Automotive alternator synchronous rectification via self-sensing method for improved vehicle fuel consumption

Conference Record - IAS Annual Meeting (IEEE Industry Applications Society)

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1726-1730

  O'Gorman, Tony ^a   Stephens, Dennis ^a   Bohn, Ted ^b   Carlson, Richard ^b  

^a Continental Automotive ^*  (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive alternator; Controlled rectifier; Fuel economy measurement; Lundell alternator; Self sensing position estimation; Switched mode rectifier

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FUELS; NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING; STANDARDS; STEEL METALLURGY; VEHICLES;

ANNUAL MEETINGS; DIODE RECTIFICATION; DRIVING CYCLES; RECTIFICATION SCHEME; ROTOR POSITIONS; SELF-SENSING; SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION (SR); SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIERS; TOTAL POWER;

ELECTRIC RECTIFIERS;

EID: 47849125358     PISSN: 01972618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IAS.2007.264     Document Type: Conference Paper

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