DC plant controller and method for selecting among multiple power sources and DC plant employing the same
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1. A DC plant controller, comprising:
- a source identifier configured to identify power sources couplable to a common DC bus;
a history database configured to store history data regarding the past operation of a DC plant controlled by said DC plant controller;
a source prioritizer coupled to said source identifier and said history database and configured to prioritize said power sources based on at least one criterion and said history data; and
an output characteristic assigner coupled to said source prioritizer and configured to assign output characteristics to said power sources that differ from one another as a function of said priority, and to place ones of said power sources on standby based on a calculated battery holdup time.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a DC plant controller, methods of selecting among multiple power sources and DC plants incorporating the DC plant controller or the method. In one embodiment, the DC plant controller includes: (1) a source identifier configured to identify power sources couplable to a common DC bus, (2) a source prioritizer coupled to the source identifier and configured to prioritize the power sources based on at least one criterion and (3) an output characteristic assigner coupled to the source prioritizer and configured to assign output characteristics to the power sources that differ from one another as a function of the priority.
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1. A DC plant controller, comprising:
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a source identifier configured to identify power sources couplable to a common DC bus; a history database configured to store history data regarding the past operation of a DC plant controlled by said DC plant controller; a source prioritizer coupled to said source identifier and said history database and configured to prioritize said power sources based on at least one criterion and said history data; and an output characteristic assigner coupled to said source prioritizer and configured to assign output characteristics to said power sources that differ from one another as a function of said priority, and to place ones of said power sources on standby based on a calculated battery holdup time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of selecting among multiple power sources couplable to a common DC bus, comprising:
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identifying said power sources; storing history data regarding past operation of said power sources; prioritizing said power sources based on at least one criterion and said history data; assigning output characteristics to said power sources that differ from one another as a function of said priority, and placing ones of said power sources on standby based on a calculated battery holdup time. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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