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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1999
Shiro Iwatani, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Tokugawa, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An AC generator control apparatus for automobiles includes a car battery charged by the rectified output from an AC generator for automobiles; a voltage regulator circuit for intermittently controlling the exciting current flowing through the field coil of the AC generator and adjusting the generated output voltage into a set value; and a set signal output unit for outputting to the voltage regulator circuit an output voltage value set signal of the AC generator depending on the detection results of various operation states of automobiles. The voltage regulator circuit includes a set value switching means for switching and setting a value of an output voltage of the AC generator depending on the contents of the set signal input from the set signal output unit; an output voltage detection means for detecting the output voltage of the AC generator; and an exciting current control means for intermittently controlling the exciting current depending on the comparison result between the set values of the detected output voltage and the output voltage of the AC generator.