Multipower voltage regulator
First Claim
1. An electrical system comprising:
- a plurality of alternator-voltage regulator pairs connected in parallel for providing electric power,wherein a first voltage regulator is configured to transmit a control signal to a second voltage regulator and receive a control signal from the second voltage regulator, andwherein control signals indicate whether the voltage output of the plurality of alternator-voltage regulator pairs is above or below a target voltage.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present technology provide voltage regulator-alternator configurations that can distribute loads among a plurality of alternators, and fail-safe mechanisms used in connection with such voltage regulator-alternator configurations. For example, certain embodiments of the present technology provide electrical systems that include voltage regulators with connections over which control signals, which indicate whether a detected voltage is higher or lower than a target voltage, can be transmitted to other voltage regulators and received from other voltage regulators. For example, certain embodiments of the present technology provide voltage regulators that include connections over which control signals can be transmitted to other voltage regulators and received from other voltage regulators. For example, certain embodiments of the present technology provide methods of modifying a basic voltage regulator such that the modified voltage regulator can transmit a control signal to another voltage regulator and receive a control signal from another voltage regulator.
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22 Claims
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1. An electrical system comprising:
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a plurality of alternator-voltage regulator pairs connected in parallel for providing electric power, wherein a first voltage regulator is configured to transmit a control signal to a second voltage regulator and receive a control signal from the second voltage regulator, and wherein control signals indicate whether the voltage output of the plurality of alternator-voltage regulator pairs is above or below a target voltage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A voltage regulator comprising:
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a connection over which a control signal can be transmitted from the voltage regulator to a second voltage regulator, and over which a control signal can be received from the second voltage regulator, wherein control signals indicate whether a detected voltage is higher than a target voltage or lower than the target voltage. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of modifying a voltage regulator comprising:
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providing a basic voltage regulator with an electronic switch; and modifying the provided voltage regulator such that the voltage regulator can transmit a control signal to a second voltage regulator and receive a control signal from the second voltage regulator, wherein control signals indicate whether a detected voltage is higher than a target voltage or lower than the target voltage. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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