Patent ID: 7969122

Claim:
A pole count changing generator comprising, an electrical generator having a first number of rotor poles under at least one first condition; a pole count changing circuit connected to said electrical generator, said pole count changing circuit comprising a circuit path switching component network capable of redirecting current flow; said pole count changing circuit being capable of altering said first number of rotor poles through which current can travel to a second number of rotor poles through which current can travel, said second number of rotor poles being half said first number of rotor poles; said pole count changing circuit being activated to alter the number of rotor poles through the use of at least one activation signal; wherein said circuit path switching component network comprises a transistor network and a controller, said transistor network comprising at least one transistor in a normally closed state and at least one transistor in a normally open state; and wherein said at least one normally closed transistor and said at least one normally open transistor arranged such that current flow is allowed through all the rotor poles of the pole count changing generator under said at least one first condition.