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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
May. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Marc Tunzini, Versailles, FR;
Michaël Chemin, Festigny, FR;
Inventors:
Marc Tunzini, Versailles, FR;
Michaël Chemin, Festigny, FR;
Assignee:
Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur, Creteil Cedex, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02K 11/00 (2006.01); H02K 11/04 (2006.01); H02K 1/00 (2006.01); H02P 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrical supply device includes a set of armature coils which are coupled together in a polygonal mode. The coils are connected to a single bridge rectifier which includes a set of controllable elements allowing switching between a first operating mode in which some of the coils are electrically connected in series and a second operating mode in which all of the coils are electrically connected in parallel. An alternator for a motor vehicle includes the disclosed supply device.