Power Generation Systems

Abstract

A power generation system is provided that includes an internal combustion engine configured to provide rotational mechanical energy. A generator is configured to receive the rotational mechanical energy and generate electrical power in response to the rotational mechanical energy. A fluid medium is provided to the internal combustion engine and to the generator for removing thermal energy from the internal combustion engine and from the generator.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 - 20 . (canceled) 
     
     
         21 . A power generation system comprising:
 a generator;   a combination of power applications, each power application connected to a power demand different from another;   a logic control can model design capabilities of the respective power applications; and   a mode control combines the design capabilities to create a design capability of the power generating system which is different from the design capabilities of the respective power applications.   
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 21  wherein the logic control models:
 a maximum sustainable available power to at least one connected power demand; and 
 a maximum intermittent and instantaneous available power. 
 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 21  wherein the logic control assesses the durability of respective power applications within the model and indicates the assessment to the power generation system. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 22  wherein the logic control changes proportions of contributions of the respective power applications to change power available to the respective power demands to another maximum sustainable available power. 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 21  wherein the mode control:
 receives an indication from at least one of the power applications; and 
 in response to the indication, modifies activation and proportion contributions to the respective power applications. 
 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 21  further comprising an interface. 
     
     
         27 . A power generation system comprising:
 a generator;   a logic control;   a combination of power applications, each power application connected to a power demand different from another;   a thermal system connected to a plurality of components of the power generation system;   a thermal system sensor in sensing relation with the thermal system; and   a thermal component sensor in sensing relation with at least one component of the plurality of component of the power generation system.   
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 27  wherein the thermal system sensor indicates a temperature of the thermal system that is representative of a maximum sustainable design capability of the power generation system. 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 27  further comprising, if the temperature is exceeded, the logic control can establish a new maximum sustainable design capability for the power generation system. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 27  further comprising, if the temperature is exceeded, the logic control can modify proportions of power application contributions to meet the respective power demands. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 27  wherein the thermal component sensor indicates a temperature of the at least one component that is representative of the maximum sustainable design capability of the at least one component. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 27  further comprising the capability of the logic control to establish a different maximum sustainable design capability for the power generation system in response to a temperature differential between the thermal system and the at least one component that exceeds a threshold temperature differential representative of the maximum sustainable design capability of the power generation system. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 26  further comprising, in response to the different maximum sustainable design capability, the logic control having the capability to modify proportions of power application contributions to meet the respective power demands. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 26  further comprising an interface.