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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Raymond R Tison, Mentor, OH (US);
Ross F Nigro, North Ridgeville, OH (US);
Robert J Sprafka, Willoughby, OH (US);
Assignee:
Consolidated Natural Gas Service Company, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
307 29 ; 307 18 ; 307 40 ; 307 80 ; 3951822 ; 36452822 ;
Abstract
A controller and method for controlling two or more electrical generators to meet the applied load, varies the activation/deactivation sequence of the generators according to and instruction set selected by time or day or other discrete event. The controller and method also control discretionary loads via a request to run process which allows the generation system to be readied for the additional load.