Power generation system that optimizes the power provided to start a generator

1. A power generation system comprising:

a first generator;

a first starter that activates the first generator;

a first battery adapted to provide power to the first starter;

a second battery adapted to provide power to the first starter; and

a controller that determines a state of charge for each of the first battery and the second battery, wherein the controller determines which of the first battery and second battery provides power to the first starter by selectively operating a first switch that is between the first battery and the first starter and a second switch that is between the second battery and the first starter.

2. The power generation system of claim 1 , wherein the controller commands the first battery and the second battery to provide power to the first starter.

3. The power generation system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is a generator controller that operates the first generator.

4. The power generation system of claim 1 , further comprising a first battery charger that supplies current to the first battery and the second battery.

5. The power generation system of claim 1 , wherein the first battery charger is a battery charging alternator.

6. The power generation system of claim 5 , wherein the first battery charger is selectively connected to a primary power source or the first generator.

7. The power generation system of claim 6 , wherein the primary power source is utility power.

8. The power generation system of claim 6 , wherein the primary power source is an electrochemical power source.

9. The power generation system of claim 1 , wherein the controller is part of the first battery charger.

10. A power generation system comprising:

a first generator;

a first starter that activates the first generator;

a first battery adapted to provide power to the first starter;

a second battery adapted to provide power to the first starter; and

a controller that determines a state of charge for each of the first battery and the second battery, wherein the controller determines which of the first battery and second battery provides power to the first starter, wherein the controller displays information relating to an optimum starting scenario that indicates which of the first battery and the second battery provide power to the first starter.

11. The power generation system of claim 1 , further comprising an enclosure such that the first generator, the controller, and first battery charger are within the enclosure.

12. The power generation system of claim 4 , further comprising a second battery charger that charges at least one of the first battery and the second battery, and wherein the first battery charger charges at least one of the first battery and the second battery.

13. The power generation system of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of batteries, wherein the controller determines which of the plurality of batteries provides power to the first starter.

14. The power generation system of claim 13 , wherein the controller determines that each of the plurality of batteries provide power to the first starter.

15. The power generation system of claim 1 , further comprising a server that is connected to the controller over a network, wherein the server determines which of the first battery and second battery provide power to the first starter.

16. A power generation system comprising:

a first generator;

a first starter that activates the first generator;

a second generator;

a second starter that activates the second generator;

a first battery adapted to provide power to the first starter and the second starter;

a second battery adapted to provide power to the first starter and the second starter; and

a controller that determines a state of charge for each of the first battery and the second battery, wherein the controller determines which of the first battery and second battery provide power to the first starter and which of the first battery and second battery provide power to the second starter by selectively operating a first switch that is between the first battery and the first starter and a second switch that is between the second battery and the first starter and by selectively operating a third switch that is between the first battery and the second starter and a fourth switch that is between the second battery and the second starter.

17. The power generation system of claim 16 , wherein the controller commands the first battery and the second battery to provide power to the first starter, and wherein the controller commands the first battery and the second battery to provide power to the second starter.

18. The power generation system of claim 16 , further comprising a plurality of batteries, wherein a first group of batteries in the plurality of batteries is adapted to provide power to the first starter, a second group in the plurality of batteries is adapted to provide power to the second starter, wherein the controller determines which of the plurality of batteries in the first group of batteries provides power to the first starter, and wherein the controller determines which of the plurality of batteries in the second group of batteries provides power to the second starter.

19. The power generation system of claim 18 , wherein the controller includes a first controller that operates the first generator and determines which of the plurality of batteries in the first group of batteries provides power to the first starter, and a second controller that operates the second generator and determines which of the plurality of batteries in the second group of batteries provides power to the second starter.

20. The power generation system of claim 16 , wherein the first battery and the second battery are part of a plurality of batteries, wherein the controller determines which of the batteries in the plurality of batteries provides power to the first starter and the second starter.