Patent ID: 6014016
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: H02J,H02P,Y02T

Abstract:
A generating system for a vehicle having an engine and an ignition switch, said system comprising:a generator which generates an output voltage;a generator control device having a field current control circuit and a transmitter-receiver terminal, and being disposed in said generator;a signal wire connected to said transmitter-receiver terminal; anda vehicle-side control unit, connected to said signal wire, which provides a signal which controls said field current control circuit according to said output voltage of said generator and operation of said ignition switch,wherein said generator control device comprisesa receiver, connected between said field current control circuit and said transmitter-receiver terminal, which controls said field current control circuit according to a change in a potential level of said transmitter-receiver terminal; anda transmitter, connected between said field current control circuit and said transmitter-receiver terminal, which changes said potential level of said transmitter-receiver terminal according to a condition of said generator.