Method and system for protecting voltage regulator driver circuitry during field coil short circuit condition
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H02H-011/00
H02P-009/00
출원번호
UP-0539425
(2006-10-06)
등록번호
US-7583062
(2009-09-16)
발명자
/ 주소
Harmon, Jack D.
Zhou, Mingshe
Phillips, Jim
출원인 / 주소
Reny International, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Cantor Colburn LLP
인용정보
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2인용 특허 :
9
초록▼
A method for protecting voltage regulator driver circuitry during a short circuit condition of an alternator field coil includes passively detecting a drop in field coil voltage during an on-portion of a duty cycle of the field coil voltage, wherein the passive detection of the drop in field coil vo
A method for protecting voltage regulator driver circuitry during a short circuit condition of an alternator field coil includes passively detecting a drop in field coil voltage during an on-portion of a duty cycle of the field coil voltage, wherein the passive detection of the drop in field coil voltage signifies an interrupt event. Responsive to the interrupt event, a logical state of a driver enable control signal is changed so as to deactivate driver circuitry associated with a switching device used to pass field current through the field coil, wherein the driver circuitry, when deactivated, prevents the switching device from passing current regardless of the state of a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal applied to the driver circuitry.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method for protecting voltage regulator driver circuitry during a short circuit condition of an alternator field coil, the method comprising: passively detecting a drop in field coil voltage during an on-portion of a duty cycle of the field coil voltage, wherein the passive
What is claimed is: 1. A method for protecting voltage regulator driver circuitry during a short circuit condition of an alternator field coil, the method comprising: passively detecting a drop in field coil voltage during an on-portion of a duty cycle of the field coil voltage, wherein the passive detection of the drop in field coil voltage signifies an interrupt event; and responsive to the interrupt event, changing a logical state of a driver enable control signal so as to deactivate driver circuitry associated with a switching device used to pass field current through the field coil, wherein the driver circuitry, when deactivated, prevents the switching device from passing current regardless of the state of a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal applied to the driver circuitry, wherein the PWM control signal and the driver enable control signal are generated by a microcontroller included within a voltage regulator, and wherein the passive detection of a drop in field coil voltage is implemented through an input pin of the microcontroller; the voltage regulator further comprising a first resistor coupled between a positive side of the field coil and the input pin of the microcontroller, and a diode configured between a first output pin of the microcontroller corresponding to the PWM control signal and the input pin of the microcontroller. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein diode coupling between the PWM control signal and the input pin of the microcontroller prevents false detection of the interrupt event during an off-portion of a duty cycle of the field coil voltage when no short circuit condition exists. 3. The method of claim 2, further comprising changing the logical state of the driver enable control signal so as to reactivate the driver circuitry in the event the short circuit condition is eliminated. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the diode coupling between the PWM control signal and the input pin of the microcontroller maintains the voltage of the input pin of the microcontroller at a logical high value during the off-portion of the duty cycle of the field coil voltage. 5. A storage medium, comprising: a computer readable computer program code for protecting voltage regulator driver circuitry during a short circuit condition of an alternator field coil; and instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, the method further comprising: passively detecting a drop in field coil voltage during an on-portion of a duty cycle of the field coil voltage, wherein the passive detection of the drop in field coil voltage signifies an interrupt event; responsive to the interrupt event, changing a logical state of a driver enable control signal so as to deactivate driver circuitry associated with a switching device used to pass field current through the field coil, wherein the driver circuitry, when deactivated, prevents the switching device from passing current regardless of the state of a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal applied to the driver circuitry, wherein the PWM control signal and the driver enable control signal are generated by a microcontroller included within a voltage regulator; and changing the logical state of the driver enable control signal so as to reactivate the driver circuitry in the event the short circuit condition is eliminated. 6. A storage medium, comprising: a computer readable computer program code for protecting voltage regulator driver circuitry during a short circuit condition of an alternator field coil; and instructions for causing a computer to implement a method, the method further comprising: passively detecting a drop in field coil voltage during an on-portion of a duty cycle of the field coil voltage, wherein the passive detection of the drop in field coil voltage signifies an interrupt event; and responsive to the interrupt event, changing a logical state of a driver enable control signal so as to deactivate driver circuitry associated with a switching device used to pass field current through the field coil, wherein the driver circuitry, when deactivated, prevents the switching device from passing current regardless of the state of a pulse width modulation (PWM) control signal applied to the driver circuitry, wherein the PWM control signal and the driver enable control signal are generated by a microcontroller included within a voltage regulator, and wherein the passive detection of a drop in field coil voltage is implemented through an input pin of the microcontroller; the voltage regulator further comprising a first resistor coupled between a positive side of the field coil and the input pin of the microcontroller, and a diode configured between a first output pin of the microcontroller corresponding to the PWM control signal and the input pin of the microcontroller. 7. The storage medium of claim 6, wherein diode coupling between the PWM control signal and the input pin of the microcontroller prevents false detection of the interrupt event during an off-portion of a duty cycle of the field coil voltage when no short circuit condition exists. 8. The storage medium of claim 7, wherein the method further comprises changing the logical state of the driver enable control signal so as to reactivate the driver circuitry in the event the short circuit condition is eliminated. 9. The storage medium of claim 8, wherein the diode coupling between the PWM control signal and the input pin of the microcontroller maintains the voltage of the input pin of the microcontroller at a logical high value during the off-portion of the duty cycle of the field coil voltage.
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