Engine generator sets and methods of assembling same
First Claim
1. An engine generator set output conversion system comprising:
- an output selector configured to modify an output of the engine generator set from a first output voltage and a first frequency to a second output voltage and a second frequency wherein the first output voltage is different than the second output voltage and the first frequency is different than the second output frequency, said output selector configured to modify a generator control system of the engine generator set from operation at the first output voltage and first frequency to operation at the second output voltage and second frequency, said output selector is further configured to modify a fuel control and sequencer system of the engine generator set from operation at the first output voltage and the first frequency to operation at the second output voltage and the second frequency; and
a relay communicatively coupled to said output selector, said relay configured to select a first transformer tap corresponding to the first output voltage and select a second transformer tap corresponding to the second output voltage.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for an engine generator set that includes an electrical generator configured to provide electrical energy to a first load rated at a first voltage and a first frequency, and to provide electrical energy to a second load rated at a second voltage and a second frequency, a prime mover coupled to the generator through a shaft, and configured to rotate the shaft at a first rotational speed at the first frequency and to rotate the shaft at a second rotational at the second frequency, and an engine generator set control system that includes a generator control system configured to control an output of the electrical generator, an engine control system configured to control a rotational speed of the shaft, and an output selector configured to modify the output of the engine generator set from the first voltage and the first frequency to at least one of the second voltage and the second frequency.
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16 Claims
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1. An engine generator set output conversion system comprising:
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an output selector configured to modify an output of the engine generator set from a first output voltage and a first frequency to a second output voltage and a second frequency wherein the first output voltage is different than the second output voltage and the first frequency is different than the second output frequency, said output selector configured to modify a generator control system of the engine generator set from operation at the first output voltage and first frequency to operation at the second output voltage and second frequency, said output selector is further configured to modify a fuel control and sequencer system of the engine generator set from operation at the first output voltage and the first frequency to operation at the second output voltage and the second frequency; and a relay communicatively coupled to said output selector, said relay configured to select a first transformer tap corresponding to the first output voltage and select a second transformer tap corresponding to the second output voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of assembling an engine generator output conversion system, said method comprising:
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coupling a generator, control system communicatively to an electrical generator to control an output of the electrical generator; coupling an engine control system communicatively to a prime mover to control an operational speed of the prime mover; communicatively coupling an output selector to the generator control system and the engine control system, wherein the output selector is configured to modify the output of the engine generator from a first voltage and a first frequency to at least one of a second voltage and a second frequency; and communicatively coupling a fuel control and sequence system to the output selector, wherein the output selector is further configured to modify the fuel control and sequencer system from operation at the first voltage and the first frequency to operation at the second voltage and the second frequency. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for converting at least one of a voltage and a frequency output by a generator, said system comprising:
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an adjustment mechanism coupled to a generator control system, said adjustment mechanism configured to convert a first voltage and a first frequency produced by said generator to at least one of a second voltage and a second frequency, said adjustment mechanism further coupled to a fuel control and sequencer system and is further configured to modify said fuel control and sequencer system from operation at the first voltage and the first frequency to operation at the second voltage and the second frequency; a transformer coupled to said generator and said adjustment mechanism, said transformer tapped to provide at least one of a first sensing voltage and a second sensing voltage based on an operating voltage of the generator; and a relay coupled to said adjustment mechanism and said transformer, said relay configured to select at least one of a first transformer tap and a second transformer tap. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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