Patent ID: 9334749
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: F01D,F03D,H02H,H02J,Y02B,Y02E

Claim Text:
1. A power system for a turbine-based energy generation system including an electric generator and an auxiliary load, comprising: a main converter; an auxiliary converter; a switch module interposed between the electric generator and the main and auxiliary converters; and a controller operable to close the switch module so that the electric generator is coupled to the main and auxiliary converters when a power generation criterion exceeds a first threshold and open the switch module so that the electric generator is decoupled from the main and auxiliary converters when the power generation criterion is below a second threshold, wherein the main converter is operable to deliver power generated by the electric generator to a power collection system external to the turbine-based energy generation system when the main converter is coupled to the generator and deliver power provided from the power collection system to the auxiliary converter when the main converter is decoupled from the generator, wherein the auxiliary converter is operable to deliver power generated by the electric generator to the auxiliary load when the auxiliary converter is coupled to the generator and deliver the power provided by the main converter from the power collection system to the auxiliary load when the auxiliary converter is decoupled from the generator.