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US 2015/0311903 A1Published application
Communication Over Generator Bus
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorIsaac S. Frampton
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Abstract
A generator system includes at least one generator, at least one generator controller, and a power bus. The power bus transmits power to a load circuit. Data communications are also transmitted by the power bus. In one example, multiple generator controllers exchange messages over the power bus. In another example, one or more generator controllers exchange messages with a central controller over the power bus. The messages may include a status for the generators, output values for the generators, or commands for the generators.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- detecting, by a first controller at a generator, a power signal on a common bus, wherein the power signal, at least in part, is associated with an additional power source separate from the generator;
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- receiving, at the generator controller, a status signal of the additional power source from a second controller via the common bus.
A method comprising:
- identifying, by a generator controller at a generator, a power signal on a common bus, wherein the power signal, at least in part, is associated with an additional power source;
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- receiving, at the generator controller, a data signal of the additional power source from a controller via the common bus, wherein the data signal is modulated on the power signal.
An apparatus comprising:
- a memory configured to store a set of operating parameters for parallel generators;
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- a generator controller configured to receive a data signal over a common bus identifying a first generator and modify the set of operating parameters based on the data signal,
- wherein the generator controller is configured to provide a power signal to the common bus for a load.
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