Emergency Power System Environmental Alert Module

摘要

There is provided an apparatus and method to alert an operator of an emergency power system of an anomaly detected in an emergency power system prior to a severe environmental event based on receipt of an alert. The emergency power system environmental alert module is installed in the emergency power system and is coupled to an emergency power source and a main power source. When a public alerting service issues an alert of an impending environmental occurrence, such as an earthquake, hurricane, tornado, the environmental alert module of the emergency power system automatically performs tests and provides data reports to the operator or user of the emergency power system.

主权项

1. An emergency power system environmental alert module for an emergency power system, emergency power system with the emergency power system coupled to a main power source and an emergency power source, the emergency power system environmental alert module comprising:
a receiver module tuned to receive an environmental alert report; a test element configured to test one of a generator control system and an automatic transfer switch; at least one additional test element configured to test one of the generator control system and the automatic transfer switch; a test module coupled to each of the test elements, to the emergency power system, and the receiver module, the test module configured to test predetermined emergency power system components based on the at least one environmental alert report received by the receiver module; and a transmitter module coupled to the test module, the transmitter module configured to communicate with an operator of the emergency power system and provide emergency power system status data and related alert reports when data from at least one of the test elements detects an anomaly, with the emergency power system environmental alert module coupled to one of the generator control system and the automatic transfer switch.