Patent ID: 11859589
Assignee: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
Field: Engines, pumps, turbines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  H | IPC F  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for starting an engine comprising:
receiving first power from a first AC power supply;
receiving second power from a second AC power supply;
starting the engine by using the first power and a capacitor bank;
starting system control electronics by using the second power;
controlling, by the system control electronics, a power control board; and
controlling, by the power control board, the engine;
providing output from the engine to a permanent magnet synchronous motor generator (PMSMG) operably coupled to the engine;
producing AC power from the output of the PMSMG generator;
coupling a motor drive power board with the PMSMG generator, the motor drive power board converting the AC power to DC power, the PMSMG and the motor drive power board controlling a velocity of the engine;
coupling an arc fault detector to a DC output breaker;
shunt tripping, by the ARC fault detector, the DC output breaker during an arc fault condition; and
providing, by the DC output breaker, the DC power to an electric grid when at least one of a set of pre-selected conditions is false.