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Title: Method and system for managing an electrical output of a turbogenerator

Patent ·
OSTI ID:988057

The system and method manages an electrical output of a turbogenerator in accordance with multiple modes. In a first mode, a direct current (DC) bus receives power from a turbogenerator output via a rectifier where turbogenerator revolutions per unit time (e.g., revolutions per minute (RPM)) or an electrical output level of a turbogenerator output meet or exceed a minimum threshold. In a second mode, if the turbogenerator revolutions per unit time or electrical output level of a turbogenerator output are less than the minimum threshold, the electric drive motor or a generator mechanically powered by the engine provides electrical energy to the direct current bus.

Research Organization:
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
FC26-05NT42422
Assignee:
Deere & Company (Moline, IL)
Patent Number(s):
7,541,687
Application Number:
11/521,242; TRN: US201018%%112
OSTI ID:
988057
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English