Automobile Charging

System

By Daniel Joo

Functional Diagram
Signal
Conditioning

Voltage
Regulation

Alternator

Alternator
C

AC Current
Rotor - Stator
creates AC
current
Since there are
three Stator,
three separate ac
signal are
created.

Signal Conditioning (Alt. to

Bat.)
Typical Alternator
Cicuitry.
AC from each of
the alternators
stators are
filtered to only
receive Positive
current.

Alternator Rectifier
Signal from the
alternator is
rectified to
form a positive
pulsating
signal.

Voltage Regulation
Voltage variations are due to:

Mainly Engine RPM

Temperature

Voltage is regulated through the

current driving the STATOR.

Voltage at Alternator Rotor

Voltage Control
Input

Regulator

Field Current
Input

Close Enough To 12V DC

Current in not pure DC, it is a series of DC pulses at 12 Vdc.
But most equipment have internal filters to clean-up the
incoming power.