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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2004
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Dimitrios Ioannidis, Erie, PA (US);
Ajith Kuttannair Kumar, Erie, PA (US);
Dimitrios Ioannidis, Erie, PA (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A locomotive auxiliary power system and control techniques for such a system are provided. In one exemplary embodiment the auxiliary power system includes an auxiliary alternator coupled to the internal combustion engine of the locomotive. The system further includes an auxiliary power bus powered by the auxiliary alternator. A rectifier may be connected between the auxiliary alternator and the auxiliary power bus. A plurality of devices may be electrically powered by the auxiliary power bus. A respective inverter is connected between the auxiliary power bus and each device, wherein the inverter provides a path for diverting electrical power generated during a transient mode by at least one the plurality of devices. In one exemplary embodiment, the auxiliary alternator is made up of a single alternator connected through a single shaft to the internal combustion engine.