Apparatus for providing high quality power
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing high quality power to a load by using overlap transfer comprising:
- an enclosure for outdoor use;
a flywheel within the enclosure for storing and discharging energy as a DC voltage; and
a switch operatively connected to the flywheel and fed from a utility source and a generator source, wherein the switch operates in three modes, a normal mode in which the utility source provides power to the load, an interim mode in which the flywheel supplies power to the load and a backup mode in which the generator source provides power to the load, wherein upon a drop in power output below a set point, the switch sends a startup signal to the generator source and enters the interim mode where the flywheel discharges energy stored therein to supply the DC voltage to the load until the generator source can supply power to the load, upon the generator source being able to supply power, the switch enters the backup mode and the generator source feeds power to the flywheel for recharging the flywheel.
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Abstract
The system disclosed herein is primarily utilized in the 23-48 volt DC telco, data center and industrial production industry. It will effectively replace today'"'"'s requirement of purchasing, installing, maintaining and replacing chemical storage batteries. The solution will be capable of deployment partially and in full, inside the building, outside of the building in environmentally enclosed containers or in a mobile version. Additionally, the distribution voltage application will allow for reduction in the size of the power distribution wiring as well as creating an environment that requires less cooling of the critical equipment. This effectively leads to less infrastructure space and equipment, i.e. UPS, air conditioning units, static switch units, generators and chillers, for the same amount of processing, and significantly increases overall system reliability. The system regulates AC power and produces DC power that is considered uninterruptible and that is high quality in nature.
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19 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing high quality power to a load by using overlap transfer comprising:
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an enclosure for outdoor use;
a flywheel within the enclosure for storing and discharging energy as a DC voltage; and
a switch operatively connected to the flywheel and fed from a utility source and a generator source, wherein the switch operates in three modes, a normal mode in which the utility source provides power to the load, an interim mode in which the flywheel supplies power to the load and a backup mode in which the generator source provides power to the load, wherein upon a drop in power output below a set point, the switch sends a startup signal to the generator source and enters the interim mode where the flywheel discharges energy stored therein to supply the DC voltage to the load until the generator source can supply power to the load, upon the generator source being able to supply power, the switch enters the backup mode and the generator source feeds power to the flywheel for recharging the flywheel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for receiving utility AC power as an input and reliably providing DC power for solid state technology, the system comprising:
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a) at least two power modules for providing reliable power, each power module including;
a selectively activated backup power source;
first means for receiving a utility power source and determining when the utility power source and the backup power source are sufficient;
a flywheel system for providing interim power when the utility power source is not sufficient; and
a switching mechanism for transitioning to using the flywheel system when the utility power source is determined not sufficient, activating the backup power source, and transitioning to using the backup power source after the backup power source is determined sufficient; and
b) a power conversion module including;
an enclosure; and
a plurality of chassis mounted within the enclosure, each chassis having a first I/O board for receiving an alternate power source and an AC output of one of the power modules, a diode bridge on the first I/O board for outputting a consistent voltage as long as at least one of the alternate power source and the power module is sufficient, and a converter for receiving an output of the diode bridge and outputting a desired DC voltage to a load within the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A system for efficiently delivering power to a plurality of solid state technology devices, the system comprising:
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at least one rectifier for receiving AC voltage and converting the AC voltage to a high DC voltage;
cables operatively connected to the at least one rectifier for routing the high DC voltage to a load; and
at least one converter operatively connected between the cables and load for scaling the high DC voltage to a voltage as required to power the load. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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