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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard J. Ulinski, Monrovia, CA (US);
Khaliqur Rahman, Lawndale, CA (US);
Hugh C. Clarke, Arcodia, CA (US);
W. Stephen Heitz, Marina del Rey, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aura Systems, Inc., El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/04 ;
Abstract
A power generation system is described for supplying electrical power to a load from at least one of a generator and a battery. The power generation system includes a power bus coupled to the generator and a bi-directional conversion unit coupled between the power bus and the battery. The bi-directional conversion unit is capable of transitioning between a first direction wherein electrical power flows from the power bus to the battery and a second direction wherein electrical power flows from the battery to the power bus.