Automobile generator apparatus
First Claim
1. An automobile generator apparatus comprising:
- a single-shaft, dual-output type generator including a stator having slots, a rotor disposed inside said stator and driven by an engine of an automobile, a high-voltage coil and a low-voltage coil disposed within each of said slots, a field coil wound on said rotor for producing a magnetic field acting on said high-voltage coil and low-voltage coil to obtain a high-voltage output from an output terminal of said high-voltage coil and a low-voltage output from an output terminal of said low-voltage coil, and a first rectifier circuit connected to said output terminal of said low-voltage coil;
a battery connected to said output terminal of said low-voltage coil and connected in parallel to electric equipment of the automobile for serving as an electric power source and supplying field current to said generator;
a second rectifier circuit connected to said output terminal of said high-voltage coil for converting high AC voltage generated by said generator into DC voltage;
a constant voltage stabilization circuit connected to an output side of said second rectifier circuit for adjusting DC voltage output from said second rectifier circuit to a constant value;
an inverter unit connected to an output side of said constant voltage stabilization circuit and provided with an outlet into which a load is plugged, for converting DC voltage output from said constant voltage stabilization circuit into AC voltage having a household frequency; and
a controller unit for supplying control field current to said generator in order to adjust low voltage output from said generator to a constant value on the basis of a low-voltage signal output from said generator.
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Abstract
An automobile generator apparatus for producing commercial line power when driven by an automobile engine comprises a generator, an inverter unit, a controller for controlling the generator field and an accelerator actuator.
The accelerator actuator is mounted opposite the accelerator pedal in such manner as to prevent erroneous operation thereof.
The generator field is controlled while monitoring both the low-voltage side output and the high-voltage side output so as to prevent a large output current from flowing through the low-voltage side load. A circuit is further provided for preventing the occurrence of an overvoltage as a result of field control transistor malfunction.
The switching elements constituting the output stage of the inverter unit are controlled to vary the duty ratio of the output waveform so as to stabilize the inverter output voltage and controlled to remove the center portion of the output waves so as to cope with the startup load.
The inverter unit is also provided with an improved constant voltage circuit.
There is further provided a synchronized operation control for combining the outputs of a plurality of automobile generator apparatuses.
The generator is a single-shaft, dual-output type wherein the windings of the high-voltage side coils are disposed at the bottom of slots in the stator while the windings of the low-voltage side coils are disposed near the entrance of the slots.
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21 Claims
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1. An automobile generator apparatus comprising:
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a single-shaft, dual-output type generator including a stator having slots, a rotor disposed inside said stator and driven by an engine of an automobile, a high-voltage coil and a low-voltage coil disposed within each of said slots, a field coil wound on said rotor for producing a magnetic field acting on said high-voltage coil and low-voltage coil to obtain a high-voltage output from an output terminal of said high-voltage coil and a low-voltage output from an output terminal of said low-voltage coil, and a first rectifier circuit connected to said output terminal of said low-voltage coil; a battery connected to said output terminal of said low-voltage coil and connected in parallel to electric equipment of the automobile for serving as an electric power source and supplying field current to said generator; a second rectifier circuit connected to said output terminal of said high-voltage coil for converting high AC voltage generated by said generator into DC voltage; a constant voltage stabilization circuit connected to an output side of said second rectifier circuit for adjusting DC voltage output from said second rectifier circuit to a constant value; an inverter unit connected to an output side of said constant voltage stabilization circuit and provided with an outlet into which a load is plugged, for converting DC voltage output from said constant voltage stabilization circuit into AC voltage having a household frequency; and a controller unit for supplying control field current to said generator in order to adjust low voltage output from said generator to a constant value on the basis of a low-voltage signal output from said generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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