Method and apparatus for operating a power distribution system
AssigneeGE Aviation Systems LLC
InventorDavid Alan Elliott
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for operating a power distribution system includes a power converter adapted to receive a power supply and convert the power supply to a power output, a set of solid state switching elements connected with the power output, a set of sensors adapted to sense a power demand at the set of solid state switching elements, and a controller module communicatively connected with the set of sensors and the set of solid state switching elements.
Claims20
A method of operating a power distribution system defining a power demand threshold, comprising:
- receiving, in a controller module, a set of power demands from a respective set of solid state switching elements, the set of power demands representative of a quantity of energy expected to be delivered by the respective solid state switching element;
- comparing, in the controller module, the set of power demands with the power demand threshold of the power distribution system;
- determining a set of energy budgets for the set of solid state switching elements based on the comparison;
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- providing the set of energy budgets to the set of solid state switching elements, wherein the set of solid state switching elements are operable to limit the maximum quantity of energy delivered in accordance with the respective energy budget.
A power distribution system, comprising:
- a power converter adapted to receive a power supply and convert the power supply to a power output;
- a set of solid state switching elements connected with the power output and adapted to generate a set of power demands representative of a quantity of energy expected to be delivered by the respective solid state switching element;
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- a controller module communicatively connected with the set of solid state switching elements;
- wherein the controller module is adapted to receive the set of power demands, compare the set of power demands with a power demand threshold of the power converter, determine a set of energy budgets for the set of solid state switching elements based on the comparison, and provide the set of energy budgets to the set of solid state switching elements, wherein the set of solid state switching elements are operable to limit the maximum quantity of energy delivered in accordance with the respective energy budget.
A method of operating a power distribution system defining a power demand threshold, comprising:
- supplying, from a set of solid state power controllers, a set of power demands representative of a quantity of energy expected to be delivered by the respective solid state power controllers;
- comparing, in a controller module receiving the supplied set of power demands, the set of power demands with the power demand threshold of the power distribution system;
- upon satisfying the comparison, determining, in the controller module, a set of energy budgets for the set of solid state power controllers based on the comparison wherein at least a subset of the energy budgets are less than the a respective subset of power demands;
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- providing the set of energy budgets to the set of solid state power controllers, wherein the set of solid state power controllers are operable to limit the maximum quantity of energy delivered in accordance with the respective energy budget.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.