Title: Battery charging systems for use in road vehicles

Abstract: A battery charging system for a road vehicle has a permanent magnet alternator with at least three separate single phase windings, as distinct from the usual three-phase winding. Each of the separate windings is connected to a pair of supply lines through a pair of diodes and a pair of thyristors, each winding having its own pair of diodes and pair of thyristors. The thyristors are controlled in accordance with the battery voltage.

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Inventors: Harris, Paul Anthony (Walsall, EN)

Application Number: 358321
Filing Date: 1973-05-08
Publication_date: 1976-02-03
Assignee: The Lucas Electrical Company Limited (Birmingham, EN)
Primary Class(es): 322/28 320/DIG31
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US Patent Ref:

3315141	Apr, 1967	Wright et al.	322/28.
3617852	Nov, 1971	Phoenix	322/28.
3670229	Jun, 1972	Harris	322/28.

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Primary Examiner: Trammell, James D.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Holman & Stern