摘要 |
A system for providing electrical power to a facility, the system comprising: a generator configured to generate electrical power for the facility when a drive- shaft of the generator is rotated; a motor configured to provide torque to rotate the generator drive-shaft, the motor configured to be driven by a first power supply; and a mechanical energy provider, configured to provide torque to the drive-shaft using mechanical energy generated from an intermittent local power source, and wherein the system is configured to defer to the mechanical energy provider to rotate the drive- shaft such that, when the intermittent local power source is active, less power is needed from the first power supply to power the motor than when the intermittent local power source is inactive. |