Redundant Generator Control
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorIsaac S. Frampton
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Abstract
A generator system may include redundant control. The generator system may include any combination of redundant controllers, redundant communication paths, or other redundant control. A generator system may include an electrical bus, a first generator controller, and the second generator controller. The first generator controller may control a first generator breaker for connecting a first generator to the electrical bus and configured to control an external breaker for selectively connecting the electrical bus to an external source. The second generator controller may control a second generator breaker for connecting a second generator to the common bus and configured to control the external breaker for selectively connecting the electrical bus to the external source.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a first generator controller configured to control a breaker for connecting a first generator to a common bus and control an external breaker for selectively connecting the common bus to an external source;
- and
- a communication interface configured to connect the first generator controller with a second generator controller configured to send a command for the external breaker for selectively connecting the common bus to the external source.
A system comprising:
- an electrical bus;
- a first generator controller configured to control a first generator breaker for connecting a first generator to the electrical bus and configured to control an external breaker for selectively connecting the electrical bus to an external source;
- and
- a second generator controller configured to control a second generator breaker for connecting a second generator to the common bus and configured to control the external breaker for selectively connecting the electrical bus to the external source.
A method comprising:
- detecting a breaker status for a breaker connecting a distribution bus to an external source, wherein the distribution bus electrically couples a first generator and a second generator to the external source;
- receiving, at first generator controller, data from a second generator controller related to operation of the second generator;
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- generating a command for controlling the breaker for the external source in response to the breaker status or the data related to operation of the second generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.