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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2021
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventor:
Roland Hug, Altendorf, CH;
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 11/00 (2006.01); F01K 13/02 (2006.01); H02J 3/32 (2006.01); H02J 3/38 (2006.01); F02C 6/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J 11/00 (2013.01); F01K 13/02 (2013.01); F02C 6/14 (2013.01); H02J 3/32 (2013.01); H02J 3/381 (2013.01);
Abstract
An auxiliary power source is configured to black start a power plant. The auxiliary power source includes a first power source having an auxiliary generator driven by an auxiliary drive. The auxiliary power source also includes a second power source having energy storage. The auxiliary power source is configured to supply power from the first and second power sources to support the black start of the power plant.