Charging system having a controlled rectifier bridge and a single voltage sensor

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PATENT NO 6215271
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09310052

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A charging system has an alternator, a battery, and a controlled rectifier bridge between the alternator and the battery. The controlled rectifier bridge has controllable elements. A controller is provided wherein the controller controls (a) the duty cycle of the alternator field winding and (b) the switching in the controllable elements to control the phase advance angle. By utilizing a half-wave controlled rectifier bridge and three controllable elements, power output can be increased at a low overall cost. In another embodiment, the controller determines switching points for the controllable elements through a third harmonic extraction device which employs a neural network for determining the zero crossings of the third harmonic voltage obtained from a single phase voltage.

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SATCON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION161 FIRST STREET CAMBRIDGE MA 02142

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Donegan, Kevin J Merrimack, NY 21 602
Heyman, Albert M Bedford, MA 2 32
Lerow, Kevin E Lowell, MA 5 493

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