APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO ADDRESS ELECTRICAL LOAD TRANSIENTS, ELECTRICAL FAULTS, AND ELECTRIC POWER GRID DISRUPTIONS

摘要

A technique for providing electric power to an electric power utility grid includes driving an electric power alternator coupled to the grid with a spark-ignited internal combustion engine; detecting a change in electrical loading of the alternator; in response to the change, adjusting parameters of the engine and/or generator to adjust power provided by the engine. In one further forms of this technique, the adjusting of parameters for the engine includes retarding spark timing and/or interrupting the spark ignition; and/or the adjusting of parameters for the generator include increasing the field of the alternator.