Combination field chopper and battery charger

Title: Combination field chopper and battery charger

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A power transistor used in a chopper circuit to control field excitation of a vehicle motor when in a power mode is also used to control charging current from an a-c to d-c rectifier to the vehicle battery when in a battery charging mode. Two isolating diodes and a small high frequency filter inductor are the only elements required in the chopper circuit to reconfigure the circuit for power or charging modes of operation.

Inventors:

Steigerwald, Robert L ^[1]; Crouch, Keith E ^[2]; Wilson, James W. A. ^[1]

Scotia, NY
Pittsfield, MA

Issue Date:: 1981-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 864022

Patent Number(s):: 4292578

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washingon, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS

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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
H02J7/022 - {characterised by the type of converter}

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02P - CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS
H02P7/282 - controlling field supply only

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
B60L50/51 - characterised by AC-motors
B60L2220/54 - Windings for different functions

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
Y02T90/14 - Plug-in electric vehicles

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
H02J2207/20 - Charging or discharging characterised by the power electronics converter

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
Y02T10/70 - Energy storage for electromobility

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
B60L53/24 - Using the vehicle's propulsion converter for charging

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
Y02T90/12 - Electric charging stations
Y02T10/64 - Electric machine technologies for applications in electromobilty

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S320/24 - Inductor

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02J - CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER
H02J7/02 - for charging batteries from ac mains by converters

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02T - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
Y02T10/7072 - Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B60 - VEHICLES IN GENERAL B60L - PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
B60L53/20 - characterised by converters located in the vehicle

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DOE Contract Number:: AC03-79CS51294

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: combination; field; chopper; battery; charger; power; transistor; circuit; control; excitation; vehicle; motor; mode; charging; current; a-c; d-c; rectifier; isolating; diodes; frequency; filter; inductor; elements; required; reconfigure; modes; operation; power transistor; vehicle motor; charging mode; battery charger; chopper circuit; charging current; battery charging; /320/318/

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                    Steigerwald, Robert L, Crouch, Keith E, and Wilson, James W. A. Combination field chopper and battery charger.  United States: N. p., 1981. 
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                    Steigerwald, Robert L, Crouch, Keith E, & Wilson, James W. A. Combination field chopper and battery charger.  United States.

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  author       = {Steigerwald, Robert L and Crouch, Keith E and Wilson, James W. A.},

  abstractNote = {A power transistor used in a chopper circuit to control field excitation of a vehicle motor when in a power mode is also used to control charging current from an a-c to d-c rectifier to the vehicle battery when in a battery charging mode. Two isolating diodes and a small high frequency filter inductor are the only elements required in the chopper circuit to reconfigure the circuit for power or charging modes of operation.},

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