Device for simulating an alternator, method of controlling such a device and simulation system comprising such a device
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1. A simulation device that simulates an alternator connectable to an alternator control circuit of a piece of equipment and that is configured to supply voltage to an electrical network of the piece of equipment, the simulation device comprising:
- circuitry that receives an excitation current generated by the alternator control circuit of the piece of equipment, and that outputs a voltage signal to the alternator control circuit of the piece of equipment; and
a switch, controlled based on the excitation current received by said circuitry, that supplies the voltage, from voltage supply circuitry, to the electrical network of the piece of equipment to simulate the alternator.
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A device (10) for simulating an alternator is connected to an alternator control circuit (20) and supplies a voltage on an electrical network (30). This device comprises: a circuit for receiving an excitation current (Iexc) generated by the control circuit (20); a switch (15) able to apply voltage to the network (30) and controlled on the basis of the excitation current (Iexc). A method of controlling such a device and a simulation system comprising such a device also are described.
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1. A simulation device that simulates an alternator connectable to an alternator control circuit of a piece of equipment and that is configured to supply voltage to an electrical network of the piece of equipment, the simulation device comprising:
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circuitry that receives an excitation current generated by the alternator control circuit of the piece of equipment, and that outputs a voltage signal to the alternator control circuit of the piece of equipment; and a switch, controlled based on the excitation current received by said circuitry, that supplies the voltage, from voltage supply circuitry, to the electrical network of the piece of equipment to simulate the alternator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A control method of controlling a device that simulates an alternator connectable to an alternator control circuit of a piece of equipment and that is configured to supply voltage to an electrical network of the piece of equipment, the control method comprising:
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receiving an excitation current generated by the alternator control circuit; outputting a voltage signal to the alternator control circuit of the piece of equipment; and controlling a switch, based on the excitation current, to supply the voltage, from voltage supply circuitry, to the electrical network of the piece of equipment to simulate a voltage applied by the alternator. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. In a simulation device that simulates an alternator connectable to an alternator control circuit, the improvement in the simulation device comprising:
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a circuit, of the simulation device, that receives an excitation current generated by the alternator control circuit; and a switch, of the simulation device, which is controlled based on the excitation current, and which outputs a voltage to an electrical network external to the simulation device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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