System and method for electric current and power monitor and control of a generator
AssigneeC.E. Niehoff & Co.
InventorsNisvet Basic, Ciaran Patterson, Mahmood Pourkermani
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Abstract
A control device measures a voltage drop across a conductor in a generator to determine and control the total generator output current. A temperature of the conductor is also measured to improve the accuracy. The control device may further improve on the accuracy by compensating for the electrical current through a field coil that may power the generator. The control device may be used in combination with a generator in a vehicle electrical system. Other system parameters may be monitored to improve on the system monitoring, diagnostics, and control. The generator may include a conductor comprising a process-controlled geometric shape.
Claims6
A generator, comprising:
- a conductor comprising
- a process-controlled geometric shape and operative to generate
- a first signal indicative of
- an electrical potential across the conductor and wherein
- a total electrical output current generated by the generator is substantially proportional to the electrical potential,
- wherein the process-controlled geometric shape comprised at least one of a specific length and a specific cross section,
- wherein the specific length is a specified dimension comprising a tolerance range of less than or equal to 1/100 of an inch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.