Patent ID: 6014015
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: H02P

Abstract:
A system for generating a power signal at an output bus from a fuel source comprising:an engine having an output shaft, where the engine is connected to the fuel source such that the engine burns fuel to rotate the output shaft;a generator having generator output terminals and an input shaft operatively connected to the output shaft such that rotation of the output shaft causes the generator to generate a raw power signal at the generator output terminals;an output stage operatively connected between the generator output terminals and the output bus, where the output stage generates an output power signal from the raw power signal; andan engine control portion for generating an engine control signal for controlling the engine, where the engine control portion generates the engine control signal to operate the enginein a voltage control mode based on the output power signal in the absence of at least one predetermined fault state, andin a fault control mode in a predetermined relationship to a fault parameter associated with the predetermined fault state when the predetermined fault state exists.