Electricity: single generator systems – Automatic control of generator or driving means – Voltage of generator or circuit supplied
Patent
1981-03-06
1982-08-17
Hickey, Robert J.
Electricity: single generator systems
Automatic control of generator or driving means
Voltage of generator or circuit supplied
320 64, 322 99, H02J 714, H02J 724
Patent
active
043451993
ABSTRACT:
A voltage regulator for the battery charging generator of a motor vehicle battery charging system. The regulator is capable of detecting various fault conditions and under certain conditions will latch a fault indicator to a latched energized state. The regulator utilizes a Zener diode as a voltage reference and is arranged to accommodate Zener diodes of varying break down voltages by trimming a resistor of the regulator voltage sensing circuit. The regulator includes an internal voltage regulating device having a regulated output voltage applied to fault detecting comparators. The output voltage of the internal regulating device is a function of the particular break down voltage of the Zener diode.
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General Motors Corporation
Hickey Robert J.
Meland C. R.
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