Patent ID: 7332825

Claim:
A power generating system comprising: a miniature internal combustion engine (MICE) generator having a piston and shaft axially moving within a casing and the shaft being operatively connected to a first end of a spring a second end of the spring being fixed to the casing, the shaft being further interconnected to an alternator assembly in which axial movement of the shaft causes relative movement of an alternator coil with respect to a magnet assembly; and a dual clipper circuit operatively connected with the alternator coil, the clipper circuit sensing the current and at least two voltage levels and applying at least two respective loads in response to the sensed voltage levels and current so as to (a) prevent overstroke of the piston and (b) control power output of the alternator coil; and wherein the alternator coil is operatively connected with a current compensation circuit to provide an accurate reading of the sensed voltage levels by compensating for a voltage produced by a high current across the alternator coil by a cycle of the movement of the piston.