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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Adrian E. Vandergrift, Rockton, IL (US);
Assignee:
HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/14 (2006.01); H02P 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/14 (2013.01); H02P 9/102 (2013.01);
Abstract
A power system includes an integrated drive generator (IDG) including an exciter field winding. A generator control unit (GCU) includes exciter drive circuit configured to electrically energize the exciter field winding, and a main stator configured to output voltage to at least one electrical load. The exciter drive circuit includes a dynamic flyback unit configured to selectively operate the exciter drive circuit between a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode based on a change in the at least one electrical load.