Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and method for optimization of engines on a common variable frequency bus
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Application No.: US16672235Application Date: 2019-11-01
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Publication No.: US11146073B2Publication Date: 2021-10-12
- Inventor: Mike Snopko , Perry Converse , David Miller , Alexander Smith
- Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria
- Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria
- Agency: von Briesen & Roper, s.c.
- Main IPC: H02J1/10
- IPC: H02J1/10 ; H02J3/38 ; H02J3/40 ; H02J3/46 ; B63B79/40 ; B63H21/14 ; F02D25/02 ; F02D41/26 ; B63H1/02

Abstract:
A system and method for synchronizing a frequency of plurality of variable frequency generators with a variable frequency load over a variable frequency bus independent of a frequency conversion stage. A synchronization controller is configured to determine an optimal bus frequency of the variable frequency bus based on at least one power demand requirement of the variable frequency load operatively connected to the variable frequency bus. With the optimal frequency, an available power range supplied by the plurality of variable frequency gensets at the optimal bus frequency can be determined. The synchronization controller then asymmetrically loads the variable frequency load to the plurality variable frequency gensets at the optimal bus frequency based on the operating range of each variable frequency genset and recursively updates the optimal bus frequency based on operational statistics of the asymmetrically loaded variable frequency gensets.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210135458A1 System And Method For Optimization Of Engines On A Common Variable Frequency Bus Public/Granted day:2021-05-06
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