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Fault-tolerant power distribution systems for a modular power plant

  • US 9,866,063 B2
  • Filed: 04/05/2016
  • Issued: 01/09/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fault-tolerant power distribution system for locally distributing electrical power generated in a power plant to the power plant, wherein the power plant includes a thermal source that produces thermal energy, the system comprising:

  • a first generator that converts a portion of the thermal energy produced by the thermal source into a first power signal;

    a first feed and a second feed for a first distribution module that corresponds to the first generator;

    a first transmission path that when coupled to the first generator, transmits a first portion of the first power signal to the first feed, wherein the first feed provides the first portion of the first power signal to the first distribution module and the first distribution module distributes electrical energy included in the first portion of the first power signal to the power plant;

    a first switch that selectively couples and decouples the first transmission path to the first generator;

    a second transmission path that when coupled to the first generator, transmits the first portion of the first power signal to the second feed, wherein the second feed provides the first portion of the first power signal to the first distribution module; and

    a second switch that selectively couples and decouples the second transmission path to the first generator.

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