Generator Electrical Connection Module for Multi-Engine Wiring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Generators with thermal engines face challenges in electrical connection and control due to varying engine configurations, leading to complex and error-prone cable management, inadequate protection against vibrations and environmental factors, and the need for custom solutions for each motorization, which complicates installation, maintenance, and safety.
Innovation Solution
A universal electrical connection module with a printed circuit housing supply terminals, connectors for measurement and control devices, protection, and diagnostics, integrated into a single housing that is structurally adapted to the generator's constraints, allowing for simplified connections and reduced size, with indicators for monitoring control module states and auxiliary device connectivity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If standard commercially available fuse boxes are used for electrical protection, then large series production is facilitated, but the solution is not suitable for generator sets with varying engine configurations and is inadequate against vibrations and environmental factors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal electrical connection module that integrates multiple functions (power supply terminals, connectors for measurement and control devices, protection components, and diagnostic connectors) into a single housing. This module can be adapted to different engine configurations while maintaining standardized manufacturing processes, thus achieving both ease of manufacture and versatility.
2Reliability
If cables are screwed onto terminals in the fuse box, then electrical protection is provided, but the installation becomes complex and tedious, and vibrations can cause cable disconnection
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the fuse box functionality with the electrical connection interface into an integrated module. The connectors are built into the module housing and designed to securely receive cable connectors without requiring separate screw terminals, thus maintaining electrical protection while simplifying installation and improving vibration resistance.
3Productivity
If several control modules are implemented for high-power generator sets with multiple cylinder subsets, then each subset can be controlled independently, but the system becomes difficult to manage and diagnose
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal electrical connection module that serves multiple control modules simultaneously. The module includes power supply terminals for multiple control modules, connectors for measurement and control devices of different cylinder subsets, and a diagnostic connector that can access the operating status of all control modules through a single interface, thus reducing system management complexity while maintaining full control capability.
4Adaptability or versatility
If custom electrical connection solutions are developed for each engine type, then specific needs are met, but the work of technicians and operators is unnecessarily complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal electrical connection module that can be adapted to different engine configurations while maintaining a standardized interface and configuration. The module includes all necessary connections (power supply, measurement and control devices, protection components, and diagnostics) in a single integrated unit that can be mounted on various engine types without requiring custom solutions, thus simplifying technician work while meeting specific engine needs.
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AI summary
The invention relates in particular to an electrical connection module (100) for a generator set (1) comprising an alternator (11) connected to a thermal engine (10), formed of at least one subset of cylinders (10A, 10B), said module (100) comprising a housing (110) containing a printed circuit board (120) supporting: - electrical power supply terminals (123) for said printed circuit board (120), - a first connector (C-Fus) of an electrical harness (14) allowing, in each subset of cylinders (10A, 10B), a connection of at least one measurement and control device (12A, 12B) for parameters of said subset of cylinders (10A, 10B) to a control module (13) of said subset of cylinders (10A, 10B), - second connectors (F1-F18) for electrical protection devices of said electrical harness (14), and - a third connector (C-Diag) for diagnosing the operating status of each control module (13A, 13B).