A method of reducing cold startup time of a genset includes providing a lubricant to the genset at predetermined time intervals before a genset startup (204); the lubricant is heated to a predetermined temperature using an external heating system (208); A high temperature coolant of the genset is heated to greater than a predetermined coolant temperature (210); the speed of the engine is ramped to a target speed continuously without pausing at a speed lower than the target speed (214); Genset electrical parameters are synchronized to utility grid or load electrical parameters (216); the genset is electrically coupled to the utility grid or load such that the synchronizing and electrically coupling are performed within a predetermined synchronization time (218); and a fueling rate and a spark timing is adjusted based on a power being produced by the genset (220). The method aims to reduce the time required to meet grid energy demand using a genset that may not have been running for an extended period.
Systems and methods for enabling quick cold starting
2017-05-24
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | F02B INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES , Brennkraftmaschinen mit innerer Verbrennung mit Verdrängerwirkung / B60K Anordnung oder Einbau von Antriebseinheiten oder von Kraft- bzw. Drehmomentübertragungen in Fahrzeugen , ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES / B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion / F01M Schmierung von Kraft- und Arbeitsmaschinen oder Kraftmaschinen allgemein , LUBRICATING OF MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL / F02D CONTROLLING COMBUSTION ENGINES , Steuern oder Regeln von Brennkraftmaschinen / F02N STARTING OF COMBUSTION ENGINES , Anlassen von Brennkraftmaschinen / H02P CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS , Steuern oder Regeln von elektrischen Motoren, elektrischen Generatoren, dynamoelektrischen Umformern |
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