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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7821146 | Parallel starting system having a low wiring expenditure A starter system for starting internal combustion engines including a plurality of starters connected in parallel, each having a starter motor and an engaging relay. This parallel starting system may be implemented simply and cost-effectively if at least one of the ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7755208 | Electric engine start with two motors and single motor drive An electrical starter-generator system includes a first starter-generator and a second starter-generator. A single drive controls both the first starter-generator and the second starter-generator such that their electrical current and power inputs are minimized and ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7687928 | Dual-structured aircraft engine starter/generator An aircraft starting and generating system includes a first starter/main machine assembly that includes a first exciter and a first main machine, and second starter/main machine assembly that includes a second exciter and a second main machine. The system also inclu... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7638890 | Device for supplying electrical power to an aircraft and for electrically starting a jet engine on board an aircraft This invention relates to a device for supplying electrical power to an aircraft and for electrically starting a jet engine on board an aircraft, including a multi-phased starter-generator, a multi-phased transformer-rectifier unit, a multi-phased DC-AC converter, a... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7400053 | Starter-generator A vehicle includes a starter-generator. According to some embodiments, one of at least two operator activated input mechanisms may be selected for starting the starter-generator. According to some methods of operation, the starter-generator can be used to pre-set pi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7363122 | Method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle A method for controlling a hybrid drive of a vehicle, the hybrid drive including an internal combustion engine and at least one electric machine as the drive motors, and the output shafts of the drive motors being operatively connectable to a drive train of the vehi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339294 | Vehicular starting and charging rotary electric machine A vehicular starting and charging rotary electric machine includes a rotor, a stator, brackets, a brush, and a rotation detection sensor. The rotor has a field winding. The stator has a stator winding. The brackets supports the rotor and the stator. One end of the b... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7312550 | Architecture for electric machine In one aspect, an alternator is described which includes a current control apparatus including a stator winding and a control winding, wherein current control in the control winding regulates the stator winding. In another aspect, a gas turbine engine includes a mul... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7242105 | Electric engine start with two motors and single motor drive An electrical starter-generator system includes a first starter-generator and a second starter-generator. A single drive controls both the first starter-generator and the second starter-generator such that their electrical current and power inputs are minimized and ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239032 | Starter-generator A vehicle includes a starter-generator assembly; portions of the assembly may be disposed within a stator cover, which is mounted to a crank case of an engine of the vehicle. According to some embodiments, one of at least two operator activated input mechanisms may ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7227271 | Method and apparatus for controlling an engine start system An apparatus (80) controls a synchronous machine (20) used to start an engine (300) during an engine start operation. The apparatus comprises: an exciter current control unit (84) for controlling exciter current output to the synchronous ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7202572 | Generator/motor system and method of operating said system A generator/motor system and a method for operating this generator/motor system with which the filter currents are reduced. The generator/motor system has, for this purpose, a rotational field machine (DM) and a pulse-controlled inverter and filter capacitors (C1... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194925 | Starter A shock absorbing device 8 includes a transmitting section 81, first friction plates 82, second friction plates 83, and a dish spring 84. The transmitting section 81 is engaged with the inner cylindrical portion of the secon... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193376 | Vehicle control unit and vehicle A control unit controls a vehicle having a body to allow its user to step on, a power generator arranged to generate power that drives the body, and a load sensor unit arranged to output a load value representing a load that has been applied to the body. The control... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7150253 | Engine start control system and engine start control method An engine start control system which includes: a switch for turning on/off power supply to a starter of an engine; a sensor for sensing a crank angle of the engine; an engine status judgment unit which determines whether or not the engine is in a cranking state base... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7135784 | Fast torque control of a belted alternator starter A belted-alternator starter system that continuously provides pre-flux when the vehicle ignition is on and the engine is off to provide a faster torque response when the engine is turned on. The alternator/starter device operates as an alternator for providing elect... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7109680 | Inverter device An object is to provide an inverter device capable of realizing exact protection of the winding of a motor. An inverter device for generating a pseudo alternating current by switching a direct current to drive a motor, comprises a controller that executes vector con... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7084609 | Alternator controlled rectifier A system and method for controlling the voltage output of an alternator is disclosed. The system includes an alternator having a rotor, which has a field winding, a stator having a plurality of phases, a rectifier bridge connected to the plurality of phases, at leas... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7034502 | Stabilization of a vehicle network by generating short-term available power A method for stabilizing the voltage in an energy-supply system, particularly in a motor-vehicle electrical system, that is fed by a battery and a generator. If the battery is weak or has completely failed, switching in a new consumer may lead to a voltage dip in th... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7009311 | Method for minimizing generator load on internal combustion engine A method is disclosed for starting a generator (10) from an internal combustion engine (14) to allow the generator (10) to charge a battery (32). The generator (10) includes a field bridge (36), having first (72) and ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6993989 | Starting apparatus A starting apparatus includes a drive motor and a reduction gear having a planetary gear for starting an engine by the drive motor via the reduction gear. An internal gear of the reduction gear includes a locking projection projecting in an axial direction. A rotati... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6989655 | Engine generator An engine generator, sufficiently meeting a demand for a simple configuration and easy control, is provided. The output of a generator 1 connected to an engine 2 is output through a rectifier circuit 3 and an inverter 4. The generator ... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6977475 | Automotive electric power supply apparatus Each of the phases of coil in an armature winding of a dynamoelectric machine is constructed so as to have six turns, an inverter has a plurality of element-diode sets, each element-diode set including a pair of switching elements connected in series and diodes conn... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969923 | Engine start control device, engine start control method and recording medium having program recorded thereon for implementing engine start control method An engine start system includes a starter starting an engine, a starter drive relay controlling the starter and an engine ECU connected to a starter switch for controlling on/off of the starter drive relay based on a predetermined start condition. The engine start s... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6946749 | Automatic management of the health of an electrical storage device A system and method for maintaining the health of an electrical storage device measures revolutions per unit time of an engine shaft of an internal combustion engine. A status signal is provided indicating whether the engine shaft is disengaged or engaged with a rem... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935449 | Vehicle electrical distribution system and method of use therefor An electrical distribution system for a vehicle having electrical devices includes at least one junction box and a plurality of terminals interconnected by at least one conductive path. The electrical distribution system operatively interconnects the electrical devi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6919661 | Alternator-starter for motor vehicle with mechanical static converter The reversible multiphase rotary machine includes a device (3) for supplying current to the windings (12-14) of the stator, which is produced in the form of a mechanical inverter (2) able to be coupled to the aforementioned shaft of the machine ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6904342 | Control apparatus for energy storage device in motor vehicle A control apparatus for use in a vehicle for controlling an energy storage device adapted to discharge electric power that varies with a temperature is provided. The control apparatus includes a temperature sensor that measures a temperature associated with the ener... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6889645 | Method for starting a hybrid drive A method for starting a hybrid drive having a battery, an internal combustion engine, and at least two electric machines, at least one being used to start the internal combustion engine. Reliable starting even at very low temperatures by bringing at least one of the... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6840203 | Engine starting device Engine starting performance is enhanced by a brushless motor having no rotor position detecting sensor. In the first place an engine is rotated forward and then is reversely rotated to overcome a high load region of the engine. Then, the engine is accelerated and ro... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838778 | Integrated starter generator drive having selective torque converter and constant speed transmission for aircraft having a constant frequency electrical system A starter-generator for an aircraft engine comprises a dynamoelectric machine alternatively operable as a motor or as a generator, having a rotor. A support motor is coupled to the dynamoelectric machine to assist the machine. A torque converter selectively couples ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6825576 | Method and apparatus for preventing stall in a starter/alternator equipped I.C. engine system A method and apparatus for preserving a starter/alternator in an I.C. engine system installation from repeated operation in the starter mode by detecting and preventing an I.C. engine stall by disabling the generator function of the starter/alternator. The system de... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6809428 | Overheat protection of an electrical component of an I.C. engine A system and method for protecting a component of an I.C. engine system by controlling a starter/alternator in response to the component's temperature. The system describes a method of comparing the temperature of the component to a predetermined threshold temperatu... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6800952 | Method of protection and fault detection for starter/alternator operating in the starter mode A system of preserving a starter/alternator in an I.C. engine system installation from excessive operation in the starter mode is disclosed. The system describes a method of comparing the respective rotational speeds of the starter/alternator and I.C. engine in star... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6787959 | Electrical machine and electrical system An electrical machine with a stator component and a rotor component, wherein the stator component carries the winding of the electrical machine, which has a number of coils. An electronic power unit is provided to control the electrical machine. To obtain an electri... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6769389 | Dual voltage tandem engine start system and method A dual voltage tandem engine start system provides a method for high rotational speed, low emissions, heat-engine start-ups in a hybrid electric vehicle. The system also provides a reliable backup system that can be jumpstarted in an emergency should part of the veh... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6771040 | Control apparatus and control method of on-vehicle dynamo-electric machine A control apparatus and a control method of an on-vehicle dynamo-electric machine 1 are provided for efficiently controlling functions as a starter-motor and as a charging generator. In case that the dynamo-electric machine 1 acts as a charging generat... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6768277 | Gas turbine system and method for controlling the same In a gas turbine system having first power converter converting power system N AC voltage to DC voltage, second power converter converting the DC voltage into AC voltage, generator connected to second power converter's AC output and rotated by turbine and turbine co... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6700212 | Method for controlling the starting torque and starting power of an internal combustion engine A method for optimizing the starting torque and for reducing the electrical power usage of a starter-generator of an internal combustion engine. The starter-generator is configured as an electrical machine, which is operated using an inverter or an indire... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6687580 | Vehicle controller and vehicle control method A vehicle controller includes a plurality of driving power sources for transmitting torque to a wheel, and a starter for starting a first driving power source of the plurality of diving power sources. The first driving power source is stopped when a presc... | 02/03/2004 |
