Control providing progressive charging in a dual voltage charging system
First Claim
1. In an electrical charging system of the type comprising an electrical current generating device having at least three output nodes, and first and second voltage buses each having a respective voltage, a control system comprising:
- at least three switching circuits, each interconnected to a respective one of the output nodes and the voltage buses, each switching circuit operative in a first mode to supply current from the respective output node to the first voltage bus, and in a second mode to supply current from the respective output node to the second voltage bus; and
means, responsive to the voltage buses, for controlling the switching circuits to place, one, then two, then three of the switching circuits in the second mode as the voltage of the second bus progressively deviates from a target value to vary the rate at which the second bus is charged.
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Abstract
A control for an electrical charging system for selectively connecting a single alternator with two stator coil sets producing charging current at each of six outputs to the output of a first battery and the output of a second battery serially connected to the first battery output. The control comprises a plurality of switchable full wave bridge rectifiers for connecting each of the alternator outputs to one of the first battery output and the second battery output so that the one battery is charged by the alternators. The switchable rectifiers are alternatively switchably connectable to the other battery output so that the other battery is charged by the alternators. The control also includes a switching circuit for switching first one, and then the next of each of the switchable circuits as the voltage across the other battery is increasingly less than the voltage across the one battery so that the rate of charging of the other battery is determined by the amount the voltage across the other battery is less than the voltage across the one battery.
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1. In an electrical charging system of the type comprising an electrical current generating device having at least three output nodes, and first and second voltage buses each having a respective voltage, a control system comprising:
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at least three switching circuits, each interconnected to a respective one of the output nodes and the voltage buses, each switching circuit operative in a first mode to supply current from the respective output node to the first voltage bus, and in a second mode to supply current from the respective output node to the second voltage bus; and means, responsive to the voltage buses, for controlling the switching circuits to place, one, then two, then three of the switching circuits in the second mode as the voltage of the second bus progressively deviates from a target value to vary the rate at which the second bus is charged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. In an electrical charging system of the type comprising upper and lower voltage buses, a first battery connected between the buses, a second battery connected between the lower voltage bus and a ground terminal, and an electrical current generating device having at least three output nodes, a control system comprising:
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at least three switching circuits, each interconnected between a respective one of the output nodes and the buses, each switching circuit operative in a first mode to supply current from the respective output node to the upper voltage bus, and in a second mode to supply current from the respective output node to the lower voltage bus; and means, responsive to the voltage buses, for controlling the switching circuits to place one, then two, then three of the switching circuits in the second mode as the voltage of the lower voltage bus progressively falls below a desired value to vary the rate at which the second battery is charged. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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