Multimode power processor
Abstract
In one embodiment, a power processor which operates in three modes: an inverter mode wherein power is delivered from a battery to an AC power grid or load; a battery charger mode wherein the battery is charged by a generator; and a parallel mode wherein the generator supplies power to the AC power grid or load in parallel with the battery. In the parallel mode, the system adapts to arbitrary non-linear loads. The power processor may operate on a per-phase basis wherein the load may be synthetically transferred from one phase to another by way of a bumpless transfer which causes no interruption of power to the load when transferring energy sources. Voltage transients and frequency transients delivered to the load when switching between the generator and battery sources are minimized, thereby providing an uninterruptible power supply. The power processor may be used as part of a hybrid electrical power source system which may contain, in one embodiment, a photovoltaic array, diesel engine, and battery power sources.
- Inventors:
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- Pottersville, NJ
- St. Louis, MO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Abacus Controls, Inc., Somerville, NJ (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 872410
- Patent Number(s):
- 5929538
- Assignee:
- Abacus Controls Inc. (Somerville, NJ)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-94ER81689
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- multimode; power; processor; embodiment; operates; modes; inverter; mode; delivered; battery; grid; load; charger; charged; generator; parallel; supplies; adapts; arbitrary; non-linear; loads; operate; per-phase; basis; synthetically; transferred; phase; bumpless; transfer; causes; interruption; transferring; energy; sources; voltage; transients; frequency; switching; minimized; providing; uninterruptible; supply; hybrid; electrical; source; contain; photovoltaic; array; diesel; engine; power grid; battery power; transferring energy; diesel engine; energy sources; power source; electrical power; power supply; energy source; hybrid electric; power sources; photovoltaic array; battery charger; power processor; /307/
Citation Formats
O'Sullivan, George A, and O'Sullivan, Joseph A. Multimode power processor. United States: N. p., 1999.
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title = {Multimode power processor},
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abstractNote = {In one embodiment, a power processor which operates in three modes: an inverter mode wherein power is delivered from a battery to an AC power grid or load; a battery charger mode wherein the battery is charged by a generator; and a parallel mode wherein the generator supplies power to the AC power grid or load in parallel with the battery. In the parallel mode, the system adapts to arbitrary non-linear loads. The power processor may operate on a per-phase basis wherein the load may be synthetically transferred from one phase to another by way of a bumpless transfer which causes no interruption of power to the load when transferring energy sources. Voltage transients and frequency transients delivered to the load when switching between the generator and battery sources are minimized, thereby providing an uninterruptible power supply. The power processor may be used as part of a hybrid electrical power source system which may contain, in one embodiment, a photovoltaic array, diesel engine, and battery power sources.},
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