Steady-state and transitory control for transmission between engine and electrical power generator

Electrical power generating arrangement, comprising:

• a) a driveline including an electrical generator for use in supplying electrical power to a load, a continuously variable transmission that has a variable ratio and an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine drives the electrical generator via the continuously variable transmission;
• b) an electronic control for directing the continuously variable transmission to vary its ratio, the electronic control including logic that selects a rate at which the ratio of the continuously variable transmission is to be progressively varied, wherein in use the ratio of the continuously variable transmission can be varied at different rates.

Electrical power generating arrangement, comprising:

• a) a driveline including an electrical generator for use in supplying electrical power to a load, a continuously variable transmission that has a variable ratio and an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine drives the electrical generator via the continuously variable transmission;
• b) an electronic control for directing the continuously variable transmission to vary its ratio at a rate that is dependent on the rate at which the electrical power demand of the load varies.

Electrical power generating arrangement, comprising:

• a) a driveline including an electrical generator for use in supplying electrical power to a load, a continuously variable transmission that has a variable ratio and an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine drives the electrical generator via the continuously variable transmission;
• b) an electronic control for directing the continuously variable transmission to vary its ratio, the electronic control including logic selects a rate at which the ratio of the continuously variable transmission is to be progressively varied among a range of rates.

Electrical power generating arrangement, comprising:

• a) a driveline including an electrical generator for use in supplying electrical power to a load, a continuously variable transmission that has a variable ratio and an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine drives the electrical generator via the continuously variable transmission;
• b) an electronic control for directing the continuously variable transmission to vary its ratio, the electronic control including logic to determine a target ratio that the continuously variable transmission is to acquire, the electronic control sending control signals to the continuously variable transmission to progressively change its ratio from a current ratio to the target ratio at a rate at which the ratio of the continuously variable transmission is to be progressively varied, wherein in use the ratio of the continuously variable transmission can be varied at different rates.