CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A REDUNDANT PRIME MOVER SYSTEM

摘要

The present invention provides a control system for a redundant prime mover system (100) in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. The redundant prime move system (100) includes a motor/generator (102) coupled t o a compressor (104) with a first coupling (106) and engine or turbine (108) coupled to the compressor (104) with a second coupled (110). Couplings (106 and 110) can be a clutch, magnetic coupling, gearbox or other suitable devic e to selectively engage/disengage the shaft of the compressor or pump (104). T he engine (108) can be a variable speed engine. In one embodiment of the presen t invention, the engine (108) is oversized so that some amount of electricity can be generated using the motor/generator (102) even with the compressor (104) is operating at peak load.