US4035713A
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Automatic voltage regulating system in brushless generator
Assignee: Honda Motor Co Ltd
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Filing: 1976-03-16
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Granted: 1977-07-12
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Expires: 1996-03-16
Abstract
Abstract An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator comprising a permanent magnet provided on the stator side of a main generator and constituting a field system of an exciter generator portion, an exciter generating coil provided on the rotor side of the main generator, rectifier for rectifying a voltage induced in the exciter generating coil, a field coil of the main generator excited by the output of the rectifier and provided on the rotor side, and an armature coil of the main generator provided on the stator side, and characterized in that the permanent magnet and a control coil are provided on the exciter field system, and an automatic voltage regulating portion which detects the output voltage of the main generator and supplies the control coil with a controlling current is provided so that fluctuations of the output voltage of the main generator can be absorbed by the control coil.
Inventors
- 👤 Takato Kawamoto
- 👤 Tsutomu Katauchi
- 👤 Eizi Narumi
- 👤 Katsutoshi Tagami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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2026-10-26 09:22
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02P; H02P9/00; H02P9/14; H02P9/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator comprising a permanent magnet provided on the stator side and constituting a field of an exciter generator portion, an exciter generating coil provided on the rotor side, a rectifier for rectifying a voltage induced in the exciter generating coil, a field coil of the main generator provided on the rotor side and excited by the rectifier output, and an armature coil of the main generator provided on the stator side, wherein a permanent magnet and a control coil are provided in the exciter field, and an automatic voltage regulator portion is is provided for detecting the output voltage of the main generator and supplying a controlling current to the control coil so that fluctuations of the output voltage of the main generator is absorbed through the control of the control coil, wherein an auxillary coil whose electrical angle is 90° apart from that of the armature coil of the main generator is provided to supply a voltage induced in the auxillary coil to the automatic voltage regulator portion as a power source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator comprising a permanent magnet provided on the stator side and constituting a field of an exciter generator portion, an exciter generating coil provided on the rotor side, a rectifier for rectifying a voltage induced in the exciter generating coil, a field coil of the main generator provided on the rotor side and excited by the rectifier output, and an armature coil of the main generator provided on the stator side, wherein a permanent magnet and a control coil are provided in the exciter field, and an automatic voltage regulator portion is is provided for detecting the output voltage of the main generator and supplying a controlling current to the control coil so that fluctuations of the output voltage of the main generator is absorbed through the control of the control coil, wherein an auxillary coil whose electrical angle is 90° apart from that of the armature coil of the main generator is provided to supply a voltage induced in the auxillary coil to the automatic voltage regulator portion as a power source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator as set forth in claim 1 wherein the automatic voltage regulator portion has a drive transistor controlling switching based on the output voltage of the main generator, and a control transistor whose switching is controlled by the switching operation of the drive transistor and which controls the supply of the controlling current to the control coil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
52 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator as set forth in claim 2, wherein the control coil is so constructed that the field of the exciter generator portion is given by the sum of the field produced by the permanent magnet and the auxiliary field produced by the control coil.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
52 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator as set forth in claim 2 wherein the control coil is so constructed that the field of the exciter generator portion is given by the difference between the field produced by the permanent magnet and the auxiliary field produced by the control coil.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
78 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator as set forth in claim 1 wherein the automatic voltage regulator portion has a drive transistor whose operation is controlled within the linear region of its operating characteristic by the output voltage of the main generator, and a control transistor whose operation is controlled within the linear region of its operating characteristic by the drive transistor and which continuously increases or decreases the controlling current to the control coil.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator as set forth in claim 5 wherein the control coil is so constructed that the field of the exciter generator portion is given by the sum of the field produced by the permanent magnet and the auxiliary field produced by the control coil.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
52 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator as set forth in claim 5 wherein the control coil is so constructed that the field of the exciter generator portion is given by the difference between the field produced by the permanent magnet and the auxiliary field produced by the control coil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An automatic voltage regulating system in a brushless generator as set forth in claim 1 wherein the permanent magnet is made of a magnetic material that has large coercive force.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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