Patent ID: 8093772

Claim:
A system comprising: a generator configured to generate an AC signal, the generator comprising: a stator, wherein an outer peripheral surface of the stator is axially crenellated with a predetermined number of teeth and slots; an output terminal electrically coupled to a fusible link; an electrically conductive phase ring coupled to the fusible link; and a pole phase coil conductor, electrically coupled to the phase ring and to a winding of insulated wiring disposed around at least one of the teeth of the stator; and a control system coupled to the generator, the control system responsive to at least one phase of the AC signal from the generator, the control system for generating control signals to a switching rectifier to generate a regulated DC signal, the control system comprising: a zero crossing detector, responsive to a first signal representative of the AC phase, for generating indicia of zero crossings in the AC phase; a variable ramp generator, responsive to a second signal representative of the AC phase and the indicia of zero crossings, for generating a ramp signal indicative of the time integral of the voltage of the AC phase accumulated from the occurrence of a zero crossing and reset upon the occurrence of the next successive zero crossing; and a trigger generator, responsive to the time integral ramp signal and a reference signal indicative of a desired firing angle to maintain a set DC output, for generating the control signals to the switching rectifier in accordance with a comparison of the time integral ramp signal to the reference signal.