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Power control systems and methods

US10074981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 12, 2016
Grant dateSep 11, 2018
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Expiry dateMar 11, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY04S20/222
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A power supply configured to be operatively connected to at least one load, comprising an AC bus operatively connected to the load, a first AC power source operatively connected to the AC bus, a DC bus, a DC/AC converter operatively connected between the DC bus and the AC bus, a first DC power source, and a load balancer operatively connected between the first DC power source and the DC bus. The power supply operates in a first mode in which power is supplied to the load from the first AC power source through the AC bus and in a second mode in which power is supplied to the load from the first DC power source through the DC bus, the DC/AC converter, and the AC bus.

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