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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hideyuki Uechi, Tokyo, JP;
Rikuma Shijo, Tokyo, JP;
Kouji Horizoe, Tokyo, JP;
Hisanobu Shinoda, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsufumi Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/38 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); H02P 27/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 3/381 (2013.01); H02J 7/0068 (2013.01); H02P 27/06 (2013.01); H02J 2300/24 (2020.01);
Abstract
A power generation plant includes a plant device, an AC motor for starting the plant device, at least one DC power source, and an inverter disposed between the at least one DC power source and the AC motor and between the at least one DC power source and an electrical power grid. The inverter is configured to convert DC power from the at least one DC power source to AC power and is capable of selectively supplying the AC power to the AC motor or the electrical power grid.