Maintenance optimization control system for load sharing between engines

A method for sharing a load having a steady component and a transient component between a first engine and a second engine, the method comprising:

• measuring, by at least one sensor, a first criteria associated with the first engine and a second criteria associated with the second engine, wherein the at least one sensor includes a load sensor for measuring a load demand of the first and second engines;
• determining, by a controller, a first load factor based on the measured first criteria and a second load factor based on the measured second criteria, wherein the first load factor indicates a first ratio of a first load on the first engine to the power rating of the first engine and the second load factor indicates a second ratio of a second load on the first engine to the power rating of the first engine;
• selecting, by the controller, an engine from the first engine and the second engine based at least on an associated first criteria of the first engine and an associated second criteria of the second engine, wherein the engine having a lesser load factor is selected;
• distributing, by the controller, the transient component of the load only to the selected engine and distribute the steady component of the load only to the nonselected engine.

A power generation system comprising:

• a first engine coupled to a first genset, wherein the first engine has an associated first criteria which includes at least a first load factor indicating a first ratio of a first load on the first engine to the power rating of the first engine;
• a second engine coupled to a second genset, wherein the second engine has an associated second criteria which includes at least a second load factor indicating a second ratio of a second load on the second engine to the power rating of the second engine;
• at least one sensor for measuring the first and second criteria, wherein the at least one sensor includes a load sensor for measuring a load demand and a response time sensor for measuring the response time of the first and second engines;
• a load having a steady component and a transient component, the steady component including loads related to non-variable processes and the transient component including loads related to variable processes;
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• a controller communicably coupled to the first genset, the first engine, the second genset, the second engine, the at least one sensor, and the load, wherein the controller is configured to:
• determine the first and second load factors based on the corresponding measured load demand;
• select an engine from the first engine and the second engine based at least on the first criteria and the second criteria, wherein at least the engine having a lesser load factor is selected;
• distribute the transient component of the load only to the selected engine and distribute the steady component of the load only to the nonselected engine.