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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. Harke, DeForest, WI (US);
John F. Defenbaugh, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/10 (2006.01); H02P 9/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/00 (2013.01); H02P 9/102 (2013.01); H02P 9/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and controller for controlling a Wound Field Synchronous Machine (WFSM) of an electric power generation system (EPGS) having a field winding and a stator armature winding is provided. The controller includes an adjustable component coupled to the generator and a power factor controller for adjusting the adjustable component to lower the power factor of the WFSM as a function of power output to a load of the EPGS to stabilize a current in the field winding.