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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2014
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/06 (2006.01); H02P 9/10 (2006.01); H02P 9/04 (2006.01); H02P 9/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02P 3/22 (2006.01); H02H 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02H 7/067 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02P 3/22 (2013.01); H02P 9/006 (2013.01); H02P 9/04 (2013.01); H02P 9/102 (2013.01); H02H 9/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power generation system includes a generator operatively coupled to an engine for generating electrical power and supplying the electrical power to a grid. Further, the power generation system includes a resistive braking system operatively coupled between the generator and the grid. The resistive braking system includes a mechanical switch connected in parallel with a resistor, and a controller for, in response to a grid event, controlling power from the engine and operating the mechanical switch to redirect current between the mechanical switch and the parallel connected resistor.