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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2014
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Christopher James Chuah, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mark Edward Gotobed, Burnt Hills, NY (US);
Shanon Kolasienski, Glens Falls, NY (US);
Scot Sakolish, Valatie, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling ambient temperature at a power-consuming site includes a hybrid generator-battery power system. The generator-battery power system includes an engine-generator set and one or more DC-powered batteries that alternately share the site load. Thus, the method includes providing one or more temperature sensors communicatively coupled to a battery management system at the power-consuming site. Another step includes monitoring the ambient temperature of the power-consuming site via the one or more temperature sensors when one or more of the DC-powered batteries are discharging (i.e. when the engine-generator set is off). The method also includes sending, via the battery management system, a start-up command to the engine-generator set when the ambient temperature of the power-consuming site reaches a threshold temperature such that the engine-generator set can provide AC power to an air conditioning unit at the power-consuming site.