Method, apparatus, signals and media, for selecting operating conditions of a genset
First Claim
1. A method for selecting operating conditions of a genset, the genset comprising an engine coupled to an electrical power generator, the genset having a plurality of operating points each comprising an engine speed value and a generator electrical power output value, and having a plurality of cost values associated with operating the genset at respective operating points, the method comprising:
- selecting a set of operating points from the plurality of operating points such that a sum of cost values associated with operating points in said set is minimized and such that the engine speed values of the operating points in said set increase or decrease monotonically as a function of the generator electrical power output values of the operating points in said set.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for selecting optimal operating conditions of a genset is disclosed. The genset includes an engine coupled to an electrical power generator, the genset having a plurality of operating points each including an engine speed value and a generator electrical power output value, and having a plurality of cost values associated with operating the genset at respective operating points. The method involves selecting a set of operating points from the plurality of operating points such that a sum of cost values associated with operating points in the set is minimized and such that the engine speed and generator electrical power output values of the operating points in the set increase or decrease monotonically.
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58 Claims
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1. A method for selecting operating conditions of a genset, the genset comprising an engine coupled to an electrical power generator, the genset having a plurality of operating points each comprising an engine speed value and a generator electrical power output value, and having a plurality of cost values associated with operating the genset at respective operating points, the method comprising:
selecting a set of operating points from the plurality of operating points such that a sum of cost values associated with operating points in said set is minimized and such that the engine speed values of the operating points in said set increase or decrease monotonically as a function of the generator electrical power output values of the operating points in said set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for selecting operating conditions of a genset, the genset comprising an engine coupled to an electrical power generator, the genset having a plurality of operating points each comprising an engine speed value and a generator electrical power output value, and having a plurality of cost values associated with operating the genset at respective operating points, the apparatus comprising:
means for selecting a set of operating points from the plurality of operating points such that a sum of cost values associated with operating points in said set is minimized and such that the engine speed values of the operating points in said set increase or decrease monotonically as a function of the generator electrical power output values of the operating points in said set. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus for selecting operating conditions of a genset, the genset comprising an engine coupled to an electrical power generator, the genset having a plurality of operating points each comprising an engine speed value and a generator electrical power output value, and having a plurality of cost values associated with operating the genset at respective operating points, the apparatus comprising:
a processor circuit operable to select a set of operating points from the plurality of operating points such that a sum of cost values associated with operating points in said set is minimized and such that the engine speed values of the operating points in said set increase or decrease monotonically as a function of the generator electrical power output values of the operating points in said set. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A computer readable medium encoded with codes for directing a processor circuit to perform a method for selecting optimal operating conditions of a genset, the genset comprising an engine coupled to an electrical power generator, the genset having a plurality of operating points each comprising an engine speed value and a generator electrical power output value, and having a plurality of cost values associated with operating the genset at respective operating points, the method comprising:
selecting a set of operating points from the plurality of operating points such that a sum of cost values associated with operating points in said set is minimized and such that the engine speed values of the operating points in said set increase or decrease monotonically as a function of the generator electrical power output values of the operating points in said set.
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58. A data structure encoded on a computer readable medium for facilitating transfer of a set of operating points used in operating a genset, the genset comprising an engine coupled to an electrical power generator, the genset having a plurality of operating points each comprising an engine speed value and a generator electrical power output value, and having a plurality of cost values associated with operating the genset at respective operating points, the data structure comprising:
a set of operating points, each operating point comprising an engine speed data element and a linked power output data element, said engine speed data elements having monotonically increasing or decreasing values as a function of power output data elements in said set, said data elements in said set having values that minimize a sum of the cost values associated with operating the genset at respective operating points, said data structure being operable to provide an engine speed for operation of the genset at a selected power output.
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