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Starter/generator speed sensing using field weakening

US6153942A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 21, 1997
Grant dateNov 28, 2000
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Expiry dateJul 21, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P2101/30
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A starter cutoff control apparatus and method for a starter/generator used on an engine includes a circuit for detecting starter/generator armature current during an engine start operation, comparing the armature current to an armature current setpoint to produce an error signal; using the error signal to produce a field weakening control signal; and a circuit for producing a starter cutoff signal as a function of the field weakening control signal.

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