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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8174140 | Multipurpose engine having electrical wiring connected inside connector box A multipurpose engine has a wiring structure between the generator and electrical components. A connector box is provided in a gap defined directly between the generator and the fuel tank. A plurality of electrical wirings is interconnected inside the connector box.... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8143735 | Electric starting device for an internal combustion engine The present invention relates to an electric starting device (1) for an internal combustion engine (5), which electric starting device (1) comprises an electric starter (4) and a starter-generator (2) which is assigned to a tractio... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7295918 | Automobile and control method of automobile When an automobile moves in a reverse direction opposite to an expected driving direction according to the current setting of a gearshift position SP, the automobile of the invention sets an adjustment torque Ta corresponding to a measured road surface gradient θ a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7235029 | Integrated motor clutch for electrically variable transmissions A two-mode, compound-split, electro-mechanical transmission utilizes an input member for receiving power from an engine, and an output member for delivering power from the transmission. First and second motor/generators are operatively connected to an energy storage... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191856 | Power transmission system for hybrid vehicle A power transmission system for a hybrid vehicle includes a motor/generator and a torque converter. The motor/generator and the torque converter are disposed in series between a crankshaft of an engine and a main shaft of a transmission. A side plate of the torque c... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7114604 | Torque converter A torque converter which can prevent an engagement pressure of a lockup clutch from becoming very high. A converter chamber is formed between an outer disc portion of a front cover and an impeller shell. A partition wall separating a clutch chamber and a converter c... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7061130 | Method of determining transition from starter to alternator function by monitoring starter/alternator motor phase voltage or current The present invention is directed to determining and controlling the appropriate moment at which a combined starter/alternator should transition from start-up mode to alternator/generator mode following an IC engine start-up sequence. The method relies on starter/al... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6791204 | Torque generation for salient-pole synchronous machine for start-up of a prime mover A system and method to provide an improved power electronics starting system (100) in which starting torque is delivered by a salient pole synchronous machine (102), while associated power electronics (110) and (118) utilization is maximi... | 09/14/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6561336 | Friction clutch bearing an electric machine rotor, in particular for a motor vehicle The invention concerns a friction clutch comprising a flywheel (3) with a front end designed to be fixed to a motor vehicle crankshaft (11) and a rear end in the form of a reaction plate (4) with a central recess (39) externally defined by a friction surf... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6455968 | Attachment device for electrical equipment, such as an alternator/starter motor, in a clutch housing of an automobile A device for attachment of electrical equipment, such as an alternator/starter motor, in the clutch housing of an automobile. The assembly includes a stator, a rotor, and a support hub of the rotor mounted on a bearing in an independent housing integral w... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6307275 | Method and apparatus for controlling a high-speed AC permanent magnet synchronous motor coupled to an industrial turbo engine A method and apparatus for controlling a permanent magnet synchronous motor (8) coupled to a turbo engine such that transient current and steady state current are minimized. The method comprises the steps of, for a given DC bus voltage, determining an acc... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6274945 | Combustion control method and system A multi-injector combustion system in which a brake resistor is utilized to provide a minimum load for the combustor system during idle or low power operation of the permanent magnet turbogenerator/motor and also to absorb power during transients to preve... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6153942 | Starter/generator speed sensing using field weakening 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... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6040634 | Electric motor/thermal engine drive for a vehicle in which the electric motor functions as a flywheel, starter motor, and generator The engine unit for a vehicle comprises a thermal engine (1) and a coaxial relatively flat electric motor (2) which can operate up to, at least, the maximum operating speed of said thermal engine. Said electric motor is constructed and arranged to provide... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6023135 | Turbogenerator/motor control system A turbogenerator/motor control system having a plurality of proportional integral control loops including a fuel command control loop and a current command control loop. The exhaust gas temperature of the gas turbine of the turbogenerator/motor is maintai... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5898229 | Starter with improved one-way clutch structure In a one way clutch of a starter having an outer member, inner member and rollers, a planet carrier is formed integrally with the outer member and through holes are formed avoiding cam chambers for rollers so as not to interfere with cam chambers formed i... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5789823 | Electric hybrid transmission with a torque converter A torque converter disposed between a motor/generator and an internal combustion engine during the engine starting procedure and between the motor/generator and a multi-speed transmission as well as between the engine and a multi-speed transmission during... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5783932 | Power generation plant and control apparatus therefor The object of the invention is to provide an electric power plant and a control apparatus therefor which can obtain an emergency power supply reliably through use of the turbine starter. Another generator different from the main generator coupled to the r... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5694026 | Turbine generator set without a step-down gear box The invention relates to a turbine generator set comprising a turbine and a generator coupled to each other without a step-down gear box, and a static frequency converter connected in series between said generator and an AC electricity grid having a given... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5689174 | Electrical power system An electrical power plant has a rotator means (1) that rotates one or more alternators (6, 8) to generate electrical current that is transmitted to one or more electrical storage bakeries (12, 13) from which electrical current is transmitted to an electri... | 11/18/1997 |
| 4884535 | Starting system for internal combustion engine A starting system for an internal combustion engine wherein an output shaft of a reduction device of an automatic starter is arranged into and passing through an axial bore formed in a boss portion supporting a recoil drum of a recoil-type manual starter,... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4613761 | Starter dynamo A starter dynamo comprises a d.c. motor having a hollow armature rotary shaft, a rotary output shaft passing through the hollow armature rotary shaft and connected to the armature rotary shaft through a one-way clutch, a transmission mechanism provided at... | 09/23/1986 |
