Patent ID: 7242167
Filing Date: 2007-07-10
Classification: F02D,F02N,H02P

Abstract:
1. A permanent magnet starter/generator system including: a permanent magnet generator (PMG) unit; a power conversion unit (PCU) connected to the permanent magnet generator including a plurality of converter modules connected to a power output bus; and a filter disposed between and electrically interconnected to the plurality of converter modules and the power output bus; and wherein the power output bus is connected to at least one of a vehicle electrical load and a vehicle electrical power distribution system; the converter modules are connected to a control module; the power converter modules include a plurality of bi-directional power factor corrected full wave bridge modules, a plurality of isolated bi-directional converter DC-DC modules, and a plurality of feedback control modules; the isolated DC-DC bi-directional converter modules are each connected to a filter module, one of the plurality of bi-directional power factor corrected full wave bridge modules, and one of the plurality of feedback control modules; the bi-directional power factor corrected full wave bridge modules are each connected to one phase of a plurality of PMG phases, and one of the plurality of bi-directional power factor corrected full wave bridge modules; and wherein the feedback control modules are each connected to one of the plurality of isolated DC-DC bi-directional converter modules and an equalizer and phase balance control module within the PCU control module.