a short circuit or other fault occurs in at least one electrical device, the voltage amplitude and current amplitude of other electrical device on the branch and the voltage amplitude and current amplitude of the main circuit will change drastically, which seriously affecting the power quality of the DC microgrid, and even bring a risk of burning out the electrical devices. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a voltage stabilizing circuit. In this technical solution, a voltage stabilizing circuit is connected in a branch of the DC microgrid by using a switch unit, and the branch where the voltage stabilizing circuit is located is isolated from other branches on the DC microgrid by using the isolation unit. Then, the electric energy of the power input is store by using the adjustment unit, and the current of the power input is further stabilized by using the current stabilizing unit. In this way, the voltage amplitude and current amplitude of the power input can be stabilized within a predetermined threshold range, which greatly improves the power quality of the DC microgrid. In the following, the principle of the present disclosure will be described in conjunction with
In one embodiment, the first inductor 121 and the second inductor 122 in the isolation unit 12 are implemented by adjustable inductors connected to the control unit 15, so as to dynamically adjust the inductance value of the isolation unit 12. In other embodiments, the isolation unit 12 may be implemented by more or fewer inductors in combination with a plurality of controllable switches connected to the control unit 15. It should be understood that, based on the teachings given in the present disclosure, those skilled in the art may conceive of other types of isolation units to achieve the above functions, which fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
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In one embodiment, the first inductor 121 and the second inductor 122 in the current stabilizing unit 14 are implemented by adjustable inductors connected to the control unit 15, so as to dynamically adjust the inductance value of the current stabilizing unit 14. In other embodiments, the current stabilizing unit 14 may be implemented by more or fewer inductors in combination with a plurality of controllable switches connected to the control unit 15. It should be understood that, based on the teachings given in the present disclosure, those skilled in the art may conceive of other types of stabilizing units to achieve the above functions, which fall within the scope of the present disclosure.
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The voltage stabilizing circuit 13 described above has a simple structure, which is easy to be implemented. It should be understood that based on the teachings given in this disclosure, those skilled in the art may conceive of other voltage stabilizing circuits, all of which fall within the scope of this disclosure.
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The above has described various embodiments of the present disclosure. The above description is exemplary, not exhaustive, and is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments, many modifications and changes will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the field. The choice of terms used in this article is intended to best explain the principles, practical applications, or technical improvements in the market of each embodiment, or to enable other ordinary technicians in the field to understand the various embodiments disclosed herein.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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| 2023222885384 | Aug 2023 | CN | national |