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Emergency power system

US4661762A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1986
Grant dateApr 28, 1987
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 18, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P9/06
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An emergency power generating system according to the present invention includes an emergency power converter which is selectively coupled to the output of a permanent magnet machine forming a part of a constant speed drive in the event of a failure of a main generator so that the permanent magnet machine and the emergency power converter provide emergency power to one or more loads.

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