Patent ID: 7071659

Claim:
A closed loop method of controlling the power output of a specified switched reluctance generator operating as a part of an electrical power system, where said generator is operating in single pulse mode, by controlling the excitation parameters of turn-on and turn-off angle taking into account the input speed to the generator and the power requirement from the electrical power system, comprising the steps of: supplying mechanical input to said specified switched reluctance generator; receiving a power requirement indication from said electrical power system; calculating an optimal efficiency turn-off angle for said switched reluctance generator according to the optimum efficiency of power production for said specified switched reluctance generator as a result of an analytical curve fit function taking into account said power requirement and mechanical input speed and performance parameters of said specified switched reluctance generator, and; thereafter, determining an optimal efficiency turn-on angle for said switched reluctance generator based on supplying electrical power to meet a power requirement of said power system in accord with said power requirement indication and said previously calculated optimal turn-off angle.