Generator controlling system

• US 7,161,329 B2
• Filed: 04/20/2005
• Issued: 01/09/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ROM Acquisition Corporation (Safe Fleet Holdings LLC)
• Original Assignee: John E. Mcloughlin, Neocles G. Athanasiades, Toh K. Meng
• Inventors: Athanasiades, Neocles G., Meng, Toh K., McLoughlin, John E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ponomarenko; Nicholas
• Application Number:
  US11/109,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20060238170A1
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: 290/1.A, 290/2, 322/7, 322/8, 322/37, 322/45, 322/99, 307/29, 307/38, 307/39, 307/40
• US Class Current: 322/45
• CPC Class Codes: H02H 7/06 for dynamo-electric generators; for synchronous capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 1/14 Balancing the load in a network
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/1438 in combination with power supplies for loads other than batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02P 29/032 Preventing damage to the motor, e.g. setting individual current limits for different drive conditions

Abstract

The operation of a generator and the loads placed on the generator are controlled in response to measuring the loads and generator operating parameters and controllably altering the operating conditions in response to comparison of the measurements to respective set points.

Claims

1. In a generator controlling system having apparatus for measuring a plurality of operating parameters of the generator and delivering operating parameter signals responsive to said measurements to a controller and a plurality of load apparatus adapted to operate on electrical power received from the generator, the improvement comprising:

a power distribution unit connected to and controllably delivers power from the generator to the plurality of load apparatus, said power distribution unit having apparatus for continuously measuring the electrical power delivered to each load apparatus and delivering a load signal responsive to each respective measurement; and

a controller connected to the generator and to the power distribution unit;

said controller being adapted to receive generator operating parameter signals and load signals, comparing the signals to respective set points and delivering respective controlling signals to the power distribution unit in response to said comparison.

2. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 1, including a first remote controller connected to the controller and being adapted t manually actuate and terminate power from the generator to respective load apparatus via said power distribution unit.

3. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 2, including a second remote controller remotely positioned from said first remote controller, said second manual operating system being adapted to manually actuate and terminate power from the generator to respective selected load apparatus via said power distribution unit.

4. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the controller includes priority selecting apparatus adapted to receive the respective load signals from the power distribution unit, comparing the load signals to respective set points, deliver a respective priority signal in response to an undesirable load signal relative to its respective set point, comparing each priority signal to a preselected priority list and controllably delivering a load apparatus power termination signal to the power distribution unit in a preselected order responsive to the priority list comparison.

5. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 4, wherein the priority list contains a termination block on at least one load apparatus.

6. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 4, wherein the priority list contains a termination block on a plurality of load apparatus.

7. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 4, wherein the priority selecting apparatus is adapted to receive the operating parameter signals from the generator, compare each of the operating parameter signals to a respective set point, deliver a respective priority signal in response to an undesirable operating parameter signal comparison to its respective set point, comparing each priority signal to a preselected priority list and controllably deliver a load apparatus power termination signal to the power distribution unit in a preselected order responsive to the priority list comparison.

8. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 7, wherein the priority list contains a termination block on at least one load apparatus.

9. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 7, wherein the priority list contains a termination block on a plurality of load apparatus.

10. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 7, wherein the priority selecting apparatus receives a initial start up signal from the generator, blocks all power delivered by the generator until the comparison of each of the operating parameter signals to their respective set point is within desirable limits and controllably delivers power to the plurality load apparatus in a preselected order.

11. A generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 10, wherein the power is delivered consecutively to the plurality load apparatus at preselected timed intervals.

12. In a generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the controller is adapted to signal the generator and terminate mechanical driving of the generator.

13. In a generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 12, wherein the controller is adapted to signal the generator and actuate mechanical driving of the generator.

14. In a generator controlling system, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the controller is adapted to signal the generator and actuate mechanical driving of the generator.