Thread: Alternator Mods
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Old 01-26-2009, 11:25 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by afdhalatifftan View Post
I'm wondering what if we use a PWM at the alternator rotor coil...

Hmmmm... Any ideas??
Modern day solid state alternator voltage regulators are already of the PWM "switching" type, just as were their forebears, the old mechanical relay type regulators.

Apply full battery voltage to the rotor winding, wait the few milliseconds for the battery voltage to rise to setpoint, open the circuit, wait for the voltage to decay, repeat as needed.
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