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Mobile AC power source system
Assignee: K&V CONSTRUCTION Inc
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Filing: 1993-08-05
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Granted: 1997-02-25
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Expires: 2013-08-05
Abstract
Abstract A mobile AC power source is described for generating AC electrical power that is powered by any rotational energy source such as a vehicle engine. The output of the mobile generator is sinusoidal but could have other shapes as well and is stable with variations in load and engine RPM. The AC output can vary in voltage from approximately 100 to 500 VAC RMS and in frequency from approximately 40 to 400 Hz. The mobile AC power source employs an alternator driven by the vehicle engine or any other rotational source and incorporates two stator windings and one rotor, or two stators, four windings and two rotors on a common shaft. The stator windings are insulated electrically from each other. AC output voltage is held constant by using the voltage produced by the alternator as feedback and controlling the alternator rotor current. A voltage step up circuit boosts the voltage from the alternator if it is below a threshold value as occurs at low engine RPM. A 2 quad PWM circuit encodes a low frequency sine wave onto a high frequency carrier. An output filter removes the high frequency carrier and produces a sine wave output. Also included is electronic protection against over current, over load, short circuit and thermal over load conditions.
Inventors
- 👤 Victor Migdal
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:42
CPC Classifications
H; H02; H02M; H02M5/00; H02M5/40; H02M5/42; H02M5/44; H02M5/443; H02M5/45; H02J; H02J9/00; H02J9/04; H02J9/06; H02J9/066; H02P; H02P9/00; H02P9/14; H02P9/26; H02P9/30; H02P9/305; H02P9/307
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A mobile AC power source comprising: alternator means driven by a rotational driving force from an engine for converting rotational energy supplied by said rotational driving force into electrical energy; starting means for providing said alternator means with an initial starting current; rectification means responsive to said alternator means for rectifying the output voltage level of said alternator means to produce a stable DC voltage; voltage step up means responsive to said rectification means for boosting said DC voltage to a boosted DC voltage when said DC voltage level falls below a predetermined level; switching means responsive to said rectification means for producing a train of high voltage pulses from said stable DC voltage; filtering means responsive to said switching means for producing from said train of high voltage pulses stable floating AC power; and control means comprising first and second control means; said first control means responsive to said stable DC voltage for controlling the output voltage level of said alternator means; and said second control means responsive to said stable floating AC power for controlling said switching means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A mobile AC power source comprising: alternator means driven by a rotational driving force from an engine for converting rotational energy supplied by said rotational driving force into electrical energy; starting means for providing said alternator means with an initial starting current; rectification means responsive to said alternator means for rectifying the output voltage level of said alternator means to produce a stable DC voltage; voltage step up means responsive to said rectification means for boosting said DC voltage to a boosted DC voltage when said DC voltage level falls below a predetermined level; switching means responsive to said rectification means for producing a train of high voltage pulses from said stable DC voltage; filtering means responsive to said switching means for producing from said train of high voltage pulses stable floating AC power; and control means comprising first and second control means; said first control means responsive to said stable DC voltage for controlling the output voltage level of said alternator means; and said second control means responsive to said stable floating AC power for controlling said switching means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said alternator means is configured to produce three phase AC power.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The device of claim 2, wherein said rectification means comprises semiconductor means for rectifying said three phase AC power produced by said alternator means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 3, wherein said first control means comprises alternator regulator means for sensing the output voltage level of said alternator means and limiting it to a predetermined level.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device of claim 4, wherein said second control means comprises pulse width modulator means configured to utilize a high frequency carrier modulated by a low frequency signal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
The device of claim 5, wherein said filtering means is configured to filter out said high frequency carrier from said train of high voltage pulses to produce floating AC power whose voltage component has predetermined amplitude characteristics and whose frequency corresponds to that of said low frequency signal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The device of claim 6, wherein said second control means further comprises current limiting means for limiting current to a load connected to said mobile AC power source thus protecting said AC power source from damage when an over load or over current condition exists.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 7, wherein said switching means comprises full wave bridge means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The device of claim 1, wherein said alternating means is connected to a source of mechanical energy for converting mechanical energy supplied by said source of mechanical energy into electrical energy.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The device of claim 9, further comprising third control means responsive to said boosted DC voltage for controlling said voltage step up means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 10, wherein said alternator regulator means is electrically isolated from said floating AC power.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
25 words
The device of claim 11, wherein the voltage component of said floating AC power has an amplitude and frequency independent of RPM of said engine.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The device of claim 12, wherein the voltage component of said floating AC power has an amplitude ranging approximately from 100 to 500 VAC RMS and a frequency ranging approximately from 40 to 400 Hz.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 13, further comprising auxiliary power source means for producing a DC power voltage.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 14, wherein said auxiliary power source means is electrically isolated from said alternator means and is capable of producing a DC voltage ranging from approximately 1 to 370 VDC.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
30 words
The device of claim 4, wherein said second control means comprises pulse width modulator means configured to utilize a high frequency carrier modulated by a low frequency sine wave signal.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
50 words
The device of claim 16, wherein said filtering means is configured to filter out said high frequency carrier from said train of high voltage pulses to produce floating AC power whose voltage component has predetermined amplitude characteristics and whose frequency corresponds to that of said low frequency sine wave signal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
198 words
A mobile AC power source comprising: alternator means connected to a source of mechanical energy for converting mechanical energy supplied by said source of mechanical energy into electrical energy; starting means for providing said alternator means with an initial starting current; rectification means responsive to said alternator means for rectifying the output voltage level of said alternator means to produce a stable DC voltage; voltage step up means responsive to said rectification means for boosting said DC voltage to a boosted DC voltage when said DC voltage falls below a predetermined value; switching means responsive to said voltage step up means for producing a train of high voltage pulses from said boosted DC voltage; filtering means responsive to said switching means for producing from said train of high voltage pulses stable floating AC power; and control means comprising first, second and third control means; said first control means responsive to said stable DC voltage for controlling the output voltage level of said alternator means; said second control means responsive to said stable floating AC power for controlling said switching means; and said third control means responsive to said boosted DC voltage for controlling said voltage step up means.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
198 words
A mobile AC power source comprising: alternator means connected to a source of mechanical energy for converting mechanical energy supplied by said source of mechanical energy into electrical energy; starting means for providing said alternator means with an initial starting current; rectification means responsive to said alternator means for rectifying the output voltage level of said alternator means to produce a stable DC voltage; voltage step up means responsive to said rectification means for boosting said DC voltage to a boosted DC voltage when said DC voltage falls below a predetermined value; switching means responsive to said voltage step up means for producing a train of high voltage pulses from said boosted DC voltage; filtering means responsive to said switching means for producing from said train of high voltage pulses stable floating AC power; and control means comprising first, second and third control means; said first control means responsive to said stable DC voltage for controlling the output voltage level of said alternator means; said second control means responsive to said stable floating AC power for controlling said switching means; and said third control means responsive to said boosted DC voltage for controlling said voltage step up means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
20 words
The device of claim 18, wherein said second and third control means are electrically isolated from said floating AC power.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
172 words
A mobile AC power source comprising: alternator means connected to a source of mechanical energy for converting mechanical energy supplied by said source of mechanical energy into electrical energy; starting means for providing said alternator means with an initial starting current; step up and step down transformer means responsive to said alternator means for increasing and decreasing the output voltage level of said alternator means; rectification means responsive to said step up transformer means for rectifying said increased voltage level to produce a stable DC voltage; switching means responsive to said rectification means for producing a train of high voltage pulses from said stable DC voltage; filtering means responsive to said switching means for producing from said train of high voltage pulses stable floating AC power; and control means comprising first and second control means; said first control means responsive to said stable DC voltage for controlling the output voltage level of said alternator means; and said second control means responsive to said stable floating AC power for controlling said switching means.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
172 words
A mobile AC power source comprising: alternator means connected to a source of mechanical energy for converting mechanical energy supplied by said source of mechanical energy into electrical energy; starting means for providing said alternator means with an initial starting current; step up and step down transformer means responsive to said alternator means for increasing and decreasing the output voltage level of said alternator means; rectification means responsive to said step up transformer means for rectifying said increased voltage level to produce a stable DC voltage; switching means responsive to said rectification means for producing a train of high voltage pulses from said stable DC voltage; filtering means responsive to said switching means for producing from said train of high voltage pulses stable floating AC power; and control means comprising first and second control means; said first control means responsive to said stable DC voltage for controlling the output voltage level of said alternator means; and said second control means responsive to said stable floating AC power for controlling said switching means.
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