Electricity: single generator systems – Automatic control of generator or driving means – Voltage of generator or circuit supplied
Patent
1996-04-22
1997-12-30
Stephan, Steven L.
Electricity: single generator systems
Automatic control of generator or driving means
Voltage of generator or circuit supplied
322 36, 322 99, H02J 704
Patent
active
057034729
ABSTRACT:
Voltage of a terminal at a high impedance is set to a fixed voltage (2.5 V) by a constant current source and a resistor, and whether the voltage of the terminal is a fixed voltage which is between 3.5 V and 5.5 V or not is detected by comparators and a NOR circuit. A control signal is sent from an ECU to the terminal to turn on a switching transistor to lower a divided voltage so that the alternator generates a high voltage only when the voltage of the terminal is the special voltage, and generates normal voltage otherwise. In case of disconnection of the communication line or grounding of the communication line, or when the battery voltage is applied to the communication line, the voltage of the terminal does not become abnormal voltage but become the normal voltage. Thus, abnormal voltage may not applied to the battery.
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Aoyama Tooru
Tanaka Kouzi
Tanaka Shigeru
Nippondenso Co. Ltd.
Ponomarenko Nicholas
Stephan Steven L.
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