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    US 2015008465441 cz) Patent Application Publication co) Pub. No.: US 2015/0084654 A1 cu») United States Mueller (54) INSULATION RES! FOR INVERTERS, ;ANCE MEASUREMENT (71) Applicant: SMA Solar Technology AG, Niesetal wr) (02) Investor: Burkard Mueller, Kassel (DP) (21) Appl. Nos 14886,290 (22) Filed: Dee. 1, 2014 Related U.S. Application Data (63) Continuation of application No, PCT/EP2013) (961019, filed on May 29, 2013. G0) Forcign Application Priority Dat Jun, 1.2012 (DE) 10 2012 1047529 Publication Classification Gh mo. Goin 2704 (2006.01) (43) Pub, Date Mar. 26, 2015 (2) US. cre GOIN 27704 (201301) usc 32413 on ABSTRACT During measuring an insulation resistance for an inverter ‘having least one hall-brdge including wo active switehing clementsfordriving an outpet current, and a DC link volta 4 center point of the half-bridge positioned between the ‘witching elements is connected 10 a grounding point by closing a grounding switch, and the center point connected 10 the grounding poin is connected, one afer the other, 0 fist ‘ungrounded lenminal and a second ungrounded terminal of ‘the DC link voltage ofthe inverter present atthe half-bridge by means of the two active switching elements ofthe hall bridge o establish a conneetion between the fist and second ‘ungrounded terminals espectvel, and the grouading poi ‘A corrent flowing vi the connection tothe grounding point is ‘measured using a measur Patent Application Publication Mar. 26, 2015 Sheet 1 of 4 US 2015/0084654 AI Patent Application Publication Mar. 26, 2015 Sheet 2 of 4 US 2015/0084654 AI US 2015/0084654 AI Mar. 26, 2015 Sheet 3 of 4 Patent Application Publication Patent Application Publication Mar. 26, 2015 Sheet 4 of 4 US 2015/0084654 AI US 2015/0084654 AI INSULATION RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT FOR INVERTERS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 10001} This application is a continoation of Intemational ‘application number PCT/EP2013/061019, filed on May’ 29, 2013, which claims priority to German application number 10 2012'104 7523, filed on Jun. 1, 2012, FIELD 0002} ‘This disclosure relates to a method of measuring 29 ‘insulation resistance for an inverter having atleast one al bridge comprising two setive switching elements for driving ‘an output current, und fo an inverter comprising atleast one halfbridge having two active switching elements and com prising an apparatus for measuring an insulation resistance. BACKGROUND 0003] _ BP 1857825.A1 and theparallel document US. Pat. No. 7,576,547 B2 disclose a measuring amangement com prising ® grounding point for determination of the insulation resistance ofa live eleetccal apparatus or ofan installation ‘witha supply voltage witha postive temminal and a negative terminal, In this ease, two switches oF a comesponding ‘changeover switch are provided, which each produce 2 cur rent path between one ofthe two terminals and grounding Point in onder to determine the total insulation resistance that resullsia the event of the cecurrence of one or more insulation Jats with ny arbitrary potential reference. In order deter mine the insulation resistance, two suocessive measurements fre performed, wherein, inthe fist of these measurements, the fist switch is closed while the second switch is open, and ‘wherein, inthe snd ofthese measurements, the fst switeh js open while the second switch is closed, During the mea- semen, the current Howing ia the respectively produced ‘connection the grounding point is measured, The insulation resistance is calculated from the two measured eurents, in respect of which the cited documents provide a detailed 0004) -Theknowa measuring arrangement can be provided specifially for monitoring photovoltaic system that feeds ‘elecrical energy {rom a photovoltae generator into an AC rid for an insulation fal, The component pars to be pro- vided for forming the known measuring arrangement at an Jnverter are numerous and increase the total costs of the jnverter considerably 10005} DE 10 2006 031 663 BS discloses a method for ‘measuring the insulation resistance inan [T network. This TT network has a DC link and a sel-commutated converter com- prising a frst and a second power switch, Furthermore, & ‘measuring arrangement for measuring ofthe DC link voltage with respect to ground consisting of voltge divider and two sssociated potential measuring deviees is part ofthe IT net- ‘work. The method comprises offline measurement, for ‘example atthe heginning of operation, in which all ofthe ist ‘oF all of the second power switches of the converter are ‘closed, In this switching state, the vo potentials ofthe DC Tink and the DC link voltage are measured and the insulston resistance is detennind from this, [0006] DE. 10 2010 034 413 81 discloses « method for Jocalizing an insulation fault in asystem that has a DC section ‘witha high side anda low side andan AC section including an Jerter with a series circuit comprising two power switches Mar. 26, 2015, that are conneeted between the high side and the low side. DC voltage from a DC voltage source is supplied to the DC section. The power swith present directly onthe high side is ‘med on, the povversiteh present direly onthe low side is ‘ured on, ineach eae high-side insulation voltage between the high side anda ground and a low-side insulation volage between the fow side and ground are measured in each ofthe ‘eo on states and finally, on the basis of the measurement result, itis determined whether there isan insulation fault in the DC or AC section 0007} DE 10 2011 007 222 AL, which was not published ‘until afer the priority date of Uke present application, di closes an inverter eiruit in whieh, for insulation monitoring, ‘vollage divider ratio ofa voltage divider used for insulation ‘monitoring is changed by means of AC voltage shunts ofthe inverter BY Virtue of said shunts being coupled to DC link potentials by means of IGBTS in a bridge circuit. During ‘bormal operation othe inverter, the voltage preset atthe AC voltage shunts represents the instantaneous value of the out put vollge and is used for regulation thereof. The insulation monitoring takes place by virtue of voltage measurement of ‘anaetual voliagein the formof a potential ilference beiwoen ‘DC Tink potential and ground. The actual voltage is com- pared with a preset setpoint voltage that is dependent on the Sitch position of the IGIYTs. An insulation faults indicat ‘wheaa difference between the actual vollageand the setpo vollage exceeds a preset degree. [0008] There still isa need of « method of measuring an Snsulaton existance Tor an inverter and an iverter compeis- ‘ng an apparatus for measuring an insulation resistance that ‘use active measurement ofthe insulation resistance without incurring high costs fr this, SUMMARY, [0009] ‘The preset disclosure provides a method of mea- ‘sing an insulation resistance for an inverter having at least ‘one hal-beidge comprising two ative switching elements for driving an output current, and a DC fink voltage. The merhod ‘comprises connecting a centerpoint ofthe half-bridge posi- tioned between the switching elements to grounding point by closing a grounding switch, and connecting the center point connected tothe grounding point, one alter the other, t0 ‘firs ungrounded tenia and w second ungrounded nal of the DC fink voltage of the inverter present at the ball-bridge by means ofthe 1wo active switching elements of the half-bridge to establish a connection between the ist and second ungrounded terminals, respectively, and the ground- ‘ng point. The method further comprises measuring a curent slowing via the connection to the grounding point using @ ‘measuring device. [0010] The present disclosure further provides an inverter comprising a frst ungrounded terminal and a second ‘ungrounded terminal, botween which a DC fink voltage is present in operation of the inverter at least one hal -bridge feonnected between the first and second ungrounded termi ‘als; and an apparats for measuring an insulation resistance Theat lestonehall-bridgehas twosctive switching elements {or driving an output current and a center point positioned between the two active switching elements. The apparatis ‘comprises a gronnding switeh configured to conneet he cen: ter point of the half-bridge to 8 grounding point. The appara- tus 8 contigured 1 connect the eenter point connected wo the arunding point, one after the other tothe fist and second “ungrounded terminals by means ofthe two active switehing US 2015/0084654 AI ‘elements ofthe hall-brdge, respectively o establish a con rection between the fist and second unjgrounded terminals ‘and the gronnding point; and the apparatus is configured 10 measures current Mowing viathe connection tthe grounding point using a measuring device, [0011] Other features and advantages ofthe present disclo~ sure will become appsrent to one with skill in the set up ‘examination of the Following. drawings and the detailed ‘description, Iis intended that al seh additonal featuresand ‘advantages be included herein within he scope of the present “disclosure, as defined by the claims, BRIE DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS. 10012] The present disclosure can be better understood ‘with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily to stale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. In the drawings, like reference numerals ‘designate corresponding parts throughout the several views 10013] FIG. 1 illustrates a frst embodiment of relevant ‘details of an inverter according othe present disclosure com= prising an apparatus for measuring an insulation resistance, [0014] FIG. 2illustrates the essential component parts oF a second embodiment ofan inverter according tothe present ‘disclosure comprising an apparatus for measur 10015] FIG. 3llutrates the essential component parts of 2 third embodiment of an inverter according to the present slisclosure comprising an apparatus for measuring an insula tion resistance; and 10016] FIG. 4itlustrates the essential component parts of 2 Tre embodiment of an inverter according to the present

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