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US 10,855,215 B2Granted
Power generation system technical field
AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsMatthias Baechle, Rudolf Wieser, Peter Al-Hokayem, Eduardo Rohr
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AssigneeABB Schweiz AG
InventorsMatthias Baechle, Rudolf Wieser, Peter Al-Hokayem, Eduardo Rohr
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The application relates to a power generation system, including a synchronous generator for converting mechanical power into electrical power at an output side configured for connecting an AC power grid, a first rectifier and a second rectifier each having an AC side connected to the output side of the generator and a DC side, an exciter configured for exciting the, and a selector device having an input side and an output side, the input side connected to the DC side of the first rectifier and to the DC side of the second rectifier and the output side connected to the exciter, the selector device is configured for switching the DC sides in series or in parallel or for transmitting DC power from the first rectifier and the second rectifier corresponding to an arbitrary split ratio to the output side.
A power generation system, comprising a synchronous generator for converting mechanical power into electrical power provided at an output side configured for connecting to an AC power grid,
A method of extending operating duration of a power generation system, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.