This invention is concerning a rectifying device in an AC power generator, the rectifying device including a broken-ring-shaped heat sink supporting a rectifying element and cooling the rectifying element and a circuit board holding the heat sink. The circuit board includes an engaging projection. The heat sink includes a hole, into which the engaging projection is fit, and a gravity center adjustment portion.

An assembly for a direct current (DC) synchronous machine, according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a stationary portion including a direct current (DC) armature winding and a rotating portion including alternating current (AC) field winding configured to supply DC output to the DC armature winding. A rotating inverter is configured to selectively communicate current to the AC field winding such that a frequency of the current is adjusted to approach synchronization with a position of the rotating portion. A method for generating DC output from a DC synchronous machine is also disclosed.

A rotary electric machine in accordance with the invention includes: a case including a front-side housing and a rear-side housing; a rotor having a field winding placed in the case; a stator having an armature winding placed in the case; a power module for energizing armature current that flows in the armature winding; a heat sink, on which the power module is mounted, for cooling the power module; a field circuit module for controlling field current that flows in the field winding; and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the power module and the field circuit module, wherein the power module includes a pair of power modules mounted opposite to each other on a base surface of the heat sink, and the heat sink includes a plurality of cooling fins placed thereon.

A rotary electrical machine for a vehicle according to the present invention is provided with a stator, a rotor which is provided facing the stator and which rotates coaxially with the stator, a power module which is connected to the stator, a capacitor which eliminates or reduces switching noise in the power module and has a pressure release valve, a circuit board on which the capacitor is mounted, and a heat sink which encompasses the capacitor, wherein a semi-closed cell foam seal material is provided in contact with the pressure release valve, and the capacitor is fixed to a terminal fixing section of the circuit board, and is also fixed to an inner side of the heat sink by an anti-vibration bond in a portion different from the terminal fixing section.

An electric power generating system (EPGS) may comprise a permanent magnet generator (PMG) comprising a rotor comprising a permanent magnet, and a stator comprising a plurality of armature windings configured to output a plurality of three-phase voltages, and a plurality of rectifiers corresponding to the plurality of armature windings and configured to rectify the plurality of three-phase voltages, wherein the plurality of rectifiers are connected in series.

In the vehicular AC power generator of the present invention, a part where the blade pitch is narrow and a part where the blade pitch is wide are provided in the circumferential direction on a fan fixed in an annular shape to a pole core. In the narrow-pitch part, two or more blade portions are provided in contact with each of the end surfaces of the two or more adjacent claw magnetic poles. This configuration can suppress deformation of the blade portions caused by rotation and can suppress increase in noise occurring from the fan.

An alternator includes an external ignition protection system including a shaft rotatable about an axis. The shaft includes a slip ring end. A slip ring support is mounted at the slip ring end of the shaft. A slip ring cover is mounted to the shaft. The slip ring cover defines a slip ring cavity. A first slip ring end housing supports the slip ring cover. The first slip ring end housing includes a first plurality of openings. A second slip ring end housing is arranged axially outwardly of the slip ring end. The second slip ring end housing includes a second plurality of openings. The first slip ring end housing, slip ring cover and the second slip ring end housing define a labyrinth flow path that provides an air flow through the slip ring cavity and prevents passage of ignition inducing elements from the alternator.

A rotor portion of a synchronous machine includes a rotor. The rotor carries a field winding and a re-chargeable power storage device. The re-chargeable power storage device is electrically connected to the field winding to provide electrical power to the field winding while in generate or motor mode, and to provide electrical power to the re-chargeable power storage device while in a charge mode.

A cover covering a rectifying device includes a cover end wall portion, a cover outer wall portion, and a cover intermediate portion interposed between the cover end wall portion and the cover outer wall portion. The cover end wall portion includes an inner peripheral side intake portion, and the cover intermediate portion includes an outer peripheral side intake portion. The outer peripheral side intake portion includes an axial direction covering portion existing in a position that is closer to a rotary electric machine main body than the cover end wall portion in an axial direction, and a radial direction covering portion that connects the axial direction covering portion to an outer peripheral portion of the cover end wall portion. Intake holes are provided respectively in the inner peripheral side intake portion, the axial direction covering portion, and the radial direction covering portion.

In a rotary electric machine, a regulator that regulates an AC voltage generated in a stator coil includes a regulator holder, a regulator main body, and a partition member having an electrical insulating property. The regulator holder includes a molded member and a plurality of main body terminals provided on the molded member. The regulator main body includes a main body portion that includes an IC chip and is provided on the molded member, and a plurality of connection terminals that project from the main body portion and are connected individually to the respective main body terminals. The partition member includes an insert portion that is inserted into a gap between respective connection portions by which the main body terminals are connected to the connection terminals.