Three phase regulator rectifier for automotive battery charging and control application suitable for of a two wheeled vehicle

• US 9,840,150 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2015
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/12/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Star Engineers (I) Pvt. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Star Engineers (I) Pvt. Ltd.
• Inventors: Ramraika, Divya, Madhu, Saurabh, Kamlellu, Anil
• Primary Examiner(s): Ngo, Brian
• Application Number:
  US14/945,731
• Publication Number:
  US 20160144732A1
• Time in Patent Office: 754 Days
• Field of Search: 320108, 320107, 320109, 320110, 320162
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/12 Bikes
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/20 characterised by converters located in the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/22 Constructional details or arrangements of charging converters specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 53/24 Using the vehicle's propulsion converter for charging
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 2207/20 Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/02 for charging batteries from ac mains by converters
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/14 for charging batteries from dynamo-electric generators driven at varying speed, e.g. on vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/0085 Partially controlled bridges
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 1/083 for the ignition at the zero crossing of the voltage or the current
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/1626 with automatic control of the output voltage or current
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/219 in a bridge configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 7/2195 the switches being synchronously commutated at the same frequency of the AC input voltage
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/7072 Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/92 Energy efficient charging or discharging systems for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors specially adapted for vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/12 Electric charging stations
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/14 Plug-in electric vehicles

Abstract

A three phase regulator rectifier for automotive battery charging applications of a two wheeled vehicle having a few discrete components and providing programmable feedback control for improved efficiency in battery charging applications.

Claims

1. A three phase regulator rectifier, for two wheeler battery charging application, adapted to rectify an alternating current output of a rotary power generating member first to energize connected electrical components of the two wheeler and second to apply a defined potential difference between terminals of a lead acid battery to maintain a charged state of said battery, said device comprising:

(i) a plurality of stationary coils annularly positioned around magnetic flux of a rotary member;

said coils interconnected in sets of three so as to induce electromagnetic force alternating from positive to negative in each of the three sets in a phased manner;

(ii) Semiconductor circuits adapted to modify said induced electromagnetic force from an alternating form to a steady state in each of said three set of coils;

(iii) an integrated programmable semiconductor chip provided with circuits adapted to sense continuously variable physical quantity and magnitudes in discrete units of a physical quantity;

said semiconductor chip adapted to vary said alternating and steady state electromagnetic force to energize connected electrical components of the two wheeler and to apply a defined potential difference between terminals of a lead acid battery respectively; and

(iv) a feedback and control circuit integral to said programmable semiconductor chip adapted to sense varying energy load of said electrical components so as to intermittently maintain a preset steady state potential difference between said battery terminals.

2. A three phase regulator rectifier for two wheeler battery charging application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the integrated programmable semiconductor chip provided with configurable circuits including low pass or band pass filters, digital buffers, programmable gain amplifiers, programmable PWM signal generators, programmable Temperature sensors, ramp or signal generators, zero crossing detectors and charge pump circuits.

3. A three regulator rectifier for two wheeler battery charging application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the semiconductor circuits comprises of SCR, MOSFET, IGBT and such other circuits in combination of at least two connected either in series or in parallel between stationary coils of the rotary power generating member and lead acid battery.

4. A three regulator rectifier for two wheeler battery charging application as claimed in claim 1, wherein the semiconductor circuits are connected between the stationary coils of rotary power generating member and the battery of the vehicle system with or without fuse links in between.

5. A regulator rectifier for two wheeler battery charging application as claimed in claim 1, wherein said integrated programmable semiconductor chip in cooperation with said feedback and control circuit and semiconductor circuits are adapted to control three phase rectification bridge connected to the rotary power generating member.