Power control system and method
First Claim
1. A power control system, comprising:
- (a) a prime mover;
(b) a generator coupled with the prime mover;
(c) a prime mover controller coupled with the prime mover and capable of manipulating an output power of the prime mover; and
(d) a control device coupled with the generator and the prime mover controller;
wherein said control device is configured to ascertain a power level of the generator and to vary the output power of the prime mover, via the prime mover controller, according to said power level.
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Abstract
This invention discloses a power control system comprising a prime mover and a generator driven by the prime mover. The control device further is coupled with the prime mover and the generator wherein the control device ascertains a power level of the generator and varies an output power of the prime mover according to the power level. The control device measures a duty cycle of a generator output power controller to ascertain the generator power level and generates a signal to a prime mover controller so that the generator duty cycle remains within a pre-determined range. The power control system may include a transmission wherein the control device operation maybe conditioned on a state of the transmission. The power control system may include a speed converter coupled with the prime mover wherein the control device converts a speed of the prime mover according to the generator power level. The control device may operate to control an output power of the generator concurrently with controlling the output power of the prime mover.
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64 Claims
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1. A power control system, comprising:
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(a) a prime mover;
(b) a generator coupled with the prime mover;
(c) a prime mover controller coupled with the prime mover and capable of manipulating an output power of the prime mover; and
(d) a control device coupled with the generator and the prime mover controller;
wherein said control device is configured to ascertain a power level of the generator and to vary the output power of the prime mover, via the prime mover controller, according to said power level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A power control system, comprising:
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(a) a prime mover;
(b) a speed converter coupled with the prime mover and capable of converting a speed of the prime mover;
(c) a generator coupled with the speed converter; and
(d) a control device coupled with the generator and the speed converter;
wherein said control device is configured to ascertain a power level of the generator and to convert the speed of the prime mover, via the speed converter, according to said power level. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A control device for a generator comprising a generator output power controller, said generator is driven by a prime mover, said prime mover coupled with a prime mover controller capable of manipulating an output power of the prime mover, said control device comprising:
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a processor, including a programming code operable on the processor, coupled with the generator output power controller and the prime mover controller;
wherein said processor is configured to measure a duty cycle of the generator output power controller, via a first line, and to vary the output power of the prime mover by generating a signal to the prime mover controller, via a second line, according to said duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A control device for a generator comprising a generator output power indicator, said generator is driven by a prime mover, said prime mover coupled with a prime mover controller capable of manipulating an output power of the prime mover, said control device comprising:
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a processor, including a programming code operable on the processor, coupled with the generator output power indicator and the prime mover controller;
wherein said processor is configured to measure a duty cycle of the generator output power indicator, via a first line, and to vary the output power of the prime mover by generating a signal to the prime mover controller, via a second line, according to said duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A control device for a generator comprising a generator output power controller, said generator is driven by a prime mover via a speed converter coupled with the prime mover and capable of converting a speed of the prime mover, said control device comprising:
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a processor, including a programming code operable on the processor, coupled with the generator output power controller and the speed converter;
wherein said processor is configured to measure a duty cycle of the generator output power controller, via a first line, and to convert the speed of the prime mover by generating a signal to the speed converter, via a second line, according to said duty cycle.
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41. A method for controlling a power control system, said power control system comprising a prime mover, a generator coupled with the prime mover, and a prime mover controller coupled with the prime mover and capable of manipulating an output power of the prime mover, said method comprising:
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(a) ascertaining a power level of the generator; and
(b) varying the output power of the prime mover, via the prime mover controller, according to said power level. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A method for controlling a power control system, said power control system comprising a prime mover, a speed converter coupled with the prime mover and capable of converting a speed of the prime mover, and a generator coupled with the speed converter, said method comprising:
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(a) ascertaining a power level of the generator; and
(b) converting the speed of the prime mover, via the speed converter, according to said power level. - View Dependent Claims (55)
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56. A method for controlling a generator comprising a generator output power controller, said generator is driven by a prime mover, said prime mover coupled with a prime mover controller capable of manipulating an output of the prime mover, said method comprising:
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(a) measuring a duty cycle of the generator output power controller, via a first line; and
(b) varying the output power of the prime mover, via the prime mover controller, by generating a signal to the prime mover controller, via a second line, according to said duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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62. A method for controlling a generator comprising a generator output power indicator, said generator is driven by a prime mover, said prime mover coupled with a prime mover controller capable of manipulating an output of the prime mover, said method comprising:
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(a) measuring a duty cycle of the generator output power indicator, via a first line; and
(b) varying the output power of the prime mover, via the prime mover controller, by generating a signal to the prime mover controller, via a second line, according to said duty cycle. - View Dependent Claims (63)
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64. A method for controlling a generator comprising a generator output power controller, said generator is driven by a prime mover via a speed converter coupled with the prime mover and capable of converting a speed of the prime mover, said method comprising:
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(a) measuring a duty cycle of the generator output power controller, via a first line; and
(b) converting the speed of the prime mover, via the speed converter, by generating a signal to the speed converter, via a second line, according to said duty cycle.
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