Patent ID: 8432069
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: H02P

Abstract:
1. A control device for a generator, said generator comprising two or more phase windings associated with one or more stators, said two or more phase windings operative to generate two or more alternating phase signals, said control device comprising: a processor, including a programming code operable on the processor, coupled with the two or more phase windings and a generator output power controller; wherein said processor is configured to: (a) measure the two or more alternating phase signals, via two or more lines; (b) determine a first and second average values of two of the two or more alternating phase signals; and (c) apply a control signal to the generator output power controller to at least one of limit and cease a total electrical output current of the generator, via a control line, when the first average value differs from the second average value by a predetermined value.