Bridge rectifier for charging system alternator
AssigneeWetherill Associates, Inc.
InventorsMichael Fischer, An Huu Nguyen, Gary Morrissette
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AssigneeWetherill Associates, Inc.
InventorsMichael Fischer, An Huu Nguyen, Gary Morrissette
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A charging system includes an alternator body, rotor coil and stator windings. A bridge rectifier is positioned within the alternator body and connected to the stator windings for rectifying the electrical output from the stator windings. The rectifier includes a positive and negative heat sinks each having a top surface and spaced from each other with cooling fins on an outer surface of each heat sink. A plurality of diodes are positioned at each top surface of positive and negative heat sinks. A terminal assembly interconnects respective pairs of positive and negative diodes. At least one pair of interconnected positive and negative diodes are positioned offset from each other at an angle to provide a maximum surface area for the cooling fins.
A charging system alternator comprising:
A charging system alternator comprising:
A bridge rectifier adapted to be positioned within an alternator body and having input adapted to be connected to stator windings positioned within the alternator body for receiving and rectifying the electrical output from the stator windings, said rectifier comprising,
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