Patent ID: 8670872

Claim:
A power distribution system for distributing power from a first power source and a-second power source to a load, the power distribution system comprising: a first input to receive input power from the first power source; a second input to receive input power from the second power source; an output that provides output power from at least one of the first power source and the second power source; a first switch operatively coupled to the first input and the output and operative to selectively couple the first input to the output; a second switch operatively coupled to the second input and the output and operative to selectively couple the second input to the output; and a controller operatively coupled to the first switch and to the second switch and configured to control the first switch and the second switch in a first mode of operation to provide an open transfer of power at the output from the first power source to the second power source, and in a second mode of operation to provide a closed transfer of power from the first power source to the second power source; wherein the first power source is a generator, wherein the power distribution system is configured to receive a DC voltage from a battery of the generator, and wherein power for the controller is derived from the DC voltage from the battery.