CPC F02N 11/0859 (2013.01) [F02G 1/043 (2013.01); F02N 11/0866 (2013.01); F24D 11/00 (2013.01); H02J 1/10 (2013.01); F02G 2275/40 (2013.01); F02N 2011/0885 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for starting an engine comprising:
receiving first power from a first AC power supply;
receiving second power from a second AC power supply;
starting the engine by using the first power and a capacitor bank;
starting system control electronics by using the second power;
controlling, by the system control electronics, a power control board; and
controlling, by the power control board, the engine;
providing output from the engine to a permanent magnet synchronous motor generator (PMSMG) operably coupled to the engine;
producing AC power from the output of the PMSMG generator;
coupling a motor drive power board with the PMSMG generator, the motor drive power board converting the AC power to DC power, the PMSMG and the motor drive power board controlling a velocity of the engine;
coupling an arc fault detector to a DC output breaker;
shunt tripping, by the ARC fault detector, the DC output breaker during an arc fault condition; and
providing, by the DC output breaker, the DC power to an electric grid when at least one of a set of pre-selected conditions is false.
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