A POWER SPLIT DEVICE FOR A COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP) SYSTEM

摘要

A combined heat and power (CHP) system (10) includes a mechanical power source (12) having a mechanical shaft output configured to produce mechanical shaft energy. A power split device (14) is coupled to the mechanical shaft output and is configured to variably distribute the mechanical shaft energy to a motor/generator (16) and a chiller (18). The motor/generator (16) is coupled to the power split device (14) and configured to generate electrical energy from the mechanical shaft energy. The chiller (18) is coupled to the power split device (14) and is configured to generate chilled liquid from the mechanical shaft energy.