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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7514808 | Regenerative energy system The invention relates to a regenerative energy system comprising a first energy producer and a second energy producer. The object of the invention is to improve the environmental compatibility of electrical island networks. There is disclosed a regenerative energy s... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7355292 | Power generation control apparatus for internal combustion engine An increment of a fuel consumption rate caused by power generation is determined from a difference in fuel consumption rate between a case of performing power generation of an alternator and a case of stopping the power generation. The increment of the fuel consumpt... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352157 | Voltage regulator with improved protection and warning system This invention discloses a vehicle electrical system voltage regulator with improved electrical protection and warning means that discerns and responds to regulator, generator, or vehicle electrical system operation and malfunctions. The regulator includes monitorin... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7307355 | Power supply apparatus for fuel injection apparatus A power supply apparatus comprised of a bridge circuit made up of rectification diodes and MOSFETs for rectifying an output of a generator through a full-wave rectifier circuit comprised of rectification diodes and parasitic diodes of the MOSFETs and obtaining a sup... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7250689 | Common composition engine control unit and voltage regulator A control unit assembly is disclosed including a housing, at least one processor to control operation of an engine, and a voltage regulator configured to regulate a voltage of at least one rail of the engine. The at least one processing unit and the voltage regulato... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7235892 | Load-based quadratic compensator gain adjustment One embodiment includes an internal combustion engine, a sensor signal representative of an observed engine speed, and a controller. This controller is responsive to the sensor signal to determine a control input representative of a difference between the observed e... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232092 | Flying vehicle-launching apparatus and method A flying vehicle-launching apparatus and method for launching a winged flying vehicle by accelerating the vehicle in a predetermined direction includes a flying vehicle-supporting platform, a guide device, and a driving device. The flying vehicle-supporting platform... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7170263 | Method and apparatus for controlling on-vehicle generator An apparatus for controlling an on-vehicle generator is provided. The apparatus comprises a switching element, current detecting unit, setting unit and driving unit. The switching unit turns on/off an exciting current to an exciting winding of the generator, the swi... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156082 | Controlling spark for an engine with controllable valves A system and method to control spark in a cylinder of a multi-cylinder engine. Spark can be controlled in a cylinder while reducing the possibility of producing a spark at a spark plug coupled to an ignition coil. ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7095601 | High energy primary spark ignition system for a gas turbine engine An exciter circuit for a gas turbine engine delivers a first single high-energy spark followed by subsequent sparks of relatively lower energy to ensures start reliability by specifically clearing ice build-up at the ignition plugs. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066143 | Barometric pressure diesel timing controller A fuel injection timing control system for diesel engines operating at high altitude, including a sensor for a parameter of the engine intake air, such as engine intake air pressure or turbocharger speed. This sensor communicates with a barometric pressure timing co... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7015594 | Vehicle-mounted electric generator control system which selectively supplies regenerative field current to battery in accordance with currently available generating capacity A control apparatus for a vehicle electric generator judges the currently available generating capacity of the generator and establishes a regenerative current mode of operation, utilizing an induced current of the field winding, only when the generating capacity is... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6888263 | Gas turbine generator A gas turbine generating apparatus according to the present invention comprises a gas turbine capable of a high-speed operation, a permanent-magnet-type generator driven at a high speed by the gas turbine, an inverter device (5) for converting alternating-cur... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6885113 | Engine control system and method for hybrid electric vehicle The present invention relates to an engine control system and method for a hybrid electric vehicle. The system includes an engine, a motor mounted to one side of the engine, and a controller receiving one or more signals indicating vehicle operational conditions, an... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6864593 | Device for producing of electric energy and of signal transmitting pressure pulses The invention is directed to a device for the generation of pressure pulses, being intended for transmitting signals, in a fluid-carrying channel (2), using a pulser (1) designed to be integrated in the channel (2) and having a housing (4... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6812585 | Fuel cutoff system for engine-driven generator Methods and systems for cutting off the supply of fuel to an engine in response to engine turn-off. A fuel cutoff solenoid or functionally equivalent device is connected to a source of electrical power in response to detection of conditions representing engine turn-... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6707169 | Engine generator, controller, starter apparatus, and remote control system for the engine generator The present invention provides an engine generator which is small in the size but high in the efficiency of power generation and a controller for the engine generator. The present invention is implemented by a power generator G driven by an engine E, a starter motor... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6603216 | Exciter circuit with ferro-resonant transformer network for an ignition system of a turbine engine An exciter circuit for firing one or more igniter plugs in an aircraft ignition system. The exciter circuit includes an input node capable of receiving an alternating-current (AC) voltage with a variable frequency and amplitude, a pair of tank capacitors ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6552439 | Method and apparatus for controlling engine overspeed due to lube oil ingestion An apparatus and method for limiting diesel engine overspeed conditions (and thereby prevent engine damage) caused by the ingestion of lubricating oil from the turbocharger, or other source, into the diesel engine cylinders. In response to the development... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6545372 | Hybrid motor for a vehicle The present invention provides a hybrid motor comprising an engine comprising a plurality of intake valves and an auxiliary power plant in communication with the engine and a throttle valve for controlling a quantity of air into the engine wherein during ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6414468 | Electrical power derivation system A system for deriving electrical power from an engine includes a current inducing module that supplies current to a load such as a chargeable power source. The current inducing module preferably includes a magnet and coil arrangement. The magnet is associ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6414400 | Small engine driven generator A power conversion system includes an engine coupled to drive an alternator, a rectifier circuit, and an ignition controller. The alternator includes a stator and a rotor that cooperate when driven to provide a current supplied to the rectifier circuit. T... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6291903 | Vehicular electric power generation apparatus and method In a vehicular electric power generation apparatus having an a.c. generator and an engine, a rotation speed of the a.c. generator at the idling rotation operation of the engine is set to be higher than a rotation speed, at which the driving torque of the ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6281596 | Automatic turbogenerator restarting method and system A method and system to automatically restart a permanent magnet turbogenerator/motor when a fatal fault is detected. The automatic restart logic includes time constraints and limitations on the number of iterations, and is useful regardless of whether the... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6274944 | Method for engine control A method for controlling a vehicle including an internal combustion engine having an idle speed includes controlling the idle speed based on system voltage, and increasing the idle speed when system voltage is low and the vehicle speed status indicates th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6054776 | Control apparatus of parallel hybrid electric vehicle A parallel hybrid electric vehicle includes an engine and a motor/generator as a rotary driving source. A differential device has a first shaft connected to the engine, a second shaft connected to the motor/generator, and a third shaft connected to a tran... | 04/25/2000 |
