Electrical power control system
View Patent ↗An electrical power control system for use with a recreational vehicle or similar load to selectively control power thereto from either a utility power source or a generator power source comprising a power control stage coupled to the utility power source and the generator power source by a power supply stage to operate the electrical power control system and a utility/generator switch arrangement to selectively direct the power from either the utility power source or the generator power source to the recreational vehicle and wherein the power control stage monitors polarity, phase and voltage levels and controls the utility/generator switch arrangement to selectively feed power from either the utility power source or the generator power source to the recreational vehicle under a predetermined plurality of operating parameters or conditions and fault conditions.
1. An electrical power control system for use with an electrical load to selectively control power thereto from a power source comprising a power control stage coupled to the power source by a power supply stage wherein said power supply stage includes a low-voltage direct current power supply to operate said power control stage and a switch arrangement to selectively direct the power from the power source to the electrical load wherein said power control stage includes a control processor section to monitor polarity, phase and voltage levels from the power source and a load management section to control the operation of the electrical power control system to control said switch arrangement to selectively feed power from the power source to the electrical load under a predetermined plurality of operating parameters or conditions and fault conditions, said low-voltage direct current power supply being electrically isolated and magnetically coupled such that direct current power is fed to said power control stage independent of the power fed to the electrical load.
2. An electrical power control system for use with a recreational vehicle or similar load to selectively control power thereto from either a utility power source or a generator power source comprising a power control stage coupled to the utility power source and the generator power source by a power supply stage wherein said power supply stage includes a low-voltage direct current power supply comprising an input stage including a dual utility full wave rectifier and dual generator full wave rectifier coupled to the utility power source and the generator power source respectively to supply power to said power control stage through an isolation stage and a utility/generator switch arrangement to selectively direct the power from either the utility power source or the generator power source to the recreational vehicle and wherein said power control stage includes a control processor section to monitor polarity, phase and voltage levels, and a load management section to control the operation of the electrical power control system to control said utility/generator switch arrangement to selectively feed power from either the utility power source or the generator power source to the recreational vehicle under a predetermined plurality of operating parameters or conditions and fault conditions, said low-voltage direct current power supply being electrically isolated such that direct current power is fed to said power control stage independent of the power fed to the electrical load.
3. The electrical power control system of claim 2 wherein said isolation stage comprises an isolation step-down transformer and an isolated feed-back optoisolator to regulate the output of said low-voltage direct current power supply.
4. An electrical power control system for use with an electrical load to selectively control power thereto from a power source comprising a power control stage coupled to the power source by a power supply stage wherein said power supply stage includes a low-voltage direct current power supply comprising an input stage including a dual full wave rectifier coupled to the power source to supply power to said power control stage through an isolation stage and a switch arrangement to selectively direct the power from the power source to the electrical load wherein said power control stage includes a control processor section to monitor polarity, phase and voltage levels from the power source and a load management section to control the operation of the electrical power control system to control said switch arrangement to selectively feed power from the power source to the electrical load under a predetermined plurality of operating parameters or conditions and fault conditions, said low-voltage direct current power supply being electrically isolated from said switch arrangement such that direct current power is fed to said power control stage independent of the power fed to the electrical load.
5. The electrical power control system of claim 4 wherein said isolation stage comprises an isolation transformer to step down the voltage and an isolated feed-back optoisolator to regulate the output of said low-voltage direct current power supply.