System, method and apparatus for a redundant prime mover system
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Abstract
The present invention provides a control system for a redundant prime mover system to drive a machine having an engine coupled to the machine, and a motor/generator coupled to the machine and an electrical network connection. The controller operates the engine and the motor/generator in three or four operating modes. The first operating mode drives the machine with the engine. The second operating mode drives the machine with the motor/generator. The third operating mode drives the machine and the motor/generator with the engine such that the motor/generator generates electricity for delivery to the electrical network connection. Alternatively, the third operating mode drives the machine with both the engine and the motor/generator. This alternate operating mode can also be included as a fourth operating mode.
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170 Claims
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1-133. -133. (canceled)
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134. An apparatus for a redundant prime mover system comprising:
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a motor/generator suitable for connecting to an external electrical network;
an engine mounted adjacent to and substantially parallel to the motor/generator;
a coupling device connected to a the motor/generator with a first coupling and to the engine with a second coupling; and
a third coupling connected to the coupling device and suitable for connecting to a machine, such that the machine can be operated in at least three operating modes including a first operating mode wherein the engine and the machine are running, a second operating mode wherein the motor/generator and the machine are running, and a third operating mode wherein the engine, the motor/generator and the machine are running. - View Dependent Claims (135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146)
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147. A system for a redundant prime mover system comprising:
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a motor/generator connected to an external electrical network;
an engine mounted adjacent to substantially parallel to the motor/generator;
a compressor connected to a pipeline; and
a coupling device connected to a the motor/generator with a first coupling, to the engine with a second coupling, and to the compressor with a third coupling, such that the compressor can be operated in at least three operating modes including a first operating mode wherein the engine and the machine are running, a second operating mode wherein the motor/generator and the machine are running, and a third operating mode wherein the engine, the motor/generator and the machine are running. - View Dependent Claims (148, 149)
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150. A method for controlling a redundant prime mover system comprising an engine, a motor/generator and a machine, the motor/generator connected to an external electrical network and coupled to a coupling device with a first coupling, the engine coupled to the coupling device with a second coupling and the machine coupled to the coupling device with a third coupling, the method comprising:
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selecting a first operating mode, a second operating mode or a third operating mode based on one or more parameters;
driving the machine with the engine whenever the first operating mode is selected;
driving the machine with the motor/generator whenever the second operating mode is selected; and
driving the machine with the motor/generator and the engine or driving the machine and the motor/generator with the engine whenever the third operating mode is selected. - View Dependent Claims (151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161)
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162. An apparatus for controlling a redundant prime mover system comprising an engine, a motor/generator and a machine, the motor/generator connected to an external electrical network connection and coupled to a coupling device with a first coupling, the engine coupled to the coupling device with a second coupling and the machine coupled to the coupling device with a third coupling, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a memory communicably coupled to the processor;
an engine control interface communicably coupled to the processor;
a motor/generator control interface communicably coupled to the processor; and
wherein the processor selects a first operating mode, a second operating mode or a third operating mode based on one or more parameters, the processor controls the engine via the engine control interface to drive the machine whenever the first operating mode is selected, the processor controls the motor/generator via the motor/generator control interface to drive the machine whenever the second operating mode is selected, and the processor controls the engine via the engine control interface and the motor/generator via the motor/generator control interface to drive the machine and the motor/generator with the engine or drive the machine with the engine and the motor/generator. - View Dependent Claims (163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170)
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