Robert Boschgmbh

Guenter Schramm

Walter Kohl

Friedhelm Meyer

Rainer Mittag

Edgar Kuhn

Rainer Leunig

Rolf Wenniger

Voltage-regulator for regulating the voltage of an alternator

A generator having an exciting winding and a standard load associated with a standard exciting current in the exciting winding can be controlled by a voltage regulator which adjusts an exciting current in the exciting winding and a temperature measurement device in a predetermined location in the generator and/or a voltage regulator associated with the generator, which is connected to the voltage regulator, advantageously via a microprocessor device or a pulse duration modulation circuit connected to the final regulating stage of the voltage regulator for gating the exciting current. So that the generator can be dimensioned to operate above its maximum rated temperature and can be operated in a superexcited state, the method of controlling the generator includes the steps of increasing the exciting current in the exciting winding beyond the standard exciting current to operate the generator at a higher load than the standard load; measuring a temperature T.sub.G at a predetermined location, advantageously in the generator, with the temperature measurement device; determining an allowed limiting temperature T.sub.GMAX at the predetermined location; lowering the exciting current, I.sub.Err, when the temperature T.sub.G is greater than the allowed limiting temperature T.sub.GMAX and maintaining the output power as high as possible without exceeding the allowed limiting temperature.

Apparatus and method for controlling the output power of a generator to

An electrical control system for an electrically heated window in a motor vehicle has a voltage source including a generator, a voltage regulator for regulating a generator output voltage, a transformer switched between the generator and a heating window, the generator output voltage being increased before supplying to the heatable window, and a unit for measuring a temperature of the transformer and interrupting a communication between the transformer and the voltage source in the event of exceeding an adjustable limiting temperature.

Electrical control system for an electrically heated window in motor

Alternator for a motor vehicle having a ventilator and device for

An electrical heating arrangement for a motor vehicle comprises a heating resistor that is energizable directly by the power generator provided that within a network of consuming devices failure has been detected and also provided that essential elements of the network such as battery or engine temperature are within predetermined limits. Upon detection of a failure this error condition is optically indicated and the connection between the heating resistor and the generator is interrupted.

Vehicle heating system with failure detection means

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Vaihingen-Enzweihingen, Germany

Guenter Schramm