Abstract:
The control device including: a power transistor (502) for controlling conduction/non-conduction of a field coil (3) in accordance with an output voltage of an AC generator (1) mounted on a vehicle; an RPM detection section (511) for detecting an RPM of the AC generator (1); a drive duty setting section (510) for determining whether or not the RPM detected by the RPM detection section (511) is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold, and reducing a conduction ratio of the field coil (3) when determining that the RPM is equal to or higher than the predetermined threshold; and a driver (504) for driving the power transistor (502) based on the conduction ratio. In this manner, the conduction ratio of the field coil (3) is reduced to suppress the drive torque.
Abstract:
A control device for a vehicle AC generator, in which a part can be shared even when electrical configuration positions of field coils of rotors of generators are different, is obtained. Switching elements connected in series to the field coil in order to control a field current; and a control signal processing unit, in which information as to whether the field coil is connected to the high potential side or connected to the low potential side is inputted, one of the high potential side terminal and the low potential side terminal is selected on the basis of the inputted information, a control signal is outputted, and ON/OFF control of the switching element is performed to control the field current of the field coil, are provided.
Abstract:
A current detector of an inductive load includes: an inductive load 100; a switching element 101 connected in series with the inductive load and controls an electric current to be carried through this inductive load by ON/OFF operation; a current circulating diode 102 connected in parallel with the inductive load and circulates an electric current of the inductive load when the switching element is OFF; current detecting device 103 making a sampling in a cycle of a predetermined sampling period to detect an electric current to be carried through the switching element 101; and current correction device 104 making a correction with respect to an electric current value having been detected at the current detector, and in which the current correction device 104 changes the correction rate based on DUTY of a pulse with which the switching element is brought in ON/OFF operation.
Abstract:
There can be performed the best power-generation control without enlarging the apparatus, deteriorating the reliability, and raising the cost. The power-generation control apparatus is provided with a power-generation amount suppression determination unit that determines whether or not to change a power-generation amount suppression level for suppressing the power-generation amount of the in-vehicle electric rotating machine, based on a present generation-voltage command value generated by a generated-voltage command unit and a generated-voltage past command value based on a past generated-voltage command value stored in a generated-voltage command storage unit, and that determines whether or not the power-generation amount suppression control is required, based on at least one of a past value and a present value of the generated-voltage command; therefore, there can be performed the best power-generation control without enlarging the apparatus, deteriorating the reliability, and raising the cost.
Abstract:
There can be performed the best power-generation control without enlarging the apparatus, deteriorating the reliability, and raising the cost. The power-generation control apparatus is provided with a power-generation amount suppression determination unit that determines whether or not to change a power-generation amount suppression level for suppressing the power-generation amount of the in-vehicle electric rotating machine, based on a present generation-voltage command value generated by a generated-voltage command unit and a generated-voltage past command value based on a past generated-voltage command value stored in a generated-voltage command storage unit, and that determines whether or not the power-generation amount suppression control is required, based on at least one of a past value and a present value of the generated-voltage command; therefore, there can be performed the best power-generation control without enlarging the apparatus, deteriorating the reliability, and raising the cost.
Abstract:
A failure detection apparatus for an alternator can detect a short circuit failure of a diode in a full-wave rectifier with high precision by use of a simple circuit structure based on the state of a detection terminal when the alternator generates no electricity. The rectifier circuit has a pair of diodes connected to a positive terminal and a negative terminal, respectively, of a battery. A failure detection circuit has the detection terminal connected to a P terminal or a neutral point of an armature coil, and makes a failure determination in the following manner. When in the non-power generation state of the armature coil, the detection terminal is in a floating or high impedance state, the full-wave rectifier circuit is determined to be normal, whereas when otherwise, the full-wave rectifier circuit is determined to be in a failure.
Abstract:
A controller of a generator for a vehicle in the invention includes a battery voltage detecting circuit and an output terminal voltage detecting circuit of an AC generator. A value of a detected voltage of the output terminal voltage of the AC generator is set to be higher than a value of a detected voltage of the battery voltage. A diagnosis alarm signal is outputted when the detected voltage of the battery voltage is lower than the set value while the detected voltage of the output terminal is higher than the set value.
Abstract:
A vehicle alternator control device in which, when a signal detection portion detects a determined input signal, an operating mode of an overvoltage warning portion is switched to a detection operating mode by an overvoltage warning operating mode switching portion. In the detection operating mode, the overvoltage warning portion is activated when a voltage below a determined voltage has continued for a time that is less than a determined time. Accordingly, checks related to the operation of the overvoltage warning portion can be completed in a short time at a plant or the like.
Abstract:
A controller of a generator for a vehicle in the invention includes a battery voltage detecting circuit and an output terminal voltage detecting circuit of an AC generator. A value of a detected voltage of the output terminal voltage of the AC generator is set to be higher than a value of a detected voltage of the battery voltage. A diagnosis alarm signal is outputted when the detected voltage of the battery voltage is lower than the set value while the detected voltage of the output terminal is higher than the set value.
Abstract:
An IC regulator for controlling an alternator by changing contents of control in dependence on ambient temperature includes a control voltage limiter (2), a field current controller (3), a temperature sensor (4), a first comparator (5) for comparing the ambient temperature (T) with an activation temperature (TP1) and a reset temperature (TS1), and a second comparator (6) for comparing the ambient temperature (T) with a second activation temperature (TP2). The first comparator (5) outputs a limiter control signal (C2) when the ambient temperature (T) exceeds the first activation temperature (TP1) while resetting the limiter control when the temperature (T) becomes lower than the first reset temperature (TS1). The second comparator (6) outputs a field current interrupt signal (C3) when the ambient temperature (T) exceeds a second activation temperature (TP2) while resetting the signal (C3) when the temperature (T) becomes lower than the second activation temperature (TP2).