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Title: Compensated pulsed alternator

Abstract

This invention relates to an electromechanical energy converter with inertial energy storage. The device, a single phase, two or multi-pole alternator with stationary field coils, and a rotating armature is provided. The rotor itself may be of laminated steel for slower pulses or for faster pulses should be nonmagnetic and electrically nonconductive in order to allow rapid penetration of the field as the armature coil rotates. The armature coil comprises a plurality of power generating conductors mounted on the rotor. The alternator may also include a stationary or counterrotating compensating coil to increase the output voltage thereof and to reduce the internal impedance of the alternator at the moment of peak outout. As the machine voltage rises sinusoidally, an external trigger switch is adapted to be closed at the appropriate time to create the desired output current from said alternator to an external load circuit, and as the output current passes through zero a self-commutating effect is provided to allow the switch to disconnect the generator from the external circuit.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Austin, TX
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
863571
Patent Number(s):
US 4200831
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
EG-77-S-05-5594
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
compensated; pulsed; alternator; relates; electromechanical; energy; converter; inertial; storage; device; single; phase; multi-pole; stationary; field; coils; rotating; armature; provided; rotor; laminated; steel; slower; pulses; faster; nonmagnetic; electrically; nonconductive; allow; rapid; penetration; coil; rotates; comprises; plurality; power; generating; conductors; mounted; counterrotating; compensating; increase; output; voltage; reduce; internal; impedance; moment; peak; outout; machine; rises; sinusoidally; external; trigger; switch; adapted; closed; appropriate; time; create; desired; current; load; circuit; passes; zero; self-commutating; effect; disconnect; generator; load circuit; external circuit; energy converter; output current; output voltage; power generating; field coils; energy storage; single phase; field coil; desired output; mechanical energy; appropriate time; allow rapid; inertial energy; electrically nonconductive; current passes; trigger switch; external load; rotating arm; oil comprises; current pass; /322/310/315/376/

Citation Formats

Weldon, William F, Driga, Mircea D, and Woodson, Herbert H. Compensated pulsed alternator. United States: N. p., 1980. Web.
Weldon, William F, Driga, Mircea D, & Woodson, Herbert H. Compensated pulsed alternator. United States.
Weldon, William F, Driga, Mircea D, and Woodson, Herbert H. 1980. "Compensated pulsed alternator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863571.
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title = {Compensated pulsed alternator},
author = {Weldon, William F and Driga, Mircea D and Woodson, Herbert H},
abstractNote = {This invention relates to an electromechanical energy converter with inertial energy storage. The device, a single phase, two or multi-pole alternator with stationary field coils, and a rotating armature is provided. The rotor itself may be of laminated steel for slower pulses or for faster pulses should be nonmagnetic and electrically nonconductive in order to allow rapid penetration of the field as the armature coil rotates. The armature coil comprises a plurality of power generating conductors mounted on the rotor. The alternator may also include a stationary or counterrotating compensating coil to increase the output voltage thereof and to reduce the internal impedance of the alternator at the moment of peak outout. As the machine voltage rises sinusoidally, an external trigger switch is adapted to be closed at the appropriate time to create the desired output current from said alternator to an external load circuit, and as the output current passes through zero a self-commutating effect is provided to allow the switch to disconnect the generator from the external circuit.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/863571}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1980}
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