Patent ID: 9590548
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: H02P

Claim:
1. A method of regulating an output voltage of an alternator, the method comprising, within an alternator regulator module: measuring a first voltage across a first external contact of the alternator regulator module operably coupled to a first output contact of the alternator and a second external contact of the alternator regulator module operably coupled to a second output contact of the alternator during an ON state of an excitation cycle for the alternator; measuring a second voltage across the first external contact of the alternator regulator module and the second external contact of the alternator regulator module during an OFF state of an excitation cycle for the alternator; deriving an average voltage value of the first and second voltage measurements; and deriving an offset value based at least partly on the derived average voltage value, wherein the method further comprises: