Patent ID: 9559570
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: F02D,F02N,H02K

Claim:
1. An integrated starter generator device comprising a housing, a switched, reluctance machine, and control electronics operable to configure the device as either a starter or generator, the switched reluctance machine comprising stator windings and a rotor contained within the housing, the control electronics being contained entirely within the housing, wherein the control electronics are operable to switch the stator windings of the switched reluctance machine; the control electronics include a power printed circuit board (PCB) having a peripheral edge; the stator windings are terminated within the housing at the said power PCB; the switching of the stator windings is carried out using power Field Effect Transistors (FETs); and the FETs are located around the periphery of the power PCB and are the components closest to the peripheral edge of the power PCB.