Systems and Methods for Optimizing the Operation of a Generator
AssigneeTemic Automotive of North America, Inc.
InventorsBrian D. Conway, Patrick A. O'Gorman, Dennis L. Stephens
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Abstract
Methods and systems for minimizing power loss in generator are disclosed, including providing one or more operating parameters for a generator, and determining an optimal field power and an optimal phase angle, where the optimal field power and the optimal phase angle substantially minimize a power loss in operating the generator at the one or more operating parameters.
Claims23
A method for minimizing power loss in a generator, the method comprising:
- providing one or more operating parameters for the generator;
- and
- determining an optimal field power and an optimal phase angle, where the optimal field power and the optimal phase angle substantially minimize a power loss in operating the generator at the one or more operating parameters.
A method for minimizing power loss in an generator, the method comprising:
- monitoring a power loss in operating the generator for a set of operating parameters for the generator;
- varying a field power and a phase angle using the power loss as feedback to determine an optimal field power and an optimal phase angle that substantially minimize the power loss for the set of operating parameter.
A computer program product stored on a computer operable medium, the computer program product comprising software code being effective to:
- receive values for one or more operating parameters for a generator;
- and
- determine an optimal field power and an optimal phase angle, where the optimal field power and the optimal phase angle substantially minimize a power loss in operating the generator at the one or more operating parameters.
A generator, the generator comprising:
- a rotor coil configured to receive field electrical power through a regulator;
- a stator coil configured to output electrical power through a rectifier having a phase angle, where the stator coil and the rotor coil are configured to rotate relative to each other using mechanical power;
- one or more processors coupled to the rotor coil and to the stator coil;
- and
- one or more memory units coupled to the processors, where the processors and the memory units are configured to monitor operating parameters of the generator and are further configured to control the field electrical power and the phase angle and to determine an optimal field power and an optimal phase angle, where the optimal field power and the optimal phase angle substantially minimize a power loss in operating the generator at the one or more operating parameters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.