Generator system architecture
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorsIsaac S. Frampton, Steve Jungers, Douglas W. Dorn, Allen Frederick
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Abstract
A generator system for operation of at least one generator and at least one breaker includes an interface, a database, and a generator controller. The interface is configured to receive an architecture for the generator system. The database includes at least one generator parameter and at least one breaker parameter. The generator controller is configured to determine generator layouts from the architecture for the generator system. The generator controller determines a generator system command based on a comparison of the generator layouts, the at least one generator parameter, and the at least one breaker parameter.
Claims20
An apparatus for management of a generator system, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory storing a table describing a plurality of generator architecture layouts including interrelated connections for elements of the generator system;
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- a generator system controller configured to calculate a power sum for each of the plurality of generator architecture layouts based on power usage of the elements of the generator system and identify selected generator architecture layouts the plurality of generator architecture layouts based on a comparison of respective power sums of the plurality of generator architecture layouts to a required lower power,
- the generator system controller further configured to determine a plurality of requirements for each of the selected generator architecture layouts and identify a preferred generate architecture layout based on a user priority setting that ranks the plurality of requirements.
A method for generator management of a generator system, the method comprising:
- accessing a table describing a plurality of generator architecture layouts describing interrelated connections for elements of the generator system;
- calculating a power sum for each of the plurality of generator architecture layouts based on power usage of the elements of the generator system;
- identifying selected generator architecture layouts the plurality of generator architecture layouts based on a comparison of respective power sums of the plurality of generator architecture layouts to a required lower power;
- determining a plurality of requirements for each of the selected generator architecture layouts;
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- identifying a preferred generate architecture layout based on a user priority setting that ranks the plurality of requirements.
An apparatus for management of a generator system, the apparatus comprising:
- an interface configured to receive a priority setting that includes a predetermined order for a plurality of requirements of the generator system;
- a memory storing a table describing a plurality of generator architecture layouts describing interrelated connections for elements of the generator system;
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- a generator system controller configured to calculate a power sum for each of the plurality of generator architecture layouts based on power usage of the elements of the generator system and identify selected generator architecture layouts the plurality of generator architecture layouts based on a comparison of respective power sums of the plurality of generator architecture layouts to a required lower power,
- the generator system controller further configured to determine a plurality of requirements for each of the selected generator architecture layouts and identify a preferred generate architecture layout based on a user priority setting that ranks the plurality of requirements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.