Patent ID: 11938877
Assignee: TRANSPORTATION IP HOLDINGS, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  Y | IPC B  H

Claim 11:
12. A power generation system, comprising:
a first power generating unit electrically coupled to a load via a power bus, the first power generating unit comprising:
first power converters configured to receive first direct current output from a first power source, the first power converters and the first power source disposed onboard a first vehicle; and
at least one first controller operatively coupled to the first power converters and disposed onboard the first vehicle, wherein the at least one first controller is configured to:
detect a fault condition corresponding to at least one first power converter of the first power converters; and
control, responsive to detecting the fault condition, a load current conducted through the power bus via at least one second power converter of the first power converters; and

a second power generating unit separated from the first power generating unit and electrically coupled to the power bus, the second power generating unit comprising:
second power converters configured to receive second direct current output from a second power source, the second power converters and the second power source disposed onboard a second vehicle; and
at least one second controller operatively coupled with the second power converters and disposed onboard the second vehicle, wherein the at least one second controller is configured to receive electrical signals indicative of the load current conducted through the power bus that is output by the at least one second power converter of the first power converters, the at least one second controller configured to alter one or more droop characteristics corresponding to the second power converters based at least in part on the electrical signals indicative of the load current that is controlled and conducted through the power bus via the at least one second power converter of the first power generating unit, wherein the one or more droop characteristics are altered so that a total electrical power demand of a load is met uninterrupted.