METHOD FOR CONTROLLED AND SAFE POWERING DOWN OF AUTONOMOUS POWER UNIT SYSTEMS USING A SUB-HERTZ PULSE-GATING TECHNIQUE
First Claim
1. Apparatus for remotely controllably deactivating or partly deactivating a system, the system comprising an Autonomous Power Unit having an associated power source actuating system and a power output, the apparatus comprising:
- a regulator associated with the first system and comprising a deactivator actuatingly linked to the power source actuating system and having a base and secondary configurations wherein the base configuration allows the rated power output by the power source and the secondary configurations allows a progressively reduced rate of power output by the power source and wherein the secondary rates are less than the base rate; and
a controller remote from the regulator, for transmitting a control signal to the regulator;
the deactivator being actuable in response to the control signal to activate one of either the base or the secondary configurations to control thereby regulating the power source.
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Abstract
A method for powering down a autonomous power unit includes a spark ignition engine power source having an associated power source actuating system and a power output, comprises a regulator associated with the power source. The regulator comprises a deactivator actuatingly linked to the power source actuating system and having a base and secondary configurations wherein the base configuration allows the rated power output by the power source and the secondary configurations allow a progressively reduced secondary rate of power output by the power source and wherein the secondary rates are less than the base rate. The apparatus further comprises a controller remote from the regulator, for transmitting a control signal to the regulator. The deactivator is actuable in response to the control signal to activate either the base rate configuration or one of the secondary configurations to control thereby regulating the power source.
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1. Apparatus for remotely controllably deactivating or partly deactivating a system, the system comprising an Autonomous Power Unit having an associated power source actuating system and a power output, the apparatus comprising:
- a regulator associated with the first system and comprising a deactivator actuatingly linked to the power source actuating system and having a base and secondary configurations wherein the base configuration allows the rated power output by the power source and the secondary configurations allows a progressively reduced rate of power output by the power source and wherein the secondary rates are less than the base rate; and
a controller remote from the regulator, for transmitting a control signal to the regulator;
the deactivator being actuable in response to the control signal to activate one of either the base or the secondary configurations to control thereby regulating the power source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
- a regulator associated with the first system and comprising a deactivator actuatingly linked to the power source actuating system and having a base and secondary configurations wherein the base configuration allows the rated power output by the power source and the secondary configurations allows a progressively reduced rate of power output by the power source and wherein the secondary rates are less than the base rate; and
- 7. A method for remotely regulating power from a power source to a system, the method comprising an Autonomous Power Unit, the Autonomous Power Unit having a power output, the method comprising regulating power to the system in such a way that the power is provided either in a primary base configuration which allows the rated power output from the power source or in at least one secondary configuration which allows a secondary rate of the power by the power source, the at least one secondary rate being less than the base rate and remotely transmitting a control signal from a controller to control the regulation of the power in either the base or the secondary configurations.
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12. Apparatus substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to any of the FIGS.
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13. A method substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to any of the FIGS.
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