Electricity: single generator systems inventions 12/06

20060290324 - Voltage regulator with improved protection and warning system: This invention discloses a vehicle electrical system voltage regulator with improved electrical protection and warning means that discerns and responds to regulator, generator, or vehicle electrical system operation and malfunctions. The regulator includes monitoring, control, and protection circuits with a phase signal monitor, a field switching circuit that operates the... Agent: Law Offices Of Michael M. Ahmadshahi

20060290325 - Heating of batteries using reactive power: A circuit and method are provided for allowing self-heating of a battery used to power an AC motor by way of connection to a DC to AC inverter circuit. The inverter is selectively controlled to generate a heating mode AC current at the DC side connection to the battery, wherein... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20060284604 - Power manager for an electrical power generator: An electrical power generator includes a controller for making a full power capacity of the generator available for consumption by at least one intelligent load coupled to an output of the generator. The controller obtains data from which both a present output power of the generator and a power capacity... Agent: Kinney & Lange, P.A.

20060284605 - Alternator rectifier with coil-sensor controlled mosfets: A switching circuit for an electric machine is provided. The switching circuit includes switches for energizing the phase windings of the machine and sensors for driving the state of the switches. The switches are voltage-controlled devices and the sensors are coils.... Agent: Visteon

20060279260 - Current output type of semiconductor circuit, source driver for display drive, display device, and current output method: A current output type semiconductor circuit, including first current source groups 241a and 241b, includes first unit transistors of outputting a predetermined current and output lower order N (N is a natural number) bits; and second current source groups 242a, 242b, 242c, 242d, 242e, and 242f that include second unit... Agent: C. Irvin Mcclelland Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20060279261 - Device for recording the battery voltage in engine-control devices: A device for recording the battery voltage in engine-control devices. The device has a first input terminal at which the battery voltage derived from the positive pole of the battery is supplied to the engine-control device. Moreover, it includes a first analog-digital converter and a first low-pass situated between the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20060273765 - Controller for a permanent magnet generator and a generator in combination with such a controller: A generator controller for controlling a permanent magnet generator where each phase of the generator is connectable to a DC link via electrically controllable switches, the controller characterised by a data processor adapted to receive a measurement of generator current output and a demand current, and to form a current... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.C.

20060273766 - Permanent-magnet generator with high-power output: A high-power permanent-magnet generator in which a stator winding is divided into a first winding part and second winding parts to keep a number of turns less, and capacitors are installed between any different phases to store a current therein to raise a voltage and thereby yielding a high output.... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw