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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Dusan Graovac, Munich, DE;
Frank Auer, Roehrmoss, DE;
Inventors:
Dusan Graovac, Munich, DE;
Frank Auer, Roehrmoss, DE;
Assignee:
Infineon Technologies AG, Neubiberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02P 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A generator control circuit is disclosed. One embodiment provides a first active switching circuit configured to connect a first terminal of an excitation coil either to a first or to a second terminal of a voltage source, a second active switching circuit configured to connect a second terminal of the excitation coil either to the first or to the second terminal of the voltage source, and a generator controller to set the duty cycle of the active switching circuit to rapidly control the current through the excitation coil to an excitation coil current setpoint.