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A motor vehicle electrical system that has two alternating current generators for supplying current to the electrical loads on the vehicle including a storage battery. Both alternating current generators are connected to rectifier means which supply direct current to the loads. The output voltage of

A motor vehicle electrical system that has two alternating current generators for supplying current to the electrical loads on the vehicle including a storage battery. Both alternating current generators are connected to rectifier means which supply direct current to the loads. The output voltage of one of the generators is controlled by a voltage regulator. The direct current output of the rectifier means is sensed and the field current of the other generator is controlled such that its output current is slaved to and follows the output current of the generator that is controlled by the voltage regulator.

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A dual generator system for providing electrical current to an electrical load comprising, a first generator having an output winding and a field winding, a second generator having an output winding and a field winding, an electrical load, means connecting the output windings of said generators to s

A dual generator system for providing electrical current to an electrical load comprising, a first generator having an output winding and a field winding, a second generator having an output winding and a field winding, an electrical load, means connecting the output windings of said generators to said electrical load such that each generator supplies current to said electrical load and such that the current supplied to the electrical load is substantially equal to the sum of the output currents of said generators, a voltage regulating means connected to the field winding of said first generator including means sensing the voltage across said load, said voltage regulating means operative to control the field current of said field winding of said first generator such that the output voltage of said first generator is regulated to a predetermined value, current sensing means operative to sense the output currents of said generators, said current sensing means including means for developing an electrical signal that is a function of relative magnitudes of the current outputs of said generators and means responsive to said signal for controlling the field current of the field winding of said second generator such that the output current of said second generator follows the output current of said first generator and such that there is a predetermined relationship between the output currents of said generators.