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Title: Heat engine generator control system

Patent ·
OSTI ID:644385

An electrical power generation system includes a heat engine having an output member operatively coupled to the rotor of a dynamoelectric machine. System output power is controlled by varying an electrical parameter of the dynamoelectric machine. A power request signal is related to an engine speed and the electrical parameter is varied in accordance with a speed control loop. Initially, the sense of change in the electrical parameter in response to a change in the power request signal is opposite that required to effectuate a steady state output power consistent with the power request signal. Thereafter, the electrical parameter is varied to converge the output member speed to the speed known to be associated with the desired electrical output power. 8 figs.

Research Organization:
Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-83CH10093
Assignee:
General Motors Corp., Detroit, MI (United States)
Patent Number(s):
US 5,751,069/A/
Application Number:
PAN: 8-674,057
OSTI ID:
644385
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 12 May 1998
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English