Emulator for rotary energy sources
| DWPI Title: System for emulating a rotary energy generator, comprises emulator that has electromechanical motor that contains rotor, where motor drive is electrically coupled to electromechanical motor and motor drive controls speed and torque of rotor |
| Abstract: An emulator is described herein, wherein the emulator is configured to emulate a rotary energy generator. The rotary energy generator can be one of a wind turbine, a diesel engine, or a hydrokinetic generator. The emulator includes an electromechanical motor that is mechanically linked to a generator. A motor drive is electrically coupled to the electromechanical motor, and controls torque at a rotor of the electromechanical motor. Electromagnetic torque produced by the generator is estimated, and the motor drive is controlled based upon the estimated generator torque. |
| Use: System for emulating a rotary energy generator. |
| Advantage: The system comprises an emulator that has an electromechanical motor that contains a rotor, where motor drive is electrically coupled to the electromechanical motor and motor drive is configured to control speed and torque of the rotor and computing apparatus is electrically coupled to the motor drive, and thus enables to accurately reflect the physical wind turbine. |
| Novelty: The system comprises an emulator (120) that has an electromechanical motor that contains a rotor. A motor drive is electrically coupled to the electromechanical motor. The motor drive is configured to control speed and torque of the rotor. A computing apparatus (110) is electrically coupled to the motor drive. The computing apparatus is configured with computer-executable instructions that cause the computing apparatus to output a signal to the motor drive. An emulated rotary energy source is selected from a group that contains diesel engine and a hydrokinetic generator. |
| Filed: 2/7/2014 |
| Application Number: US14175395A |
| Tech ID: SD 12351.1 |
| This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |
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