TRANSIENT ASSIST USING STARTING BATTERY IN VARIABLE SPEED GENSET

A variable speed genset system is provided. The variable speed genset system may include a primary power source, an electric machine, an energy storage device for starting the primary power source and a boost converter. The electric machine may be mechanically coupled to the primary power source and electrically coupled to one or more loads through a common bus. The boost converter may be in electrical communication with each of at least the common bus and the energy storage device, and configured to selectively communicate power from the energy storage device to the common bus if a bus voltage of the common bus falls to a predetermined lower limit.