Electrical submersible pumping system with a ride through power supply having a safety interlock

A ride through system for use with an electrical submersible pump (“ESP”) assembly, the ride through system comprising:

• a bank of power modules, each power module having an electrical potential connector lines that each have opposing ends connected between sequential power modules;
• switches in each of the connectors lines that are changeable between an open position and a closed position, when the switches are in the closed position the power modules are arranged in series so that a maximum electrical potential transmissible from the bank of power modules is substantially equal to a sum of the electrical potentials of each of the power modules, and when in the open position the maximum electrical potential transmissible from the bank of power modules is equal to an electrical potential of a one of the power modules;
• and
• a controller configured to cause the switches to move between the open and closed positions and to provide electrical communication from the bank of power modules to the ESP.