Electricity: single generator systems inventions 07/07

20070170896 - Energy storage system for a motor vehicle: An energy storage system for a motor vehicle is provided, including an electric machine, which can be operated at least as a generator, for generating a generator current; a vehicle electrical system battery, which is connected to the electric machine in parallel; a capacitor unit, which is connected to the... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070164713 - Battery charging control device: A battery charging control device comprising a control circuit that performs control to keep a voltage across a battery charged by an output of an AC generator around a target value, comprising: a load driving switch inserted between the battery and a load; and a load driving switch control circuit... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070164712 - Regulator for eliminating noises generated by automotive power generator: A regulator for eliminating noises generated by an automotive power generator is composed of a front-end circuit, a semiconductor power element, a resistor, and a capacitor. The front-end circuit includes a plurality of electronic components for offering control signals generated therefrom. The semiconductor power element is electrically connected with a... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070159139 - Method and apparatus for generator control: A generator control circuit is provided that includes a first circuit (44) monitoring a generator voltage change rate and producing a first output when the voltage change rate is above a first level, a second circuit (48) monitoring a generator current change rate and producing a second output when the... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Law Department Ab 2

20070159140 - Brushless exciters using a high temperature superconducting field winding: A brushless exciter for a synchronous generator or motor generally includes a stator and a rotor rotatably disposed within the stator. The rotor has a field winding and a voltage rectifying bridge circuit connected in parallel to the field winding. A plurality of firing circuits are connected the voltage rectifying... Agent: General Electric Company Global Research

20070152641 - Voltage generator device, motor vehicle, control method for the voltage generator device, control method for the motor vehicle, and computer-readable recording medium storing program for causing computer to execute the control method: A voltage raising device that provisionally maintains an operation and function when there is an abnormality provided. If a battery voltage drops when an engine is restarted after an idle stop, the voltage raising device raises the output voltage to a target voltage by using a voltage detecting circuit and... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP