Alternator voltage regulator with a programmable signal processing interface
US8829862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02T10/92
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A motor vehicle regulator, including electronic regulation circuits, which can produce an excitation current in accordance with a difference between a set voltage and an output voltage measured at the terminals of an electric battery of the vehicle. The regulation circuits including a programmable signal processing interface for producing a signal, which is representative of the excitation current. The interface receives as input a plurality of signals which are representative of the excitation current. The interface including a device capable of selecting a signal which is representative, from amongst the plurality of representative signals, of the method for applying different forms of processing to the representative signal selected, and a second device for selection of processing to be applied to the representative signal. The representative signal, and the processing to be applied, being selected according to a program provided to the programmable signal interface.
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