公开(公告)号：US20230022372A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17870604

申请日：2022-07-21

Applicant: Modern Electron, Inc.

Inventor： Vikas Patnaik ,  Ethan N. DiNinno ,  Patrick D. Noble

IPC: H02J3/38 ,  H02J3/00

Abstract: Combined heat and power systems and associated methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the combined heat and power (CHP) system includes a heating appliance, a power cell thermally coupled to the heating appliance and configured to receive a portion of the heat generated by the heating appliance, and power electronics operatively coupled to the heating appliance and the power cell. The power cell can generate a power output from the heat generated by the heating appliance. The power electronics can include a controller configured to detect a loss in external power, and in response enter a blackout operation mode in which the heating appliance is electrically coupled to an energy storage device and/or electrically isolated from an external grid.