Systems and method for enabling quick cold starting

A genset, comprising:

• an engine;
• a generator including a circuit breaker electrically coupleable to a utility grid or load;
• a lubricant system;
• a lubricant heating system;
• a speed control system;
• a high temperature coolant system;
• a fuel system;
• an ignition system;
• a turbocharger system;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• generate a lubricant control signal instructing the lubricant system to provide a lubricant to the genset at predetermined time intervals before a genset startup;
• generate a lubricant heating signal instructing the lubricant heating system to heat the lubricant to a predetermined lubricant temperature before the genset startup;
• generate a high temperature coolant system control signal instructing the high temperature coolant system to heat a high temperature coolant of the genset to greater than a predetermined high temperature coolant temperature before the genset startup;
• generate a speed control signal instructing the speed control system to ramp the speed of the genset to a target speed continuously without pausing at a speed lower than the target speed;
• generate a synchronizing signal instructing the generator to synchronize genset electrical parameters of the genset to utility grid or load electrical parameters of the utility grid or load while the genset is operating at the target speed;
• generate a circuit breaker control signal instructing the circuit breaker to close to electrically couple the generator to the load, the synchronizing and the electrically coupling performed within a predetermined synchronization time;
• generate a fuel system control signal instructing the fuel system to adjust a fueling rate based on a power being produced by the load;
• and
• generate an ignition system control signal instructing the ignition system to adjust spark timing based on the power being produced by the genset.

A control device for reducing a cold start time of a genset, the genset comprising an engine, a generator including a circuit breaker electrically coupleable to a utility grid or load, a lubricant system, a lubricant heating system, a speed control system, a high temperature coolant system, a fuel system, an ignition system, and a turbocharger system, the control device comprising:

• a controller comprising circuitry configured to:
• generate a lubricant control signal instructing the lubricant system to provide a lubricant to the genset at predetermined time intervals before a genset startup;
• generate a lubricant heating signal instructing the lubricant heating system to heat the lubricant to a predetermined lubricant temperature before a genset startup;
• generate a high temperature coolant system control signal instructing the high temperature coolant system to heat a high temperature coolant of the genset to greater than a predetermined high temperature coolant temperature before a genset startup;
• generate a speed control signal instructing the speed control system to ramp the speed of the genset continuously to a target speed;
• generate a synchronizing signal instructing the generator to synchronize genset electrical parameters of the genset to load electrical parameters of the load while the genset is operating at the target speed;
• generate a circuit breaker control signal instructing the circuit breaker to close to electrically couple the generator to the load, the synchronizing and the electrically coupling performed within a predetermined synchronization time;
• generate a fuel system control signal instructing the fuel system to adjust a fueling rate based on a power being produced by the genset;
• and
• generate an ignition system control signal instructing the ignition system to adjust spark timing based on the power being produced by the genset.