Device for producing electricity from a three-phase network, in particular for a road vehicle
US6480404B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 13, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH02M3/1552
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A device for producing electricity, the device comprising a three-phase alternator comprising three windings, a rectifier for converting the AC delivered by the alternator into rectified current, and a voltage-raising chopper using the self-inductance of the alternator to raise the voltage. The device includes a switch unit enabling the three windings to be connected either in a star configuration when the alternator is being rotated to produce electricity, or else to the respective phases of a three-phase network when the alternator is stopped.
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