Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Alternator controller
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Application No.: US15179323Application Date: 2016-06-10
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Publication No.: US09935571B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Isaac S. Frampton , Adam Larson , Richard Van Maaren
- Applicant: Kohler Co.
- Applicant Address: US WI Kohler
- Assignee: Kohler, Co.
- Current Assignee: Kohler, Co.
- Current Assignee Address: US WI Kohler
- Agency: Lempia Summerfield Katz LLC
- Main IPC: H02P11/00
- IPC: H02P11/00 ; H02H7/06 ; H02P9/00 ; H02P9/14 ; H02P9/04 ; H02P9/48 ; H02K7/18 ; H02P9/30 ; H02P3/00 ; H02P9/06 ; H02P15/00 ; H02P101/45

Abstract:
In one embodiment, a generator includes a rotor configured to rotate in cooperation with a stator to generate electrical power. A sensor, which is supported by the rotor, is configured to generate a trigger signal indicative of a position of the rotor. A communication interface is configured to receive the trigger signal from the sensor of the rotor and receive data indicative of an output of the generator. A controller supported by the rotor or configured to perform a phase analysis of the trigger signal and the output of the generator and calculate a power angle for the generator based on the phase analysis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160301345A1 Power Angle Calculation for Alternator Controller Public/Granted day:2016-10-13
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