115results about "AC/DC convertors" patented technology

A rotating electrical machine, such as an aircraft starter-generator, that includes an exciter that has its stator windings supplied with electrical power from a power supply. One or more switches are electrically coupled between the exciter stator winding and the power supply and are configured and controlled so that a capacitance may be selectively placed electrically in series with the exciter stator windings.

The Enviromentally Clean Rechargable Power Supply is a small portable totally electric rechargable source of both 12 volt DC 15 amp electricity and up to 700 watts and 6.5 amps of 110 volt AC electricity. Invention can be recharged with a conventional battery charger. Invention is enviromentally clean and can be operated indoors or outdoors. Uses include but but are not limited to emergency power to light homes and apartments, back up power to operate computers in homes and offices, power for lighting boats and RVs, power to operate trolling motors, charge automotive and marine batteries and provide a source of electricity for camp lighting, radios etc. Larger models can provide power to operate small scooters, go karts etc. with electric drive motors.

Systems and methods are provided for calibrating a digital predistorter in an integrated transceiver circuit. A digital transmitter path provides a signal from a digital input. The transmitter path includes a digital predistorter that predistorts the digital input to mitigate nonlinearities associated with a power amplifier. The integrated transceiver circuit further includes a receiver path associated with the digital transmitter path. A coupling element provides the signal from the transmitter path to the receiver path. A signal evaluator determines values for at least one parameter associated with the digital predistorter based on the signal.

A combination of a torque-generating apparatus with an alternator/generator. The torque-generating apparatus comprises a first assembly (10, 25) including a generally cylindrical member of magnetically soft material and having a longitudinal axis, and a second assembly (2) arranged coaxially within the first assembly and including an electromagnetic winding (4). The first assembly (10, 25) and the second assembly (2) are rotatable relative to each other about the axis. Relative rotation between the first (10, 25) and second (2) assemblies induces a magnetic field which generates rotational torque between the first and second assemblies. Rectification means (31) is provided to convert alternating current electrical output from the alternator/generator (22) to provide D.C. current to the electromagnetic windings (4) of the torque generating apparatus to generate an electromagnetic braking effect.

A power generating device includes a carrier module, a stator module, a rotor module and a power generating module. The stator module is assembled to the carrier module, and has a first circuit board and a plurality of driving coils. The rotor module is located in an electromagnetic field, and has a multipolar magnetic rotor and a rotating axle. A magnetic field of the multipolar magnetic rotor interacts with the electromagnetic field to make the rotor module rotating relative to the stator module, and make the multipolar magnetic rotor producing a varying magnetic field. The power generating module is located in the varying magnetic field, and has a second circuit board and a plurality of induction coils. The induction coils induct the varying magnetic field to output an induction circuit to the second circuit board.

A high voltage power supply is provided. The high voltage power supply includes an inverter which converts a DC voltage input to the high voltage power supply into a first AC voltage, a transformer including an input winding unit and a plurality of output winding units, wherein the input winding unit receives the first AC voltage from the inverter and the plurality of output winding units generates and outputs a second AC voltage, and a voltage multiplier unit which boosts the second AC voltage output by the transformer and outputs a boosted voltage, and the voltage multiplier unit includes a plurality of voltage multipliers which are connected to each other in series and the plurality of voltage multipliers may be connected to the plurality of output winding units respectively.

A permanent magnet electric machine (i.e.: motor/generator) having a magnetic flux circuit including a stator and a permanent magnet rotor mounted for rotation about an axis relative to the stator. The stator has an electric circuit with windings electro-magnetically coupled to the magnetic circuit. The stator is of material having a Curie temperature, wherein magnetic flux circulation through the stator material is impeded when the stator material acquires a temperature above the Curie temperature. The stator includes heat conducting layers and magnetic flux conducting layers, where the thermal conductivity of the heat conducting layers is greater than the thermal conductivity of the magnetic flux conducting layers. By this means the overall thermal conductivity of the stacked stator assembly is improved and means for quickly effecting shutdown of the electric machine are provided with a heat exchanger thermally coupled to the stator, thereby regulating magnetic flux circulation through the stator material. Preferably the magnetic flux conducting layers are manganese zinc ferrite, and the heat conducting layers are: insulated copper sheets; insulated aluminum sheets; thermally conductive polymer sheets; sheet metal; or plated metal layers deposited on associated magnetic flux conducting layers.

A differential speed change unit is installed in a housing at a position near an engine and arranged coaxial with a common axis, and a two-rotor type motor/generator unit is installed in the housing at a position away from the engine and arranged coaxial with the common axis. The motor/generator unit has inner and outer rotors and a wiring. An inner rotor shaft is connected with the inner rotor to rotate therewith. The inner rotor shaft extends coaxially with the common axis to be operatively connected to the differential speed change unit. An outer rotor shaft is connected with the outer rotor to rotate therewith. The outer rotor shaft extends coaxially with the common axis to be operatively connected to the differential speed change unit. The housing has a split section at which the housing is dividable into two housing parts, and the split section is positioned between the differential speed change unit and the motor/generator unit.

The vehicle generator having a circuit protective cover of present invention comprises a housing, an electric circuit device and a protective cover. The housing encloses a stator on which an armature coil is wound and a rotor located inside the stator to face each other. The electric circuit device is located outside the housing for rectifying AC induced in the armature coil to DC. The protective cover covers the electric circuit device. The protective cover is made of a composite material including a polyamide and an elastomer. It is desirable that the protective cover has a mechanical properties including: a maximum elongation of 10% or higher; and a Charpy impact strength with notch of 78 kJ/m² or higher.

A power generator is provided. The power generator may include a battery, a motor and an electrical generator. The motor is powered by the battery which rotates a first rotating shaft. The first rotating shaft rotates a second rotating shaft of the electrical generator, which generates electricity. An electrical wiring may run from the electrical generator to a voltage regulator. An electrical wiring may run from the voltage regulator to the battery, thereby keeping the battery charged. A power inverter may be electrically connected to the battery.

A power unit structure for a vehicle includes a motor disposed in a power unit room of the vehicle and configured to transmit a driving force to drive wheels of the vehicle, an electric power converter disposed in the power unit room of the vehicle, and an electric power distributor disposed in the power unit room of the vehicle. The electric power converter is configured to convert supplied electric power into electric power to be supplied to the motor and is disposed on an upper side of the motor. The electric power distributor is configured to distribute electric power supplied from a power supply to the electric power converter and is disposed at a position where at least a part of the electric power distributor overlaps the electric power converter in an up-down direction of the vehicle when viewed from a vehicle front-rear direction or a vehicle width direction.

Systems and methods of generating, storing and/or distributing electric power are disclosed. The system may include two or more direct current battery subsystems, a direct current motor/alternating current generator combination, an electric power distribution network, and battery recharging elements. One battery subsystem may power an alternating current generator while the other battery subsystem charges using a portion of the generated power. Excess power may service other electric loads. The roles of the battery subsystems may be switched periodically between charging and powering, repeatedly. A gear box may connect the electric motor and generator to adjust the relative rotational speeds of each for optimal performance of the system.

It is an object of the invention to provide an improved technique for controlling the output characteristic of a motor. Representative power tool includes a tool bit and a motor. The motor drives the tool bit and includes an armature, a coordinator, a plurality of segments and a plurality of armature windings. The armature has a plurality of slots. The communicator rotates together with the armature. Plurality of segments is provided on the communicator. Respective armature windings are connected at the both ends of the segments. Each of the armature windings is defined by coils that are wound between respective pairs of the slots of the armature. Each of the armature windings is formed by at least two coils connected in series. At least one of the coils defining the armature winding has a different number of turns of a wire wound between the associated slots from the other coils in the same armature winding. On the same time, the total number of turns of the coils of each of the armature windings is the same. Thus, as a result, the magnetic field around each of the armature windings can be kept substantially the same while providing fine adjustment of the numbers of turns in the armature windings.

A generator including a first magnetic assembly and a second magnetic assembly wherein the first and second magnetic assemblies are arranged in parallel for the production of a magnetic field and a null magnetic field region, a rotor positioned between the first and second magnetic assemblies the rotor being coupled to a drive shaft extending through the first and second magnetic assemblies wherein a portion of the rotor is positioned in the null field region, a least one current transfer mechanism coupled to the rotor in the null field region and at least one current transfer mechanism coupled to the shaft, a drive mechanism attached to the shaft, whereby actuation of the drive mechanism causes rotation of the rotor in the magnetic field to produce a electric potential between the first and second current transfer mechanisms.

The present disclosure is directed to several embodiments or variations of a power generation system. Several of these variations use the same power generators and also include one or more prime movers that supply mechanical power to the generators. In a first embodiment of the power generation system, two single drive through-shaft generators adapted to produce electric power are configured to be driven by a common prime mover. In a second, alternative embodiment of the power generation system, a plurality of generators is arranged into first and second generator groups. Each of the first and second generator groups is operably associated with an independent motor, which allows the power output to be controlled via adjustment to the applied power of the independent motors.

A vehicle includes an inverter, a first battery, a first power line, a second battery, a second power line, and a voltage converter. Ranges of use with respect to open circuit voltages of the first battery and the second battery do not overlap each other, and ranges of use with respect to closed circuit voltages of the first and the second batteries overlap each other. When a regenerative power output from the inverter to the first power line is supplied to the second power line via the voltage converter, and the second battery is charged, an ECU calculates a maximum regenerative power with respect to the regenerative power output from the inverter to the first power line based on the open circuit voltage of the first battery and controls the inverter and the voltage converter such that the regenerative power does not exceed the maximum regenerative power.