Patent ID: 6924563

Claim:
An apparatus for controlling a microturbine, said apparatus comprising: a microturbine rectifier adapted for converting at least one generated voltage from said microturbine to a DC link voltage; a microturbine inverter adapted for converting said DC link voltage to at least one inverter output voltage, said at least one inverter output voltage being electrically coupled to an external power bus; a starter drive adapted for converting at least one starter input voltage to at least one starter output voltage, said at least one starter input voltage being electrically coupled to said external power bus, said at least one starter output voltage being electrically coupled to said microturbine, said starter drive comprising a starter rectifier adapted for converting said at least one starter input voltage to a starter link voltage and a starter inverter adapted for converting said starter link voltage to said at least one starter output voltage, said starter inverter not comprising said microturbine inverter.