Patents Assigned to Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12000408
    Abstract: A fairing and a fan device are provided according to the present disclosure. The fairing includes a fairing body which is arranged at a fan air vent, the fairing body has a fairing area, which is annular and is located at a periphery of a geometric center of the fairing body, and the fairing area is provided with a fairing through hole. In the fairing according to the present disclosure, the fairing body has the fairing area, the fairing area is provided with the fairing through hole, and the fairing body is configured to arranged at the fan air vent, so that the airflow is faired through the fairing through hole, the fairing area is annular and is located at the periphery of the geometric center of the fairing body, so that the fairing body has no fairing through hole at its geometric center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qi Yao, Jie Zhou, Xin Yang
  • Patent number: 12003105
    Abstract: The present application discloses a multi-channel grid-connected power generation system and a control method therefor, which lowers the system cost while reducing no-load losses of all step-up transformers. Multi-channel energy conversion devices in the system are each connected in parallel, by means of a step-up transformer, to the same collector line, one end of the collector line is connected to the grid by means of a switch device, and the on-off switching of the switch device is controlled by a control unit. The control unit sends a switch-off command to the switch device when same has determined that all of the energy conversion devices have entered a non-operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guohua Xiang, Lin Cheng, Jie Ding, Nianan Pan
  • Patent number: 12003109
    Abstract: A direct-current coupling hydrogen production system includes at least one electricity generation system and multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems. The electricity generation system includes: a controller, N renewable energy systems, multiple conversion systems and a power switching unit. The power switching unit includes N input ports and M output ports. The controller is configured to control the power switching unit to supply the multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems through its output ports with electrical energy received through its input ports, or is configured to control the power switching unit to collect electrical energy received through its input ports and to supply the multiple hydrogen production electrolyzer systems through its output ports respectively corresponding to the hydrogen production electrolyzer systems with the collected electrical energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Gu, Jiangsong Li, Jian Guo, Jun Xu
  • Publication number: 20240170965
    Abstract: A micro inverter, a photovoltaic system and a method for controlling a micro inverter are provided. The micro inverter includes a controller, a primary H-bridge, a transformer, a bi-directional switch arm and a capacitor arm. The controller is configured to: determine a reactive current based on a grid voltage, an equivalent capacitance of an output terminal of the inverter and a grid angle; add the reactive current to a given current to generate an internal phase-shift angle and an external phase-shift angle from a new given current obtained through the addition, where the internal phase-shift angle refers to a phase-shift angle between two arms of the primary H-bridge and the external phase-shift angle refers to a phase-shift angle between the primary H-bridge and the bi-directional switch arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiaodi Chen, Yu Gu, Hao Wang, Jun Xu, Zichen Wang
  • Publication number: 20240159836
    Abstract: A method and a device for calibrating an SOC at tail end of charging or discharging of an energy storage system are provided. An SOC and a voltage of a battery unit are acquired in real time during charging or discharging of the battery unit. Whether the battery unit meets an SOC calibration condition is determined by comparing the SOC of the battery unit with a pre-calibrated calibration SOC at the tail end of charging/discharge and comparing the voltage of the battery unit with a calibration voltage, so that the SOC of the battery unit is timely calibrated if the SOC calibration condition is met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yunfei Zhao, Qing Li, Junwei Shao
  • Publication number: 20240162737
    Abstract: A power conversion system, an energy storage system and a power supply method are provided. The power conversion system includes a battery management system and an auxiliary power supply. A positive electrode of the auxiliary power supply is connected to a positive electrode of a battery rack. The auxiliary power supply is configured to obtain power from the battery rack, convert the power obtained from the battery rack, and supply the converted power to the battery management system and a load in the power conversion system. The battery management system is configured to sample a voltage of the battery rack and a current of the battery rack, and control charging and discharging of the battery rack based on the voltage and the current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Deng, Le Li, Hao Dong, Feiyang Zheng
  • Publication number: 20240154424
    Abstract: An MLPE photovoltaic system and an MLPE device detection method thereof. An output end of each MLPE device is connected to a corresponding bus in the MLPE photovoltaic system, and each MLPE device has its own positioning number. The method includes detection operation which is executed at least once, and the detection operation includes: controlling an MLPE device having a corresponding positioning number to perform operation state switching, and acquiring operation characteristics of a corresponding bus before and after switching; determining whether the change of the operation characteristics satisfies a preset change condition; and if not, determining that the state of the MLPE device having the corresponding positioning number is abnormal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2021
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Yang, Xinyu Wang, Jun Xu, Qiaodi Chen
  • Publication number: 20240147649
    Abstract: An inverter and an integrated platform having the same are provided. The inverter includes a cabinet having a cabinet door; an inverter body arranged in the cabinet; and a heat exchanger arranged on an outer side of the cabinet, where the inverter body has an alternating-current side, and the cabinet door is arranged on the alternating-current side or an opposite side of the alternating-current side of the inverter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaohu Wang, Qiyao Zhu, Xianwei Zhang, Jun Tan
  • Publication number: 20240146067
    Abstract: A rapid shutdown system and a method for controlling the rapid shutdown system are provided. A disturbance is applied to a direct-current side of an inverter in the rapid shutdown system only when the inverter does not meet a starting condition, i.e., before the inverter starts. Once meeting the starting condition, the inverter normally operates. A shutdown device in the rapid shutdown system determines its state by determining whether the electrical signal at its output end meets the preset condition, and switches itself on or off in response to its determination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiaodi Chen, Yu Yang, Jun Xu
  • Patent number: 11973349
    Abstract: Provided are a device for suppressing potential induced degradation and a system. The device includes a rectification circuit, a non-isolated voltage conversion circuit and at least one capacitor. An input terminal of the rectification circuit is connected to an output terminal of a converter, the rectification circuit is configured to rectify an alternating current outputted by the converter into a direct current, the non-isolated voltage conversion circuit is configured to perform voltage conversion on the direct current outputted by the rectification circuit, and the voltage conversion is boost conversion or voltage reverse conversion. The capacitor is connected in parallel with an output terminal of the direct current, and either a positive electrode or a negative electrode of the capacitor is grounded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanfei Yu, Hua Ni, Zongjun Yang, Shangfang Dai
  • Publication number: 20240136817
    Abstract: A rapid shutdown system and a method for controlling the rapid shutdown system are provided. For each of shutdown devices in the rapid shutdown system, an electrical signal disturbance is applied to a direct current bus connected to the shutdown device at least once within each pre-shutdown period of the shutdown device, by an inverter in the rapid shutdown system operating in a mode of limited power output. Then, the shutdown device samples its input parameter and/or output parameter and determines, based on the sampled input parameter and/or the sampled output parameter, whether the electrical signal disturbance applied to the direct current bus meets a preset condition. The shutdown device switches itself on or remains in an ON state in response to a determination result that the electrical-signal disturbance already meets the preset condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicant: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu YANG, Jun XU, Qiaodi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20240128890
    Abstract: A micro inverter having a plurality of independent inputs and a photovoltaic system are provided. The micro inverter includes multiple isolated DC-DC converters and a DC-AC converter. Each isolated DC-DC converter of the isolated DC-DC converters includes an inverter H-bridge, a transformer and a voltage-multiplying rectifier. An input terminal of the inverter H-bridges is configured to connect to a direct-current power supply. A secondary winding of the transformer is connected to an input terminal of the voltage-multiplying rectifier. An output terminal of the voltage-multiplying rectifier is connected to an input terminal of the DC-AC converter. A leakage inductor or an external inductor of the transformer forms series resonance along with a capacitor in the voltage-multiplying rectifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lu Zhang, Yu Gu, Linhai Zhao, Qiaodi Chen
  • Publication number: 20240128770
    Abstract: A conversion power supply and an autonomous electric energy replenishment method for an energy storage system are provided. An output terminal of the power supply module is connected to a second side of a first DC-DC converter through an energy storage element. A first side of the first DC-DC converter is connected to battery clusters of the energy storage system through a DC interface of the conversion power supply, so that under control by a conversion power supply controller, in a case that a voltage of a battery cluster is lower than a preset threshold, the first DC-DC converter receives the electric energy on the second side, and transmit the electric energy to the first side of the first DC-DC converter, to realize a electric energy replenishment function for at least one of the battery clusters and prevent battery failure due to over-discharge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianjie Zhou, Xiaohui Cao, Fanglin Chen, Zihao Zhao
  • Publication number: 20240113638
    Abstract: A single-stage multi-path direct current access converter and a control method thereof are provided. The single-stage multi-path direct current access converter includes an AC-side conversion circuit; at least two DC-side conversion circuits; and transformers corresponding to the at least two DC-side conversion circuits. AC sides of the at least two DC-side conversion circuits are respectively connected to primary windings of the corresponding transformers; secondary windings of the transformers are connected in parallel to a first side of the AC-side conversion circuit; each of the at least two DC-side conversion circuits is configured to invert DC power received by the DC-side conversion circuit, or to rectify AC power received by the DC-side conversion circuit; and the AC-side conversion circuit is configured to perform AC frequency conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lu Zhang, Hao Wang, Yu Gu, Linhai Zhao, Qiaodi Chen
  • Publication number: 20240113467
    Abstract: A plug for a connector and the connector are provided. The plug includes an elastic main body, the elastic main body is provided with multiple through holes for cables to pass through; the plug includes a support body, the support body includes a first support body embedded in a middle part of the elastic main body, the through holes are provided around the first support body, and the support body has a hardness greater than that of the elastic main body. In this application, due to the elastic material characteristics of the elastic main body, when the claw members are squeezed by the first nut to contract and then the claw members force the plug tightly from periphery, the plug can generate a certain deformation to be tightly clamped by the claw members and press the cables from the outside to the middle part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhanliang Shen
  • Publication number: 20240114669
    Abstract: Electrical equipment is provided. The electrical equipment includes a box body, a device, and a sealing member having both an electromagnetic shielding function and a sealing function. The device is detachably fixed on the box body, the sealing member is disposed between the box body and the device, and the base surface of the device can be attached to the installation surface of the box body, such that the sealing member can ensure the sealing installation of the box body and the device, and can also enable the base surface of the device to be closely attached to the installation surface of the box body to ensure the electromagnetic shielding function of conductive contact between the box body and the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhanliang Shen, Yonghong Li, Yu Lu
  • Patent number: 11938832
    Abstract: A charging station with multiple plugs and a circuit for the charging station are provided. The circuit comprises a power distribution unit, a control unit, one AC/DC unit and multiple DC/DC units. The AC/DC unit is connected with an input end of each DC/DC unit via a bus; an output end of each DC/DC unit is connected to a corresponding charging plug port via the power distribution unit; and the control unit is configured to detect an output voltage of each of the DC/DC units, and control the power distribution unit to operate according to the output voltage of each of the DC/DC units and a power requirement of a charging plug port, to cause at least one of the DC/DC units to be connected to the charging plug port to achieve power distribution of the charging plug port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Huali Zhang, Xiangfa Liu
  • Patent number: 11942775
    Abstract: A high voltage battery cluster, and an overcurrent protection circuit and a switch box of the high voltage battery cluster are provided. The overcurrent protection circuit includes a first fusing module and a second fusing module. Since a withstand current-time curve of the first fusing module is different from a withstand current-time curve of the second fusing module, in a case that an overcurrent fault occurs in a high voltage battery cluster, one fusing module can cause an open circuit in the high voltage battery cluster prior to another fusing module, thereby preventing the high voltage battery cluster from being broken by a large current when an overcurrent fault occurs in the high voltage battery cluster, thus ensuring an electrical safety of the high voltage battery cluster.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianjie Zhou, Renxian Cao, Yilei Gu, Shanming Yang, Hui Tong, Xiaohu Xu, Jinsheng Li
  • Publication number: 20240088656
    Abstract: Provided are an off-grid start method and system for a new energy power generation system. The method includes: gradually boosting the voltage of a master according to a plurality of preset voltage given values, and slaves determining, by means of measuring a voltage of the load of a system, a target voltage given value used by the master; and the master determining, by means of monitoring an output current of the master itself, that a slave is successfully connected in parallel, and then continuing to boost the output voltage until all the slaves run in parallel. Therefore, according to the solution, no upper-layer synchronous control is required during a black-start process, and no communication between a master and slaves is required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2021
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicant: Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xing Li, Houlai Geng, Qun Zheng, Menglin Cao, Zhifei Zhang
  • Patent number: D1025913
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Li, Sigen Zheng, Rui Wang