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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2004
Hiroyuki Eguchi, Saitama, JP;
Motohiro Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
Hiroyuki Eguchi, Saitama, JP;
Motohiro Shimizu, Saitama, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An engine generator, sufficiently meeting a demand for a simple configuration and easy control, is provided. The output of a generatorconnected to an engineis output through a rectifier circuitand an inverter. The generatoris a dual-purpose generator both for a generator function and for an electric motor function, and is driven by a drive inverter as an engine starting electric motor. A DC—DC converteris provided between the output side of the rectifier circuitand the output terminal of a battery. The generatoris driven as an engine starting electric motor, using the batteryas a power supply, when the engine is started.