Electricity: single generator systems – Automatic control of generator or driving means – Plural conditions
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-07
2006-03-07
Schuberg, Darren (Department: 2834)
Electricity: single generator systems
Automatic control of generator or driving means
Plural conditions
C322S028000, C322S029000, C322S025000, C322S027000, C322S008000, C322S073000, C322S066000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07009365
ABSTRACT:
Systems, methods and devices are described for controlling a vehicle electrical generator. A regulator for controlling a generator in response to an input signal received from a control module suitably includes a discriminator module, a processing module and a switching circuit. The discriminator determines whether the regulator is operating in voltage or torque control mode. If the input signal is a voltage control, the output generator produces a modulation signal to produce a desired voltage between two battery terminals. If the input signal is a torque control, the output generator produces one or more modulation signals (e.g. pulse width modulation signals) to control the torque of the generator. The modulation signals are applied across a field coil or other controllable element of the generator by a switching circuit that applies positive and/or negative voltage from the battery terminals as appropriate.
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Huazi Toufic M.
Kapsokavathis Nick S.
Namuduri Chandra S.
Shoemaker Kenneth J
Walters David W.
General Motors Corporation
Hargitt Laura C.
Mohandesi Iraj A.
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