The embodiments of the present invention provide a
relay failure detection method, device and
system for a photovoltaic grid-connected
inverter. According to the method, a first
relay is controlled tobe switched on, and a second
relay is controlled to be switched off; the
voltage value of a first
capacitor during a preset time period is obtained, and a first target value is determined according to the
direct current branch value of the
voltage value and the
alternating current branch value of the
voltage value; and when the first target value is smaller than or equal to a preset relay adhesion fault threshold, it is determined that the first relay does not undergo an adhesion fault, and when the first target value is greater than the preset relay adhesion fault threshold, it is determinedthat the first relay undergoes an adhesion fault. According to the technical schemes of the invention, the voltage value of the first
capacitor is detected and is compared with the preset threshold,so that whether the relay undergoes a fault can be determined, that is, only one voltage is required to be collected, and therefore, the cost of detection hardware and the resources of a digital
processing chip can be saved; since the feature of the preset threshold is obvious, a judgment result is reliable, and therefore, the accuracy of detection can be improved.