Patent Publication Number: US-10766630-B2

Title: Direct current stabilization power supply system

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a direct current (PC) stabilization power supply system which is capable of stabilization a voltage. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     Typically, as power systems for an aircraft, three kinds of systems, which are a hydraulic system, a bleed air system, and an electric system, are mounted in the aircraft. The hydraulic system is used for the operations of landing gears, control surfaces, etc. The bleed air system is used for the operations of air conditioning devices, pressure application devices, de-icing devices, and others, which are equipped inside the aircraft. The electric system is used for the operations of electric devices and electronic devices. In recent years, there has been a trend that at least a portion of the hydraulic system and a portion of the bleed air system are replaced by the electric system with a higher efficiency. For example, as actuators (including an actuator for controlling the control surface) included in the aircraft, electric (electrically powered) actuators have been widely used, instead of conventional hydraulic (hydraulically powered) actuators. The aircraft in which the hydraulic system, the bleed air system, and other systems are replaced as much as possible by the electric system, is typically named more electric aircraft (MEA). 
     It is known that with a progress of the MEA, an amount of a change (fluctuation) in a voltage or frequency in the electric system increases, and the electric system becomes unstable. For example, in the case of the electric actuator, regenerative power with a great magnitude is generated (electric power with a great magnitude is returned) from a driving motor, and thereby a voltage in the electric system significantly rises temporarily (for a certain time). In addition, the regenerative power is sent to a generator mounted in an engine, and thereby an engine gear box might be adversely affected due to backlash. Or, if power loads (devices mounted in the aircraft and supplied with electric power from the electric system) supplied with the electric power from the electric system, increase temporarily, a significant voltage decrease (drop) may occur. 
     It is known that in the electric system in which the MEA has progressed, various configurations are used to deal with the above-described voltage increase or voltage decrease (drop). For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses that a bidirectional electric accumulator is provided in an electric system to absorb the regenerative power (excess electric power) from an actuator. In another example, Patent Literature 2 discloses that regenerative power from an actuator is released to a power sink and absorbed. As examples of the power sink, a plurality of auxiliary loads or generators are described in Patent Literature 2. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     Patent Literature 1: US Patent Publication No. 2009/0302153 Specification 
     Patent Literature 2: US Patent Publication No. 2009/0295314 Specification 
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     However, in the configuration disclosed in Patent Literature 1, it is necessary to set the capacity of the electrical accumulator based on assumed regenerative power to be absorbed (return of the electric power) or a temporary electric power increase. Likewise, in the configuration disclosed in Patent Literature 2, it is necessary to set a maximum load of the generator based on the magnitude of the regenerative power to be absorbed or a temporary electric power increase. For this reason, the size of a power supply device such as the electrical accumulator or the generator increases. In addition, the size of a converter (boost converter, PWM converter, etc.) connected to the power supply device also increases. 
     In particular, in a low-temperature environment, charging characteristics of the electrical accumulator are degraded. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the use of the electrical accumulator in the low-temperature environment in addition to the amount of electric power in setting of the capacity of the electrical accumulator. Or, in a state in which an engine of an aircraft is idle, the generator cannot sufficiently absorb a change in the electric power. In this case, the size of the power supply device may further increase. 
     As described above, to well absorb the change in the electric power in the conventional configuration, it is necessary to increase the size of the power supply device such as the electrical accumulator or the generator, according to the magnitude of the change in the electric power. In addition, it is necessary to increase the size of the converter for controlling the power supply device according to the magnitude of the change in the electric power. 
     The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a direct current (DC) stabilization power supply system, which can well absorb a change in electric power and properly maintain a power supply quality, in a DC power supply bus which supplies DC power generated by conversion of the electric power generated in an alternating current (AC) generator. 
     Solution to Problem 
     To solve the above-described problem, a direct current stabilization power supply system of the present invention, comprises an electric system including a direct current bus and an electric device connected to the direct current bus; an alternating current power supply and a direct current power supply which supply electric power to the electric system; a charging/discharging control section which is connected to the direct current power supply and the direct current bus and controls charging and discharging amounts of the direct current power supply; a power conversion section which is connected to the charging/discharging control section, the alternating current power supply, and the direct current bus, and bidirectionally converts alternating current power and direct current power; and a first direct current power supply section including at least the alternating current power supply and the power conversion section, and a second direct current power supply section including at least the direct current power supply and the charging/discharging control section, the first direct current power supply section and the second direct current power supply section being operative as a direct current power supply section which performs a power supply stabilization operation for supplying the direct current power to the electric system and absorbing regenerative power generated from the electric device, wherein the power conversion section is configured to control adjustment of an amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first direct current power supply section and an amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second direct current power supply section, by changing a target value of a voltage of the direct current bus. 
     In accordance with the above-described configuration, the electric system of the direct current (DC) includes two direct current power supply systems which are the first direct current power supply section and the second direct current power supply section, the first direct current power supply section includes the alternating current (AC) power supply generator) and the power conversion section (e.g., pulse width modulation (PMM) converter), and the second direct current power supply section includes the direct current power supply (e.g., battery) and the charging/discharging control section (e.g., boost converter). Each of the direct current power supply sections performs the power supply stabilization operation. Further, the power conversion section included in the first direct current power supply section adjusts the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first direct current power supply section and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second direct current power supply section, based on a change in the voltage of the direct current bus. 
     In accordance with this configuration, the electric system includes two paths which are a path in which the first direct current power supply section including the alternating current power supply deals with a change in the electric power and a path in which the second direct current power supply section including the direct current power supply deals with the change in the electric power, and supply of the electric power or absorption of a change in the electric power (the power supply stabilization operation) can be well shared (divided) by the first direct current power supply section and the second direct current power supply section accordingly. This makes it possible to well absorb the change in the electric power without a need to increase the size of the power supply device or the converter connected to the power supply device. 
     As a result, the size of the power supply device or the converter is not increased. Therefore, an increase in the weight of the aircraft can be avoided, and the electric device such as the electric actuator, which may possibly generate the regenerative power, can be easily used. Further, the path for dealing with the change in the electric power can be changed depending on the situation. In this way, electric energy can be efficiently used. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the power conversion section may be configured to control adjustment of the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first direct current power supply section and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second direct current power supply section, by controlling the voltage of the direct current bus by a proportional-integral control, and the charging/discharging control section may be configured to control the charging and discharging amounts by a proportional control. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, a voltage change range within which the power conversion section performs a control and a voltage change range within which the charging/discharging control section performs a control may be preset to different ranges, the power conversion section may be configured to control adjustment of the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first direct current power supply section and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second direct current power supply section, by a proportional-integral control, and the charging/discharging control section may be configured to control the charging and discharging amounts, by the proportional-integral control. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the power conversion section may include: a power conversion circuit connected to the alternating current power supply; an alternating current voltage detection section which detects an alternating current voltage of the alternating current power supply; an alternating current detection section which detects an alternating current of the alternating current power supply; a direct current voltage detection section which detects a direct current voltage of the electric system; and a power conversion control section which drives the power conversion circuit based on the alternating current voltage which is detected, the alternating current which is detected, and the direct current voltage which is detected, the power conversion control section may be configured to calculate active power of the alternating current power supply, based on the alternating current voltage which is detected and the alternating current which is detected, the power conversion control section may be configured to calculate a direct current voltage command value based on the active power and operation information of the alternating current power supply, the power conversion control section may be configured to calculate an alternating current command value based on the direct current voltage command value and the direct current voltage which is detected, by a proportional-integral control, and the power conversion control section may be configured to control the power conversion circuit by use of the alternating current command value. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the power conversion control section may be configured to calculate a phase of the alternating current power supply based on the alternating current voltage which is detected, and the power conversion control section may be configured to control the power conversion circuit based on the alternating current command value, the alternating current which is detected, and the phase. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the charging/discharging control section may include: a voltage regulation circuit connected to the direct current power supply; a direct current power supply monitoring section which monitors a state of charge of the direct current power supply and a cell temperature of the direct current power supply; a direct current voltage detection section which detects a direct current voltage of the electric system; a direct current detection section which detects a direct current of the electric system; and a direct current voltage control section which drives the voltage regulation circuit, based on the state of charge of the direct current power supply, the direct current voltage which is detected, and the direct current which is detected, the direct current voltage control section may be configured to calculate a compensation voltage of the state of charge, based on the state of charge of the direct current power supply, the direct current voltage control section may be configured to calculate a direct current command value based on the compensation voltage of the state of charge, and the direct current voltage which is detected, by the proportional control, and the direct current voltage control section may be configured to control the voltage regulation circuit, by use of the direct current command value and the direct current which is detected. 
     For example, in a case where the direct current power supply is the battery, an example of the direct current power supply monitoring section may be a battery state monitoring section which monitors the state of charge (SOC) of the battery and a cell temperature of the battery. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the direct current voltage control section may be configured to calculate the direct current command value based on the compensation voltage of the state of charge and the direct current voltage which is detected, by performing a derivative control concurrently with a proportional control. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, a reference value of a direct current voltage of the electric system may be preset, the power conversion section may be configured to increase or decrease the reference value, and the charging/discharging control section may be configured to control the charging and discharging amounts of the direct current power supply to decrease or increase the direct current voltage, according to an increase or decrease in the reference value. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, a limit value of a change in the electric power of the alternating current power supply may be preset, the power conversion section may be configured to change a direct current voltage at a high rate, in a case where the change in the electric power which exceeds the limit value occurs, and the charging/discharging control section may be configured to control the charging and discharging amounts of the direct current power supply to supply the electric power corresponding to a change amount of the direct current voltage which is changed by the power conversion section. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the power conversion section may be configured to monitor active power of the alternating current power supply, a reference value of a direct current voltage of the electric system and a threshold of the active power may be preset, the power conversion section may be configured to increase the direct current voltage at a high rate for a first period which passes until the active power reaches 0 from a time point when the active power being monitored has fallen below the threshold, and then increase the direct current voltage at a rate lower than the rate in the first period until the active power reaches the reference value for a second period which passes after the active power has reached 0, and the charging/discharging control section may be configured to control the charging and discharging amounts so that the direct current power supply is charged with the direct current power corresponding to a change amount of the direct current voltage. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the alternating current power supply may be a generator which is mounted in an engine and operates with a rotation of the engine. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the direct current power supply may be at least one of an electric accumulator and an electric double-layer capacitor. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the electric device may include an electric actuator. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration may be used in an electric system of an aircraft. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the aircraft may include an auxiliary power unit (APU), and the second direct current power supply section may function as a power supply for starting the APU. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the alternating current power supply may include an engine generator which is mounted in an engine included in the aircraft and operates according to a rotation of the engine, and an auxiliary power unit (APU) generator included in the APU, and in a case where the engine generator or the APU generator does not supply the electric power to the direct current bus, the second direct current power supply section may supply the electric power to the direct current bus. 
     In the direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration, the first direct current power supply section may include the engine generator as the alternating current power supply, and the first direct current power supply section may be configured to operate as a motor controller and a motor for starting the engine, by the electric power supplied from the APU generator, when the engine is started. 
     The direct current stabilization power supply system having the above-described configuration may further comprise: an auxiliary power unit (APU) power conversion section which is connected to the APU generator and the direct current bus, and bidirectionally converts the alternating current power and the direct current power, at least the APU generator and the API) power conversion section may constitute a third direct current power supply section, and the APU power conversion section may be configured to control adjustment of the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the third direct current power supply section and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second direct current power supply section, based on a change in the voltage of the direct current bus. 
     Advantageous Effects of Invention 
     In accordance with the above-described configuration, the present invention can obtain an advantage in that it is possible to provide a direct current (DC) stabilization power supply system, which can well absorb a change in electric power and properly maintain a power supply quality, in a DC power supply bus which supplies DC power generated by conversion of the electric power generated in an alternating current (AC) generator. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a direct current (DC) stabilization power supply system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 2  is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a pulse width modulation (PWM) converter (power conversion section) of a first DC power supply section included in the DC stabilization power supply system of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3A  is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a DC voltage command calculation section included in the PWM converter of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 3B  is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a current command calculation section included in the PWM converter of  FIG. 2 . 
         FIG. 4  is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a boost converter (charging/discharging control section) of a second DC power supply section included in the DC stabilization power supply system of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 5A  is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a state of charge (SOC) compensation voltage calculation section included in the boost converter of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 5B  is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a current command calculation section included in the boost converter of  FIG. 4 . 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic block diagram showing a modified example of the current command calculation section of  FIG. 5B . 
         FIG. 7  is a graph showing an example of a control mode in which an electric system is stabilized by the DC stabilization power supply system of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 8  is a graph showing another example of the control mode in which the electric system is stabilized by the DC stabilization power supply system of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 9  is a graph showing another example of the control mode in which the electric system is stabilized by the DC stabilization power supply system of  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 10  is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a DC stabilization power supply system according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 11  is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a DC stabilization power supply system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention, 
         FIG. 12A  is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a current command calculation section of the PWM converter (power conversion section of the first DC power supply section) included in the DC stabilization power supply system of  FIG. 11 . 
         FIG. 12B  is a schematic block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a current command calculation section of the boost converter (charging/discharging control section of the second DC power supply section) included in the DC stabilization power supply system of  FIG. 11 . 
         FIG. 13  is a block diagram showing another example of the configuration of the DC stabilization power supply system according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. 
         FIG. 14  is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a DC stabilization power supply system according to Embodiment 4 of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Throughout the drawings, the same or corresponding constituents are designated by the same reference symbols and will not be described repeatedly. 
     Embodiment 1 
     [Example of Configuration of DC Stabilization Power Supply System] 
     Hereinafter, an example of the configuration of a direct current (DC) stabilization power supply system of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to  FIG. 1 . A DC stabilization power supply system  10 A of  FIG. 1  is applied to an electric system (electric system which is driven mainly by DC power) of a more electric aircraft (MEA) (not shown). The DC stabilization power supply system  10 A includes a first DC power supply section  12 A, a second DC power supply section  13 A, a DC bus (DC power supply bus)  14 , an actuator  15 , an electric device  16 , and the like. The first DC power supply section  12 A includes a generator  42  and a pulse width modulation (PWM) converter  20 . The second DC power supply section  13 A includes a battery  43  and a boost converter  30 . The generator  42  and the battery  43  are power supply devices of the aircraft. 
     As examples of the generator  42  included in the first DC power supply section  12 A, there are an alternating current (AC) generator mounted in an engine of the aircraft (not shown), a starter generator included in an auxiliary power unit (APL), and the like. In the configuration of  FIG. 1 , the generator  42  is an engine generator which is mounted in the engine of the aircraft, and driven by the rotation of the engine. As will be described later, the PWM converter  20  as the power conversion section is connected to the generator  42 . Since the PWM converter  20  bidirectionally converts the AC power and the DC power (see bidirectional block arrow F 11  of  FIG. 1 ), the PWM converter  20  is configured to absorb regenerative power generated from the actuator  15  (or the electric device  16 ). 
     The battery  43  included in the second DC power supply section  13 A may be a known electric accumulator (secondary battery), and is not limited to this. For example, the battery  43  may be replaced by a known electric double-layer capacitor or the like. Thus, it is sufficient that the second DC power supply section  13 A includes a known electric accumulator. As the electric accumulator, the second DC power supply section.  13 A may include only the single battery  43 , a plurality of batteries  43 , or a combination of different kinds of electric accumulators (e.g., a combination of the electric accumulator and the electric double-layer capacitor, etc.) 
     As will be described later, in the present embodiment, the boost converter  30  as the charging/discharging control section is connected to the battery  43 . The boost converter  30  is configured to charge the battery  43  with the DC power from the DC bus  14  or the first DC power supply section  12 A, and discharge the battery  43  (see bidirectional block arrow F 12  of  FIG. 1 ). Therefore, as will be described later, the battery  43  is configured to absorb the regenerative power from the actuator  15  (or the electric device  16 ) and supplies transit required electric power to the actuator  15  and to the electric device  16 . 
     The generator  42  is connected to the PWM converter  20  via an AC wire  111 , and thus constitutes the first DC power supply section  12 A. The battery  43  is connected to the boost converter  30  and thus constitutes the second DC power supply section  13 A. A generator DC wire  112  as well as the AC wire  111  is connected to the PWM converter  20 . A battery DC Wire  113  is connected to the boost converter  30 . The generator DC wire  112  and the battery DC wire  113  are connected to each other in such a manner that they are merged at a DC link  114 . The DC link  114  is connected to the DC bus  14 . In this configuration, the DC bus  14  is connected to the battery  43  as the DC power supply via the boost converter  30  and to the generator  42  as the AC power supply via the PWM converter  20  as the power conversion section. 
     The specific configurations of the AC wire  111 , the generator DC wire  112 , the battery DC wire  113 , and the DC link  114  are nut particularly limited. As the AC wire  111 , the generator DC wire  112 , the battery DC wire  113 , and the DC link  114 , harness, a branch connector, and the like which are known in the field of the electric system of the aircraft may be suitably used. It is sufficient that the battery  43  and the boost converter  30  are connected to each other via a known DC wire. In the present embodiment, it is sufficient that the voltage of the DC bus  14  may be DC 270V, DC±135V or DC±270V. 
     The actuator  15  and the electric device  16  are connected to the DC bus  14 . The actuator  15  may be, for example, an actuator for controlling the control surface of the aircraft (control surface actuator) and may be other actuators. A plurality of actuators  15  are mounted in the aircraft. A part of or all of the plurality of actuators  15  may be electrically powered. Although the actuator  15  of  FIG. 1  is an electric actuator operative by electric energy, the aircraft may include actuators operative by power systems (hydraulic system or bleed air system) which are other than the electric actuator, depending on the configuration of the aircraft. 
     The electric device  16  of  FIG. 1  includes devices other than the actuator  15 , which are operative by the electric energy. Examples of the electric device  16  are heaters, compressors, motors, etc. In a case where the actuator  15  is the electric actuator, the actuator  15  itself is included in the “electric device.” Therefore, in a limited (narrow) sense, the electric device  16  does not include the actuator  15 , whereas in a broad sense, the “electric device” includes the actuator  15  as well as the electric device  16  in a limited sense. 
     The electric power is supplied from the DC bus  14  to the actuator  15 . The regenerative power generated from the actuator  15  is sent through the DC bus  14  and absorbed by either one of the two DC power supply sections  12 A,  13 A as will be described later (see bidirectional block arrow F 13  of  FIG. 1 ). The electric power is also supplied from the DC bus  14  to the electric device  16  (see block arrow F 14  of  FIG. 1 ). The regenerative power is also generated from the electric device  16 , depending on the kind of the electric device  16 . In this case, as hi the case of the actuator  15 , the regenerative power generated from the electric device  16  is sent through the DC bus  14  and absorbed by either one of the two DC power supply sections  12 A,  13 A. 
     In the present embodiment, the DC bus  14  and the electric device in a broad sense (the actuator  15  and the electric device  16  in a limited sense) constitute the electric system of the aircraft. The generator  42  and the battery  43  (the power supply devices) of  FIG. 1  correspond to the AC power supply and the DC power supply, respectively, which supply the electric power to the electric system. In the present embodiment, the electric system, the first DC power supply section  12 A, and the second DC power supply section  13 A constitute the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A. The configuration of the electric system is not limited to that shown in  FIG. 1  and may include other constituents which are not shown in  FIG. 1 . The configuration of the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A is not limited to that shown in  FIG. 1  and may include other constituents which are not shown in  FIG. 1 . 
     In the present embodiment, the kind of the aircraft into which the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A is to be incorporated is not particularly limited, and may be a known aircraft (airplane). In the present specification, the aircraft is not limited to a general fixed wing aircraft and may be a rotary-wing aircraft. The aircraft may be an aerostat such as an airship instead of an aerodyne such as the fixed-wing aircraft and the rotary-wing aircraft, so long as the present invention is applied to it. In a case where the fixed-wing aircraft is classified into a large aircraft and a small aircraft, the electric system which is driven mainly by the DC power tends to be typically used in the small aircraft. However, the aircraft to which the present invention is applied is not limited to the small aircraft and may include the large aircraft, of course. 
     As described above, the PWM converter  20  constitutes the first DC power supply section  12 A together with the generator  42  as the AC power supply. The PWM converter  20  functions as the power conversion section which is connected to the boost converter  30 , the generator  42 , and the DC bus  14 , and bidirectionally converts the AC power and the DC power (see bidirectional block arrow F 11  of  FIG. 1 ). As described above, the boost converter  30  constitutes the second DC, power supply section  13 A together with the battery  43  as the DC power supply. The boost converter  30  is connected to the battery  43  and the DC bus  14  and functions as a charging/discharging control section which controls charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  (see bidirectional block arrow F 12  of  FIG. 1 ). 
     In the present embodiment, as shown in  FIG. 1 , the first DC power supply section  12 A includes the PWM converter  20  and the generator  42 , while the second DC power supply section  13 A includes the boost converter  30  and the battery  43 . However, the configuration of the first DC power supply section  12 A and the configuration of the second DC power supply section  13 A are not limited to these. Specifically, the first DC power supply section  12 A may include constituents other than the PWM converter  20  and the generator  42 , and the second DC power supply section  13 A may include constituents other than the boost converter  30  and the battery  43 . 
     In the present embodiment, the PWM converter  20  is used as an example of the power conversion section of the first DC power supply section  12 A and the boost converter  30  is used as the charging/discharging control section of the second DC power supply section  13 A. However, the configuration of the power conversion section and the configuration of the charging/discharging control section are not limited to these, and other known configurations may be used. 
     In the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A, each of the first and second DC power supply sections  12 A,  13 A performs a power supply stabilization operation. The power supply stabilization operation includes a power supply operation for supplying the DC power to the electric system and a power absorption operation for absorbing the regenerative power generated from the actuator  15 , the electric device  16 , or the like. Each of the First and second DC power supply sections  12 A,  13 A is able to perform the power supply stabilization operation. In addition, the power supply stabilization operation can be shared (divided) by the DC power supply sections  12 A,  13 A, depending on the state of the electric system. 
     As described above, the PWM converter  20  converts the AC power from the generator  42  into the DC power, and the DC power from the DC bus  14  into the AC power. Further, as will be described later, the PWM converter  20  is configured to control adjustment of the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second. DC power supply section  13 A, based on a change in the voltage of the DC bus  14 . 
     [Example of Configuration of PWM Converter] 
     Next, an example of the specific configuration of the PWM converter  20  which constitutes the first DC power supply section  12 A together with the generator  42  will be described, with reference to  FIGS. 2 and 3A and 3B . 
     As described above, the PWM converter  20  functions as the power conversion section which is connected to the generator  42  as the AC power supply and bidirectionally converts the AC power and the DC power. As shown in  FIG. 2 , the PWM converter  20  according to the present embodiment includes a power conversion circuit  21 , an AC voltage detection section an AC detection section  23 , a DC voltage detection section  24 , a power conversion control section  25 , and the like. 
     The power conversion circuit  21  is connected to the generator  42  via the AC wire  111 , and to the DC link  114  (not shown in  FIG. 2 ) via the generator DC wire  112  (see  FIG. 1 ). Under control of the power conversion control section  25 , the power conversion circuit  21  converts the AC power supplied from the generator  42  into the DC power, and converts the DC regenerative power from the DC bus  14  into the AC power. The specific configuration of the power conversion circuit  21  is not particularly limited. For example, a PWM converter circuit using a known insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT), or the like can be suitably used as the power conversion circuit  21 . 
     The AC voltage detection section  22  and the AC detection section  23  are provided on a wire on the generator  42  side from the perspective of the power conversion circuit  21 , namely, the AC wire  111 , and detects an AC voltage of the generator  42  and an alternating current (AC) of the generator  42 , respectively. The DC voltage detection section  24  is provided on a wire on the DC bus  14  side (DC link  114  side) from the perspective of the power conversion circuit  21 , namely the generator DC wire  112 , and detects a voltage of the DC power (DC voltage) obtained by the conversion in the power conversion circuit  21 . As shown in  FIG. 2 , a detection value (AC voltage signal) of the AC voltage, a detection value (AC signal) of the AC, and a detection value (DC voltage signal) of the DC voltage are input to the power conversion control section  25 . The specific configurations of the AC voltage detection section  22 , the AC detection section  23 , and the DC voltage detection section  24  are not particularly limited, and a known AC voltage meter, a known AC meter, and a known DC voltage meter can be suitably used as the AC voltage detection section  22 , the AC detection section  23 , and the DC voltage detection section  24 , respectively. 
     The power conversion control section  25  drives the power conversion circuit  21  based on the AC voltage signal, the AC signal, and the DC voltage signal. The specific configuration of the power conversion control section  25  is not particularly limited. In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in  FIG. 2 , the power conversion control section  25  includes a voltage/rotational speed/phase calculation section  251 , a current calculation section  252 , an active/reactive power calculation section  253 , a DC voltage command calculation section  254 , a current command calculation section  255 , and a power conversion circuit control section  256 . 
     The voltage/rotational speed/phase calculation section  251  calculates the voltages Vd_gen, Vq_gen (unit: V) of the AC power, the rotational speed ωs_gen (unit: rad/s) of the generator  42 , and the phase ϕ gen (unit: rad) of the AC voltage, based on the AC voltage signal from the AC voltage detection section  22 . The current calculation section  252  calculates the currents Id_gen, Iq_gen (unit: A) of the AC power, based on the AC signal from the AC detection section  23 , and the phase ϕ gen of the AC voltage from the voltage/rotational speed/phase calculation section  251 . The active/reactive power calculation section  253  calculates the active power Pgen (unit: kW) of the AC power and the reactive power Qgen (unit: kVar) of the AC, power, based on the voltages Vd_gen, Vq_gen of the AC power from the voltage/rotational speed/phase calculation section  251 , and the currents Id_gen, Iq_gen of the AC power from the current calculation section  252 . Therefore, in the present embodiment, the PWM converter  20  is configured to monitor the active power and the reactive power of the generator  42 . 
     The DC voltage command calculation section  254  calculates a DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen (unit: V), based on the active power Pgen from the active/reactive power calculation section  253 , the rotational speed ωs_gen of the generator  42  from the voltage/rotational speed/phase calculation section  251 , and a battery cell temperature BAT_temp (output from the boost converter  30 , see  FIG. 4 ) of the battery  43  which will be described later. The current command calculation section  255  calculates current command values Id_ref_gen, Iq_ref_gen (unit: A), based on the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen from the DC voltage command calculation section  254 , and the DC voltage signal Vdc (unit: V) from the DC voltage detection section  24 . 
     The power conversion circuit control section  256  generates a drive signal (PWM signal) for the power conversion circuit  21 , based on the phase ϕ gen (unit: rad) of the AC voltage from the voltage/rotational speed/phase calculation section  251 , the currents Id_gen, Iq_gen of the AC power from the current calculation section  252 , and the current command values Id_ref_gen, Iq_ref_gen from the current command calculation section  255 , and inputs the drive signal to the power conversion circuit  21 . The power conversion circuit  21  converts the AC power into the DC power, or the DC power into the AC power based on the drive signal from the power conversion circuit control section  256 . 
     The specific configurations of the voltage/rotational speed/phase calculation section  251 , the current calculation section  252 , the active/reactive power calculation section  253 , the DC voltage command calculation section  254 , the current command calculation section  255 , and the power conversion circuit control section  256  are not particularly limited. The voltage/rotational speed/phase calculation section  251 , the current calculation section  252 , the active/reactive power calculation section  253 , the DC voltage command calculation section  254 , the current command calculation section  255 , and the power conversion circuit control section  256  may be configured as known logic circuits including switching elements, adders, subtracters, comparators, and the like, or may, be functional configurations implemented in such a manner that a processor (e.g., CPU) (not shown) operates according to programs stored in a memory (not shown). 
       FIG. 3A  shows an example of the specific configuration of the DC voltage command calculation section  254 , and  FIG. 3B  shows an example of the specific configuration of the current command calculation section  255 . In the DC voltage command calculation section  254  of  FIG. 3A , the magnitude of the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen is preset according to the magnitude of the active power Pgen of the AC power. The rotational speed ωs_gen of the generator  42  can be said as operation information of the generator  42 , and the battery cell temperature BAT_temp of the battery  43  can be said as the operation information of the battery  43 . The DC voltage command calculation section  254  adjusts the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen corresponding to the magnitude of the active power Pgen, based on these operation information, and thus generates the final DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen. 
     In the present embodiment, the rotational speed ωs_gen is used as the operation information of the generator. In the present embodiment, an example of the generator  42  is an AC generator which is mounted in the engine of the aircraft and is operative with the rotation of the engine. For this reason, the amount of electric power generated by the generator  42  is varied between a case where the engine of the aircraft is rotating at a low speed and a case where the engine is rotating at a high speed. The rotational speed ωs_gen of the generator  42  is the information on which the engine speed is reflected, and can be effectively used as the operation information of the generator  42 . 
     The specific operation information of the AC power supply is not limited to only the rotational speed, and information other than the rotational speed may be used as the operation information of the AC power supply, depending on conditions including the kind of the AC power supply. Although the battery cell temperature is used as the operation information of the battery  43  which is the DC power supply, the specific operation information of the DC power supply is not limited to this. For example, in a case where the DC power supply is the electric double-layer capacitor, the temperature of the electric double-layer capacitor may be used as the operation information of the DC power supply. Therefore, the temperatures of the DC power supplies of many kinds can be suitably used as the operation information of the DC power supply. Also, as in the case of the operation information of the AC power supply, the information other than the temperature of the DC power supply may be used as the operation information of the DC power supply, depending on the conditions. 
     The current command calculation section  255  of  FIG. 3B  includes a subtracter  201  and a proportional-integral (PT) controller  202 . The subtracter  201  subtracts the DC voltage signal Vdc from the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen calculated by the DC voltage command calculation section  254 , and outputs a subtraction value (deviation) to the PI controller  202 . The PI controller  202  generates the current command value Id_ref_gen, of a direct axis (d-axis), of the current command values Id_ref_gen, Iq_ref_gen, by use of a preset proportional gain K and an integral time Ts, based on the subtraction value input to the PI controller  202 . As the current command value Iq_ref_gen of a quadrature axis (g-axis), 0 is output irrespective of the subtraction value. 
     As described above, the current command calculation section  255  calculates the current command values Id_ref_gen, Iq_ref_gen, by the PI control, based on the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen and the DC voltage signal Vdc, and the power conversion circuit control section  256  generates the drive signal (PWM signal) based on the current command values Id_ref_gen, Iq_ref_gen. The power conversion circuit  21  is driven by this drive signal, and performs conversion between the AC power and the DC power. The DC voltage of the electric system including the DC bus  14  is maintained to reach the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen. Since the voltage of the DC bus  14  may be DC 270V, DC±135V or DC±270V, the reference value of the DC voltage is DC270V, DC±135V, or DC±270V. 
     As described above, the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen used for the calculation of the current command values Id_ref_gen, Iq_ref_gen, under the PI control, is adjusted according to the operation information (e.g., the rotational speed ωs_gen) of the generator  42 . For this reason, the current command values Id_ref_gen, Iq_ref_gen change and the drive signal changes, depending on the operation state of the generator  42 . Therefore, the power conversion circuit  21  can maintain the reference value of the DC voltage by the PI control. In addition, the calculation method of the Vdc_ref_gen can be changed based on the operation information of the generator  42 . 
     [Example of Configuration of Boost Converter] 
     Next, an example of the specific configuration of the boost converter  30  constituting the second DC power supply section  13 A together with the battery  43  will be described with reference to  FIG. 4  and  FIGS. 5A and 5B . 
     As described above, the boost converter  30  functions as the charging/discharging control section which is connected to the battery  43  as the DC power supply and controls the charging and discharging amounts of the DC power supply. The boost converter  30  is also connected to the PWM converter  20  and the DC bus  14  via the DC link  114  (see  FIG. 1 ). As shown in  FIG. 4 , the boost converter  30  according to the present embodiment includes a voltage regulation circuit  31 , a DC detection section  32 , a DC voltage detection section  33 , a battery state monitoring section  34 , a DC voltage control section  35 , and the like. 
     The voltage regulation circuit  31  is connected to the battery  43  (configured as the electric accumulator in the example of  FIG. 4 ), and to the DC link  114  (not shown) via the battery DC wire  113 . The voltage regulation circuit  31  controls charging and discharging of the battery  43  under control of the DC voltage control section  35 . The specific configuration of the voltage regulation circuit  31  is not particularly limited. For example, a bidirectional boost chopper circuit using a known IGBT, or the like, can be suitably used as the voltage regulation circuit  31 . 
     The DC detection section  32  and the DC voltage detection section  33  are provided on the battery DC wire  113  and detect the DC and the DC voltage, respectively, of the electric system. As shown in  FIG. 4 , a detection value (DC signal) of the DC and a detection value (DC voltage signal) of the DC voltage are input to the DC voltage control section  35 . The battery state monitoring section  34  monitors the state of charge (SOC) of the battery  43  and the battery cell temperature BAT_temp of the battery  43 . The battery state monitoring section  34  outputs the SOC to the DC voltage control section  35 . The battery state monitoring section  34  outputs the battery cell temperature BAT_temp to the DC voltage command calculation section  254  of the PWM converter  20  (see  FIGS. 2 and 3A ). 
     The specific configurations of the DC detection section  32  and the DC voltage detection section  33  are not particularly limited, and a known DC meter and a known DC voltage meter can be suitably used as the DC detection section  32  and the DC voltage detection section  33 , respectively. The specific configuration of the battery state monitoring section  34  is not particularly limited. For example, a known SOC detector capable of detection of the SOC, known temperature detector capable of detection of the battery cell temperature, or the like can be suitably used as the battery state monitoring section  34 . 
     The DC voltage control section  35  drives the voltage regulation circuit  31 , based on the DC signal, the DC voltage signal, and the SOC. The specific configuration of the DC voltage control section  35  is not particularly limited. In the present embodiment, for example, as shown in  FIG. 4 , the DC voltage control section  35  includes a SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351 , a current command calculation section  352 , and a voltage regulation circuit control section  353 . 
     The SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351  calculates a SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp (unit: V) based on the SOC (unit: %) from the battery state monitoring section  34 . The current command calculation section  352  calculates a current command value Idc_ref_batt (unit: A) based on the SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp from the SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351  and the DC voltage signal Vdc (unit: V) from the DC voltage detection section  33 . The voltage regulation circuit control section  353  generates a drive signal (voltage control signal) for the voltage regulation circuit  31  based on the current command value Idc_ref_batt from the current command calculation section  352  and the DC signal Idc_batt (unit: A) from the DC detection section  32 , and outputs the drive signal to the voltage regulation circuit  31 . The voltage regulation circuit  31  controls the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  in response to the drive signal from the voltage regulation circuit control section  353 . 
     The specific configurations of the SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351 , the current command calculation section  352 , and the voltage regulation circuit control section  353  are not particularly limited. The SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351 , the current command calculation section  352 , and the voltage regulation circuit control section  353  may be configured as known logic circuits including switching elements, adders, subtracters, comparators, and the like, or may be functional configurations implemented in such a manner that a processor e.g., CPU) (not shown) operates according to programs stored in a memory (not shown). 
       FIG. 5A  shows an example of the specific configuration of the SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351 .  FIG. 5B  shows an example of the specific configuration of the current command calculation section  352 . As shown in  FIG. 5A , the SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351  includes a subtracter  301  and an upper/lower limiter  302 . The subtracter  301  subtracts the SOC of the battery  43  from the battery state monitoring section  34  from a preset target value SOCref (unit %) of the SOC. The subtracter  301  outputs the resulting subtraction value (deviation) SOCdiff to the upper/lower limiter  302 . The upper/lower limiter  302  generates the SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp based on the subtraction value SOCdiff, and outputs the SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp to the current command calculation section  352 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 5B , the current command calculation section  352  includes an adder  303 , a subtracter  304 , and a proportional controller  305 . The adder  303  adds a preset DC voltage reference value Vdc_ref (unit: V) to the SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp from the SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351 . The resulting addition value is a DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_batt (unit: V). The subtracter  304  subtracts the DC voltage signal Vdc from the DC voltage detection section  33 , from the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_batt. The proportional controller  305  generates a current command value Idc_ref_batt by multiplying the resulting subtraction value (deviation) by a preset proportional gain K, and outputs the current command value Idc_ref_batt to the voltage regulation circuit control section  353 . 
     As described above, the current command calculation section  352  calculates the current command value Idc_ref ban by the P control based on the SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp and the DC voltage signal Vdc, and the voltage regulation circuit control section  353  generates the drive signal (voltage control signal) based on the current command value Idc_ref_batt. The voltage regulation circuit  31  is driven by this drive signal and controls charging and discharging of the battery  43 . With this control, in a case where the DC voltage is constant, the boost converter  30  does not charge or discharge the battery  43 , while in a case where the DC voltage changes by the control of the PWM converter  20 , the boost converter  30  controls the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43 , according to a change amount (change of the DC voltage or a deviation from the reference value). As a result, the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  controlled by the boost converter  30  (charging/discharging control section) is controlled by regulation of the DC voltage which is performed by the PWM converter  20  (power conversion section). 
     If the current command calculation section  352  continues to perform the P control, then the charging amount of the battery  43  may be gradually decreased, or the battery  43  may be gradually overcharged. In light of this, in the boost converter  30 , the battery state monitoring section  34  monitors the SOC of the battery  43 , and the SOC compensation voltage calculation section  351  of the DC voltage control section  35  controls the charging amount of the battery  43  based on the SOC. 
     For example, in a case where the charging amount of the battery  43  is less, the subtraction value (deviation) SOCdiff becomes large, and the SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp becomes relatively small. As a result, the DC voltage control section  35  generates the drive signal so that the battery  43  is charged. The voltage regulation circuit  31  is driven by this drive signal to charge the battery  43 . At this time, the DC voltage of the electric system remains maintained, and as a result, the DC voltage of the battery  43  becomes relatively small. Therefore, charging of the battery  43  can be proceeded. On the other hand, in a case where the battery  43  is in an overcharged state, the voltage regulation circuit  31  is driven by the DC voltage control section  35  to increase the DC voltage, and the battery  43  is discharged to supply the electric power to the electric system. Since the battery state monitoring section  34  monitors the battery cell temperature of the battery  43 , the power conversion control section  25  can control the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  by changing a target voltage value of the DC bus  14  based on the temperature condition monitored by the battery state monitoring section  34 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 6 , for the purpose of improvement of a responsivity in the proportional control (F control) performed by the current command calculation section  352 , a derivative controller  307  may be provided together with the proportional controller  305 . As shown in  FIG. 6 , a current command calculation section  354  includes a first adder  306 , a subtracter  304 , the proportional controller  305 , the derivative controller  307 , and a second adder  308 . 
     In the current command calculation section  354 , as in the case of the adder  303  of  FIG. 5B , the first adder  306  adds the DC voltage reference value Vdc_ref to the SOC compensation voltage and outputs the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_batt which is an addition value to the subtracter  304 . The subtracter  304  subtracts the DC voltage signal Vdc from the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_batt. The subtracter  304  outputs the subtraction value to the proportional controller  305  and the derivative controller  307 . As described above, the proportional controller  305  generates the multiplication value (current command value Idc_ref_batt) by multiplying the subtraction value by the preset proportional gain K. The derivative controller  307  differentiates the subtraction value and outputs a differential value to the second adder  308 . The second adder  308  adds the differential value from the derivative controller  307  to the multiplication value from the proportional controller  305 . 
     As described above, the current command calculation section  354  of  FIG. 6  calculates the current command value Idc_ref_batt by performing the P control and the D control in parallel, based on the SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp and the DC voltage signal Vdc. This makes it possible to improve a responsivity to a rapid voltage change, compared to the current command calculation section  352  of  FIG. 5B . Not to mention, the current command calculation section  354  of  FIG. 6  can be replaced by the current command calculation section  352  (namely, configuration of  FIG. 5B ) included in the boost converter  30  of  FIG. 4 . 
     [Electric System Stabilization Method] 
     Next, an example of an electric system stabilization method performed by the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A having the above-described configuration will be specifically described with reference to  FIGS. 7 to 9 . The electric system stabilization method defined herein includes adjusting by the PWM converter  20 , the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A, as well as performing be power supply stabilization operations by the first DC power supply section  12 A and the second DC power supply section  13 A. Graphs of  FIGS. 7 to 9  indicate examples of a control mode, respectively, of the electric system stabilization method. In these graphs, a vertical axis indicates the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen which is the reference value of the DC voltage, and a horizontal axis indicates the active power Pgen. 
     (1) Control Mode  1   
     Initially, a control mode  1  used in the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A according to the present embodiment will be described. In the control mode  1  of  FIG. 7 , the two DC power supply sections  12 A,  13 A of the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A perform a control for maintaining the DC voltage of the electric system at a reference value (e.g., 270V), as a normal control. 
     In the PWM converter  20  (power conversion section) of the first DC power supply section  12 A, the current command calculation section  255  calculates the current command value Id_ref_gen of the d-axis by the PI control (the PI controller  202 ). Thus, the PI control is performed to maintain the DC voltage at a constant value. With the PI control, the voltage can be maintained at a constant value. In a case where the boost converter  30  detects a voltage change in the DC bus  14 , the boost converter  30  can supply the electric power from the battery  43  (discharges the battery  43 ) according to a change amount of the DC voltage (deviation of the DC voltage). 
     In the normal control in the control mode  1 , the second DC power supply section  13 A including the battery  43  performs the stabilization control, for a change in the electric power for a very short time period, all of Which cannot be absorbed by the first DC power supply section.  12 A including the generator  42 , while the first DC power supply section  12 A performs the stabilization control for a change in the electric power for a long time period, which is other than the change in the electric power for a very short time period. Further, in the control mode  1 , in a case where a great change in the electric power which falls outside a preset range occurs, the second DC power supply section  13 A including the battery  43  is caused to positively absorb the change in the electric power. 
     The power conversion control section  25  of the PWM converter  20  calculates the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen based on the active power Pgen (DC voltage command calculation section  254 ). For a change in the electric power in which the value of the active power Pgen falls within a predetermined range, the PWM converter  20  may perform the above-described normal control. On the other hand, for a change in the electric power in which the value of the active power Pgen falls outside the predetermined range, the PWM converter  20  performs a control based on the active power Pgen at that point of time so that the DC voltage changes from the reference value. 
     As descried above, the PWM converter  20  indirectly controls the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  which are controlled by the boost converter  30 . In brief, the PWM converter  20  controls the operation of the second DC power supply section  13 A including the battery  43  and the boost converter  30 , in addition to the operation of the first DC power supply section  12 A including the PWM converter  20 . 
     Specifically, the DC voltage control section  35  of the boost converter  30  calculates the current command value Idc_ref_batt based on the DC voltage signal Vdc by the proportional control (current command calculation section  352 ). In a case where the PWM converter  20  increases the reference value of the DC voltage, the boost converter  30  controls the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  so that DC voltage is reduced. On the other hand, in a case where the PWM converter  20  reduces the reference value of the DC voltage, the boost converter  30  controls charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  so that. DC voltage is increased. 
     For example, in the example of  FIG. 7 , a limit value of the change in the electric power is set to ±120 kW (active power Pgen=−120 kW˜+120 kW is the predetermined range) and it is assumed that the change in the electric power (increase in a power load) which is, for example, the active power Pgen±+150 kW has occurred. At this time, the PWM converter  20  reduces the reference value (the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen) of the DC voltage, from 270V to 260V. The boost converter  30  discharges (supplies) the electric power corresponding to the change amount of −10V from the battery  43 . For example, in another case where the change in the electric power (generation of regenerative power) which is active power Pgen=−150 kW, has occurred, the PWM converter  20  increases the reference value of the DC voltage from 270V to 280V. The boost converter  30  charges the battery  43  with the electric power corresponding to the change amount of +10V (causes the battery  43  to absorb the electric power). 
     As described above, in the control mode  1 , the first DC power supply section  12 A including the generator  42  mainly performs the power supply stabilization operation. However, in a case where the power supply stabilization operation performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A is insufficient, depending on the kind of the engine in which the generator  42  is mounted, or the situation, the PWM converter  20  adjusts the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A so that the second DC power supply section  13 A including the battery  43  performs the power supply stabilization operation. 
     (2) Control Mode  2   
     A control mode  2  of  FIG. 8  is a control mode set in view of an idle state of the engine in which the generator  42  is mounted. As in the case of the control mode  1 , in the control mode  2 , the battery  43  is caused to operate to positively absorb the change in the electric power, if the change in the electric power occurs when a preset condition (the idle state of the engine) is met. 
     As described above, the generator  42  is mounted in the engine of the aircraft. In a state in which the engine is idle, the rotational speed of the generator  42  is reduced. In this case, if a relatively large change (increase) in the electric power occurs, it is difficult for the generator  42  to absorb this change. In light of this, a limit value of the change in the electric power corresponding to the idle state of the engine is set, and the PWM converter  20  decreases the DC voltage at a high rate, if the change (increase) in the electric power which exceeds this limit value occurs. 
     For example, in the example of  FIG. 8 , an upper limit value of the change in the electric power corresponding to the idle state of the engine is set to +90 kW, and it is assumed that the change in the electric power of +150 kW occurs in a state in which the engine is idle. At this time, the PWM converter  20  quickly reduces the reference value (the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen) of the DC voltage from 270V. The boost converter  30  discharges (supplies) the electric power corresponding to the rapid change amount of the DC voltage from the battery  43 . By setting the control mode  2 , in a state in which the engine is idle, the battery  43  can deal with even the change in the electric power which can be dealt with by the generator  42  in the control mode  1 . 
     As described above, in the control mode  2 , the limit of the output of the generator  42  is set, and the PWM converter  20  adjusts the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A including the battery  43  as follows. In a case where the output of the generator  42  is less than (or equal to or less than) the set limit, the first DC power supply section  12 A including the generator  42  mainly performs the power supply stabilization operation. On the other hand, in a case where the output of the generator  42  is equal to or greater than (or exceeds) the set limit, the second DC power supply section  13 A including the battery  43  positively performs the power supply stabilization operation. 
     (3) Control Mode  3   
     A control mode  3  of  FIG. 9  is a control mode in which absorption of the regenerative power in the generator  42  is limited. For example, in a case where the engine and the generator  42  do not sufficiently deal with (handle) the backlash, the generator  42  cannot sufficiently absorb the regenerative power. In light of this, in a case where generation of the regenerative power occurs, the PWM converter  20  increases the reference value of the DC voltage so that the battery  43  mainly absorbs the regenerative power. 
     For example, in the example of  FIG. 9 , the active power Pgen=+20 kW is set as a threshold at which the DC voltage is increased. In a case where the generation of the regenerative power occurs, the PWM converter  20  quickly increases the DC voltage at a relatively high rate from 270V, for a period (first period) which passes until the active power Pgen reaches 0 from a time point when the active power Pgen being monitored has fallen below the threshold. With this voltage increase, the battery  43  absorbs the regenerative power by the operation of the boost converter  30  (charging/discharging control section). 
     For a period (second period) which passes after the active power Pgen has reached 0, the PWM converter  20  increases the DC voltage at a relatively low rate (gradually) until the DC voltage reaches 280V. The second period is set so that the generator  42  also absorbs a portion of the regenerative power, which cannot be absorbed by the battery  43 . 
     As described above, in the control mode  3 , the PWM converter  20  adjusts the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A including the generator  42  and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A including the battery  43  so that the second DC power supply section  13 A mainly performs the power supply stabilization operation, in a case where the first DC power supply section  12 A cannot sufficiently perform the power supply stabilization operation. 
     Although the above-described control modes  1  to  3  are set to deal with the change in the electric power based on the preset conditions (e.g., operation condition or use condition of the engine, etc.), the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as another control mode, there is a control mode set based on the state of the battery as the preset condition. 
     As the battery  43 , for example, a lithium-ion secondary battery can be used. It is generally known that the charging characteristics of the lithium-ion secondary battery are degraded in an environment in which the temperature is equal to or lower than 0 degree C. In this situation, it may be difficult for the battery  43  to absorb the regenerative power or supply the electric power to the power load. In light of this, in a room temperature environment, the PWM converter  20  may execute one of the control modes  1  to  3 , while in a low-temperature environment, a control mode in which the generator  42  mainly deals with the Change in the electric power may be used. 
     As described above, in accordance with the present embodiment, the PWM converter  20  controls the DC voltage by use of the operation information (e.g., the rotational speed ωs_gen) of the generator  42  which is the AC power supply, and the change in the active power. In a case where the PWM converter  20  changes the DC voltage, the boost converter  30  controls the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  which is the DC power supply to correspond to the change amount. Therefore, in a case where the generator  42  can deal with the change in the electric power, the PWM converter  20  maintains the DC voltage at the reference value, and the boost converter  30  does not charge or discharge the DC power supply. In a case where it is difficult for the generator  42  to deal with the change in the electric power, the PWM converter  20  changes the DC voltage from the reference value. The boost converter  30  causes the battery  30  to absorb the change in the electric power in response to the change in the DC voltage. 
     For example, in a case where the PWM converter  20  determines that the generator  42  can absorb the regenerative power based on the operation information and a degree of the increase in the active power, the PWM converter  20  maintains the DC voltage at the reference value and causes the generator  42  to absorb the regenerative power. On the other hand, in a case where the PWM converter  20  determines that it is difficult for the generator  42  to absorb the regenerative power based on the operation information and the change in the active power, the PWM converter  20  increases the DC voltage. In response to this, the boost converter  30  charges the battery  43 , and thus the battery  43  absorbs the regenerative power. 
     For example, in a case where the PWM converter  20  determines that the generator  42  can sufficiently supply the electric power based on the operation information and a degree of the decrease in the active power, the PWM converter  20  maintains the DC voltage at the reference value, and supplies the electric power from the generator  42  to the electric system. On the other hand, in a ease where the PWM converter  20  determines that it is difficult for the generator  42  to sufficiently supply the electric power based on the operation information and the degree of the decrease in the active power, the PWM converter  20  decreases the DC voltage from the reference voltage. In response to this, the boost converter  30  discharges the battery  43 , and thus the battery  43  supplies the electric power to the electric system. 
     The electric system includes the first DC power supply section  12 A and the second DC power supply section  13 A. Each of the first DC power supply section  12 A and the second DC power supply section  13 A performs the power supply stabilization operation. In other words, the power supply stabilization operation can be shared (divided) by two paths which are a path in which the generator  42  deals with the change in the electric power (the path of the first DC power supply section  12 A) and a path in which the battery  43  deals with the change in the electric power (the path of the second DC power supply section  13 A). The PWM converter  20  is able to adjust the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A, depending on the situation of the electric system. Therefore, it becomes possible to well absorb the change in the electric power without a need to increase the size of the power supply device such as the generator  42  or the battery  43 , or the converter connected to the power supply device. 
     As a result, the size of the power supply device or the converter is not increased. Therefore, an increase in the weight of the aircraft can be avoided, and the electric device such as the electric actuator, which may possibly generate the regenerative power, can be easily used. Further, the path for dealing with the change in the electric power can be changed depending on the situation. In this way, electric energy can be efficiently used. 
     In the present embodiment, in particular, the PWM converter  20  which is the power conversion section controls adjustment of the amounts of the power supply stabilization operations, by the PI control, and the boost converter  30  which is the charging/discharging control section controls the charging and discharging amounts by the P control. In this configuration, preference is given to the control performed by the PWM converter  20  over the control performed by the boost converter  30 . This means that the PWM converter  20  indirectly controls the boost converter  30  based on the change in the voltage of the DC bus  14 . As a result, the PWM converter  20  can well control the adjustment of the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A. 
     The PWM converter  20  calculates the AC command value, based on at least the change in the voltage of the DC bus  14 , by the PI control, and controls the generator  42  by use of this AC command value. With this control, the target value of the electric power to be generated by the generator  42  can be changed depending on the situation. As a result, the first DC power supply section  12 A which mainly performs the power supply stabilization operation can be well controlled depending on the situation. In this way, the PWM converter  20  can better control adjustment of the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the first DC power supply section  12 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A. 
     Embodiment 2 
     In Embodiment 1 described above, the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A includes the first DC power supply section  12 A and the second DC power supply section.  13 A, as the DC power supply sections. The present invention is not limited to this configuration, and a DC stabilization power supply system may include three or more DC power supply sections. 
     As shown in  FIG. 10 , as in the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A according to Embodiment 1, a DC stabilization power supply system.  10 B according to Embodiment 2 includes the electric system (the DC bus  14 , the actuator  15  and the electric device  16  connected to the DC bus  14 , etc.), the first DC power supply section  12 A (including the PWM converter  20  and the generator  42 ), and the second DC power supply section  13 A (including the boost converter  30  and the battery  43 ). In addition, the DC stabilization power supply system  10 B includes a third DC power supply section  17 . The third DC power supply section  17  includes a auxiliary power unit (APU) generator  44  and a PWM converter  47 . 
     The APU generator  44  is an AC power supply mounted in an auxiliary power unit (APU)  46  of the aircraft (not shown). The APU  46  is an auxiliary power source mounted separately from an engine  45  of the aircraft, and is operative by combustion of fuel as in the engine  45 . The PWM converter  47  functions as an “APU power conversion section” which converts the AC power from the APU generator  44  into the DC power, and converts the DC power from the DC bus  14  into the AC power. 
     In the present embodiment, the APU  46  included in the aircraft is capable of being started by the second DC power supply section  13 A. When the APU  46  is started, the APU generator  44  generates the electric power, and the engine  45  is started by the electric power supplied from the third DC power supply section  17 . In this state, the generator  42  mounted in the engine  45  starts to generate the electric power. Therefore, the second DC power supply section  13 A is configured to perform the power supply stabilization operation, and also serves as a “power supply for starting APU.” 
     For example, as indicated by a block arrow F 21  in  FIG. 10 , the boost converter  30  of the second DC power supply section  13 A discharges the battery  43 . Thereby, the electric power for starling the APU generator  44  is supplied to the APU generator  44  via the DC bus  14  and the PWM converter  47 , as indicated by a block arrow F 22 . By the electric power, the APU generator  44  is started. Therefore, the AC power is supplied from the APU generator  44  to the PWM converter  47  as indicated by a block arrow F 24  of  FIG. 10 . Then, the PWM converter  47  converts the AC power into the DC power. As a result, the electric power is supplied from the third DC power supply section  17  to the DC bus  14  (electric system). 
     The electric power from the third DC power supply section  17  is supplied to the engine generator  42  as indicated by a block arrow  123  via the DC bus  14 , the DC link  114 , and then the PWM converter  20 . By this electric power, the engine generator  42  is started, and hence the engine  45  is started by the electric power supplied from the engine generator  42 . Thereby, as indicated by a block arrow F 25  of  FIG. 10 , the AC power is supplied from the engine generator  42  to the PWM converter  20 , and the PWM converter  20  converts the AC power into the DC power. As a result, the electric power is supplied from the first DC power supply section  12 A to the DC bus  14  (electric system) via the DC link  114 . 
     As described above, in the present embodiment, the DC stabilization power supply system  10 B includes the engine generator  42  and the APU generator  44  as the AC power supplies. When the engine generator  42  or the APU generator  44  does not supply the electric power to the DC bus  14 , the second DC power supply section  13 A supplies the electric power to the DC bus  14  (namely, the second DC power supply section  13 A serves as an “emergency power supply or a power supply for starting APU”). When the engine  45  is started, the first DC power supply section  12 A operates as a “motor controller and a motor for starting the engine”, by the electric power supplied from the engine generator  42  or the APU generator  44  (the third DC power supply section  17 ). 
     The PWM converter  47  of the third DC power supply section  17  controls the adjustment of the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the third DC power supply section  17 . For example, the control modes  1  to  3  described in Embodiment 1 can be used in a combination of the DC power supply sections  13 A,  17 , as well as a combination of the DC power supply sections  12 A,  13 A. 
     For example, in the control mode  1 , the PWM converter  47  of the third DC power supply section  17  increases or decreases a preset reference value of the DC voltage. In this case, the boost converter  30  of the second DC power supply section  13 A controls the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  to decrease or increase the DC voltage, to correspond to the increase or decrease in the reference value (see  FIG. 7 ). 
     In the control mode  2 , in a case where the limit value of the change in the electric power of the APU generator  44  is preset, the PWM converter  47  of the third DC power supply section  17  changes the DC voltage at a high rate, if the change in the electric power which exceeds the limit value occurs. In this case, the boost converter  30  of the second DC power supply section  13 A controls the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  to supply the electric power corresponding to the change amount of the DC voltage which is changed by the PWM converter  47  (see  FIG. 8 ). 
     In the control mode  3 , the PWM converter  47  of the third DC power supply section  17  is configured to monitor the active power of the APU generator  44 , as in the PWM converter  20  of the first DC power supply section  12 A. In a case where the reference value of the DC voltage of the electric system and the threshold of the active power are preset, the PWM converter  47  of the third DC power supply section  17  increases the DC voltage at a high rate for the first period which passes until the active power reaches 0, from a time point when the active power being monitored has fallen below the threshold, and then gradually increases the DC voltage until the active power reaches the reference value, for the second period which passes after the active power has reached 0. The boost converter  30  of the second DC power supply section  13 A controls the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  to charge the battery  43  with the DC power corresponding to the amount of DC voltage Which is increased by the PWM converter  47 . 
     As described above, in the present embodiment, the DC stabilization power supply system  10 B includes the third DC power supply section  17  in addition to the first DC power supply section  12 A and the second DC power supply section  13 A, and the third DC power supply section  17  includes at least the APU generator  44  and the APU power conversion section (the PWM converter  47 ). In this configuration, the APU power conversion section of the third DC power supply section  17  indirectly controls the boost converter  30  of the second DC power supply section  13 A, as in the power conversion section (the PWM converter  20 ) of the first DC power supply section  12 A. As a result, the APU power conversion section well controls the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the second DC power supply section  13 A and the amount of the power supply stabilization operation to be performed by the third DC power supply section  17 . 
     Embodiment 3 
     In the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A according to Embodiment 1 or the DC stabilization power supply system  10 B according to Embodiment 2, the power conversion section (PWM converter  20 ) of the first DC power supply section  12 A or the APU power conversion section (PWM converter  47 ) of the third DC power supply section  17  controls adjustment of the amounts of the power supply stabilization operations by the proportional-integral control (PI control), and the charging/discharging control section (the boost converter  30 ) of the second DC power supply section  13 A controls the charging and discharging amounts by the proportional control (P control). In contrast, in Embodiment 3, the charging/discharging control section of the second DC power supply section  13 A also controls the charging and discharging amounts by the PI control, and a voltage change range within which the charging/discharging control section performs a control and a voltage change range within which the power conversion section performs a control are set to different ones to avoid an overlap between the control performed by the charging/discharging control section and the control performed by the power conversion section. 
     For example, as shown in  FIG. 11 , a DC stabilization power supply system  10 C according to Embodiment 3 has a configuration similar to that of the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A according to Embodiment 1. As shown in  FIG. 11 , the PWM converter  20  of the first DC power supply section  12 A and the boost converter  30  of the second DC power supply section  13 A monitor a change in the voltage of the DC bus  14 , as indicated by dotted arrows F 31  and F 32 , respectively. Although  FIG. 11  shows that the first DC power supply section  12 A and the second DC power supply section  13 A are directly connected to the DC bus  14  without the DC link  114  in the example of  FIG. 1 , the basic configuration of  FIG. 11  is the same as that of Embodiment 1. 
     The configuration of the PWM converter  20  of the first DC power supply section  12 A and the configuration of the boost converter  30  of the second DC power supply section  13 A are similar to those of Embodiment 1. The PWM converter  20  has the configuration of  FIG. 2 , and the boost converter  30  has the configuration of  FIG. 4 . However, in the present embodiment, the PWM converter  20  includes a current command calculation section  257  having a configuration of  FIG. 12A  instead of the current command calculation section  255  of  FIG. 3B . The boost converter  30  includes a current command calculation section  355  of  FIG. 12B  instead of the current command calculation section  352  of  FIG. 5B  or the current command calculation section  354  of  FIG. 6 . 
     As shown in  FIG. 12A , the current command calculation section  257  includes a subtracter  203 , a dead band  204 , and a PI controller  205 . The subtracter  203  subtracts the DC voltage signal Vdc (monitor) which is a monitored voltage of the DC bus  14 , from the DC voltage command value Vdc_ref_gen calculated by the DC voltage command calculation section  254  (not shown), and outputs the resulting subtraction value (deviation) to the dead band  204 . 
     An upper limit value a and a lower limit value b, corresponding to “sensitivity set values” of the subtraction value are set in the dead band  204 . In a case where the input subtraction value falls within a range of a to b, the dead band  204  does not output the subtraction value to the PI controller  205 . On the other hand, in a case where the input subtraction value falls outside the range of a to b (the subtraction value exceeds the upper limit value a or falls below the lower limit value b), the dead band  204  outputs an amount of a deviation from the upper limit value a or the lower limit value b to the PI controller  205 . The PI controller  205  generates the current command value Id_ref_gen based on the input subtraction value. 
     As shown in  FIG. 12B , the current command calculation section  355  includes an adder  309 , a subtracter  310 , an upper/lower limiter  311 , and a PI controller  312 . In the current command calculation section  355 , the adder  309  adds the DC voltage reference value Vdc_ref to the SOC compensation voltage Vsoc_cmp and outputs the resulting addition value to the subtracter  310 . The subtracter  310  subtracts the DC voltage signal Vdc (monitor) which is the monitored voltage of the DC bus  14 , from the input addition value, and outputs the resulting subtraction value to the upper/lower limiter  311 . 
     As in the dead band  204  of the current command calculation section  257 , the upper limit value a and the lower limit value b, corresponding to the “sensitivity set values” of the subtraction value are set in the upper/lower limiter  311 . In a case where the input subtraction value falls within a range of a to b, the upper/lower limiter  311  outputs the subtraction value to the PI controller  312 . On the other hand, in a case where the input subtraction value falls outside the range of a to b (the subtraction value exceeds the upper limit value a or falls below the lower limit value h), the upper/lower limiter  311  outputs the upper limit value a or the lower limit value b to the PI controller  312 . The PI controller  312  generates the current command value Idc_ref_batt based on the input subtraction value. 
     In the DC stabilization power supply system  100  having the above-described configuration, in a case where the monitored voltage of the DC bus  14  is deviated from the DC voltage reference set value, the second DC power supply section  13 A including the battery  43  initially performs the power supply stabilization operation. Further, in a case where the amount of a deviation of the monitored voltage exceeds or falls below a range of the sensitivity set values (range of the upper limit value a to the lower limit value b), the first DC power supply section  12 A including the generator  42  assists the battery  43  (the second DC power supply section  13 A) and performs the power supply stabilization operation. At this time, the boost converter  30  may notify the PWM converter  20  of the sensitivity set values of the monitored voltage, as indicated by a dotted arrow F 33  of  FIG. 11 . 
     As described above, in the second DC power supply section  13 A, the current command calculation section  355  of the boost converter  30  includes the upper/lower limiter  311 . The upper/lower limiter  311  is provided to limit a compensation range of the second DC power supply section  13 A. Therefore, in the second DC power supply section  13 A, the battery  43  is charged or discharged in a range (range of the upper limit value a to the lower limit value b) in which the battery  43  is chargeable or dischargeable. Since the current command calculation section  355  includes the PI controller  312  to generate the current command value Idc_ref_batt, the second DC power supply section  13 A can perform the power supply stabilization operation with a higher accuracy. 
     As described above, in the first DC power supply section  12 A, the current command calculation section  257  of the PWM converter  20  includes the dead band  204 . In the current command calculation section  257 , the dead band  204  is provided so that the generator  42  of the first DC power supply section  12 A performs the power supply stabilization operation only when a deviation of the monitored voltage exceeds or falls below a range (namely allowable range of the battery  43 ) which can be dealt with by the second DC power supply section  13 A. Since the current command calculation section  257  includes the PT controller  205  to generate the current command value Id_ref_gen, as in the current command calculation section  355  (and the current command calculation section  255  of Embodiment 1 described above), the first DC power supply section  12 A can perform the power supply stabilization operation with a higher accuracy. 
     As described above, the upper limit value a and the lower limit value b set in the upper/lower limiter  311  of the boost converter  30  are equal to those, respectively, set in the dead band  204  of the PWM converter  20 . This makes it possible to avoid a possibility of interference between the control for the power supply stabilization operation which is performed by the boost converter  30  and the control for the power supply stabilization operation which is performed by the PWM converter  20 . Although the upper limit value a and the lower limit value b which are the sensitivity set values may be set to values of one pattern (one set), the upper limit value a and the lower limit value b may more preferably be set to values of plural patterns. In a case where the sensitivity set values of the upper limit value a and the lower limit value b are set to the values of plural patterns, flexible power supply stabilization operation corresponding to the situation of the electric system can be performed. 
     For example, in a case where much discharging of the battery  43  is not preferable, the upper limit value a is set to a smaller value. In a case where charging of the battery  43  is not preferable, the lower limit value b is set to a smaller value. In a case where the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  are intended to be increased, the upper limit value a and the lower limit value b are set to larger values, respectively. On the other hand, in a case where the charging and discharging amounts of the battery  43  are intended to be reduced, the upper limit value a and the lower limit value b are set to smaller values, respectively. 
     Although in the above-described example, the boost converter  30  (the second DC power supply section  13 A) notifies the PWM converter  20  (the first DC power supply section  12 A) of the sensitivity set values of the monitored voltage, this is merely exemplary. For example, as shown in  FIG. 13 , a management device  48  of the aircraft which is an upper controller may set the sensitivity set values a and b. The management device  48  may directly notify the PWM converter  20  (the first DC power supply section  12 A) of the sensitivity set values as indicated by a dotted arrow F 34 , and directly notify the boost converter  30  (the second DC power supply section  13 A) of the sensitivity set values as indicated by a dotted arrow F 35 . 
     As described above, in the present embodiment, the charging/discharging control section (the boost converter  30 ) of the second DC power supply section  13 A as well as the power conversion section (the PWM converter  20 ) of the first DC power supply section  12 A performs the PI control. The voltage change range within which the control is performed by the charging/discharging control section and the voltage change range within which the control is performed by the power conversion section are preset to different ones, to avoid an overlap between the control performed by the charging/discharging control section and the control performed by the power conversion section. In this setting, the charging/discharging control section and the power conversion section can better control sharing (dividing) of the power supply stabilization operation between the two DC power supply sections  12 A,  13 A. 
     Embodiment 4 
     Although the DC stabilization power supply system  10 A according to Embodiment 1, the DC stabilization power supply system  10 B according to Embodiment 2, and the DC stabilization power supply system  10 C according to Embodiment 3 are applied to the electric system of the aircraft, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be suitably applied to electric systems other than the electric system of the aircraft. For example, in Embodiment 4, a configuration in which the present invention is applied to the electric system of ground power supply equipment will be described. 
     As shown in  FIG. 14 , a DC stabilization power supply system  10 D according to Embodiment 4 includes an aircraft  40  and ground power supply equipment  50 . The aircraft  40  includes the electric system including the DC bus  14 , the actuator  15 , the electric device  16 , and the like, the engine  45  in which the generator  42  (engine generator  42 ) is mounted, and the PWM converter  47 . A fixed socket  49  is connected to the DC bus  14  of the aircraft  40 . 
     The ground power supply equipment  50  includes a first DC power supply section  12 B and a second DC power supply section  13 B. The first DC power supply section  12 B includes a generator  52  and the PWM converter  20 . The generator  52  can supply the AC power to the PWM converter  20 . In addition, an external utility power supply can supply the AC power to the PWM converter  20 . The second DC power supply section  13 B includes a battery  53  and the boost converter  30 . 
     A generator DC wire  115  is connected to the PWM converter  20  of the first DC power supply section  12 B. A battery DC wire  116  is connected to the boost converter  30  of the second DC power supply section  13 B. The generator DC wire  115  and the battery DC wire  116  are connected to each other via the DC link  114 . A socket wire  117  is connected to the DC link  114 . A non-fixed socket  54  connectable to the fixed socket  49  of the aircraft  40  is connected to the socket wire  117 . The specific configurations of the first DC power supply section  12 B, the second DC power supply section  13 B, the DC link  114 , and the wires  115 ,  116 ,  117 , which are included in the ground power supply equipment  50  are not particularly limited. The first DC power supply section  12 B, the second DC power supply section  13 B, the DC link  114 , and the wires  115 ,  116 ,  117  are similar to the first DC power supply section  12 A, the second DC power supply section  13 A, the DC link  114 , the wires  112 ,  113 , and the like, respectively, which are described in Embodiment 1 to Embodiment 3. The specific configurations of the fixed socket  49 , the non-fixed socket  54 , and the like are not particularly limited, and know constituents may be used. 
     In accordance with the present embodiment, the ground power supply equipment  50  includes the DC stabilization power supply system  10 D similar to the DC stabilization power supply systems  10 A to  10 C according to Embodiment 1 to Embodiment 3. Therefore, the power supply stabilization operation is well Shared (divided) by the two DC power supply sections  12 B,  13 B. Therefore, in a case where the DC power is supplied to the aircraft  40  in which the MEA has been progressed, the power supply operation can be well carried out. In addition, the power absorption operation for absorbing the regenerative power generated from the actuator  15 , the electric device  16 , and the like can be well carried out. Further, the ground power supply equipment  50  can be used as a starting power supply for starting the engine  45  of the aircraft  40 . 
     The ground power supply equipment  50  may be a fixed ground power unit (GPU) disposed at a fixed position in an airport, or an air power supply car including the generator  52  and a relay unit of the utility power supply. Depending on the kind of the aircraft  40 , the first DC power supply section  12 B of the ground power supply equipment  50  may include only the generator  52  or only the relay unit of the utility power supply. 
     The present invention is not limited to the description of the above-described embodiments, and can be changed in various ways within a scope defined in claims. An embodiment obtained by suitably combining technical means disclosed in different embodiments or several modified examples is also included in the technical scope of the present invention. 
     INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY 
     The present invention can be suitably used in the field of stabilization of the electric system which is driven mainly by DC power, for example, the field of the electric system of the aircraft in which the MEA has been progressed. 
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               10 A,  10 B,  10 C,  10 D DC stabilization power supply system 
               12 A,  12 B first DC power supply section 
               13 A,  13 B second DC power supply section 
               14  DC bus 
               15  actuator (electric device) 
               16  electric device 
               17  third DC power supply section 
               20  PWM converter (power conversion section) 
               21  power conversion circuit 
               22  AC voltage detection section 
               23  AC detection section 
               24  DC voltage detection section 
               25  power conversion control section 
               30  boost converter (charging/discharging control section) 
               31  voltage regulation circuit 
               32  DC detection section 
               33  DC voltage control section 
               34  battery state monitoring section power supply monitoring section 
               35  DC voltage control section 
               40  aircraft 
               42  generator (AC power supply) 
               43  battery (DC power supply) 
               44  APU generator (AC power supply) 
               45  engine 
               46  APU (auxiliary power unit) 
               50  ground power supply equipment 
               114  DC link 
               202 ,  205  PI controller 
               204  dead band 
               254  DC voltage command calculation section 
               255 ,  257  current command calculation section 
               256  power conversion circuit control section 
               305  proportional controller 
               307  derivative controller 
               312  PI controller 
               311  upper/lower limiter 
               351  SOC compensation voltage calculation section 
               352 ,  354 ,  355  current command calculation section 
               355  voltage regulation circuit control section