Mobile Platform Alternator Speed Regulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing emergency electrical installations are cumbersome and difficult to transport to disaster areas due to the size and weight of generators and fuel tanks, limiting their accessibility and increasing transportation costs, while they often fail to provide reliable and quality electricity during peak consumption or meteorological disturbances.
Innovation Solution
A mobile electricity production platform utilizing alternators connected to vehicle power take-offs via removable connection means, with an alternator management system and regulation device that adjusts rotational speed and frequency to optimize power distribution, allowing for reduced size and weight, facilitating transportation to difficult-access areas, and ensuring quality electricity supply.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional generators and fuel tanks are used in emergency electrical installations, then reliable electricity supply is achieved, but the size and weight increase making transportation to disaster areas difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the emergency power supply into modular components: multiple alternators (2-11) that can be distributed across different vehicles (17-26), allowing the installation to be segmented into transportable units while maintaining overall system reliability through parallel operation
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses universal alternators that can be coupled to different vehicle power take-offs (16), making the same alternator design applicable across multiple vehicle types (trucks, tractors, four-wheel drive vehicles), thereby reducing the need for specialized heavy equipment while maintaining reliability
2Power
If large generators and transformers are used to provide sufficient power, then power supply capacity is improved, but the device becomes difficult to transport by road and air
Solution Approach 1:
The total power capacity is segmented across multiple smaller alternators (2-11) that can be distributed on different vehicles, eliminating the need to transport one large generator while achieving the same total power output through parallel connection
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple alternators with individual power outputs are merged in parallel to achieve the required total power capacity, allowing the system to combine the output of several lightweight units to match the capacity of traditional heavy equipment
3Weight of moving object
If multiple vehicles with alternators are used to reduce weight and size, then transportation accessibility is improved, but the complexity of managing and synchronizing multiple power sources increases
Solution Approach 1:
The management system (42) implements feedback control by continuously monitoring the operational status of each alternator and automatically adjusting parameters to maintain synchronization, frequency, and voltage balance across all power sources, thereby managing complexity through automated closed-loop control
Solution Approach 2:
A universal management system (42) is designed to handle multiple alternators from different vehicle types through standardized interfaces and protocols, reducing operational complexity by providing unified control rather than separate management systems for each vehicle
4Reliability
If traditional emergency installations are deployed, then power supply is provided, but transportation costs increase and deployment time to disaster areas increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into independently transportable units that can be delivered separately and quickly assembled on-site, reducing deployment time compared to transporting single large equipment, while maintaining reliability through the modular architecture
Solution Approach 2:
Alternators are pre-installed on standard vehicles (17-26) that possess their own power take-offs, eliminating the need for complex on-site installation of power generation equipment and reducing deployment time while ensuring immediate power supply availability
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution enables efficient and cost-effective emergency power supply to disaster areas by reducing the platform's size and weight, allowing for easier transportation and deployment, while ensuring reliable and quality electricity during peak demand or disruptions.
Implementation Method 1
utilizing alternators connected to vehicle power take-offs
Implementation Method 2
an adjusting device (111) configured to act on an engine (101) of a vehicle (98), so as to regulate a rotational speed of the engine (101) and thus a rotational frequency of the power take-off (102)
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AI summary
The invention relates to a mobile platform (1) adjustment device (111), comprising means acting on a vehicle (98) engine (101) including a power take-off (102) connected to an alternator rotor (97), so as to regulate the rotational speed of the engine (101) driving the power take-off (102). In one embodiment, these means comprise a potentiometer and a servomotor-type system that acts on the variation of the potentiometer according to a setpoint value, said potentiometer being configured to be electrically connected to a vehicle computer enabling control of the engine's rotational speed. In a variant, these means consist of an actuation system configured to mechanically activate a pedal or lever of the vehicle configured to modify the engine's rotational speed.The invention also relates to a regulation device for a mobile electricity production platform, equipped with such a regulation device (111).