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A flat frequency, constant voltage power source device provided for parallel operation of a plurality of electric generators is arranged to have a starting sequence determination means which automatically determines which one of the electric generators is to be started initially and places the remai

A flat frequency, constant voltage power source device provided for parallel operation of a plurality of electric generators is arranged to have a starting sequence determination means which automatically determines which one of the electric generators is to be started initially and places the remaining ones of the electric generators sequentially into the parallel operation with the initially started generator, the plurality of the electric generators sequentially satisfying conditions for their parallel operation and being smoothly placed in parallel operation.

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A flat frequency, constant voltage power source device for correcting in parallel a plurality of electric generators driven by respective induction motors receiving electrical power from a common electrical power source for supplying alternating current electric power to a common load comprising a s

A flat frequency, constant voltage power source device for correcting in parallel a plurality of electric generators driven by respective induction motors receiving electrical power from a common electrical power source for supplying alternating current electric power to a common load comprising a separate electromagnetic switch inserted between each respective electric generator and said common load, a separate starting sequence determination means associated with and connected to each respective electric generator for determining the sequence in which the respective generators are, one-by-one, started and connected to the common load, and a separate control means associated with each respective generator responsive to the starting sequence determination means of the respective generator for actuating the respective electromagnetic switch, each of said control means including timing determination control means connected to the respective associated electric generator for sensing the phase of the output voltage of the respective generator and a driving circuit responsive to said timing determination control means for actuating the respective electromagnetic switch, said timing determination control means comprising an actuation delay memory for storing the actuation delay time of said respective electromagnetic switch, a processing circuit connected to said actuation delay memory for comparing the output voltage of said one electric generator connected to said common load and of the next of said electric generators to be connected in parallel with said load for generating a switch closing signal incorporating the actuation delay time of the respective electromagnetic switch for the respective driving circuit retrieved from the actuation delay memory, said control means receiving the voltages generated by the respective generators, comparing the output voltage of one generator connected to said load with the output voltage of a second of the electric generators identified by said starting sequence determination means for the next sequential connection in parallel with said one generator connected to said load, determining a time for closing the respective electromagnetic switch to connect said second of the generators in parallel with said one generator connected to said load when the phase difference between the voltages produced by the respective generators is minimized, and generating and transmitting to the respective switch the switch closing signal incorporating the actuation delay time to close the switch and connect the second of the electrical generators to the load at minimized phase difference between the voltages produced by the second generator connected to the load, compensating for the time required to close said switch.