An electric potential energy (EPE) generator having a throughput shaft and an electrical energy generating rotor assembly. The EPE generator generates electrical energy through the electric potential energy stored within a mechanical system serving a primary mechanical purpose. The mechanical energy has a primary function for the system, while secondarily driving the EPE generator; mechanical energy is not lost in a direct amount to the production of electrical energy. The EPE generator has the capability to generate electrical energy at all states of the system, given that the mechanical rotation is provided; the EPE generator is not limited to operation dependent of mechanical energy transferring either in or out of the system.

A brushless winding field rotational electric machine positioned between a starting device and a case enclosing the starting device includes: a stator, which is held to the case, including an alternating-current coil configured to generate a rotation magnetic field by alternating current; a field core, which is held to the case, including a field coil to be excited by direct current; and a rotor disposed on an outer periphery of the starting device and rotatably held about a rotational axis relative to the stator and the field coil. The rotor includes a connection portion to be connected to a synchronized rotation member configured to rotate in synchronization with an engine along the rotational axis, on a facing surface to the synchronized rotation member.

Provided is an arrangement for producing electric energy, including: a generator having plural winding sets; plural converters each connected to one of the winding sets; at least two transformers, each connected at a low voltage side to output terminal of at least one converter; and a control portion connected to control the converters.

A protective cover for a rotary electric machine including: a bottom portion formed into an approximately circular shape; a side wall extending from the bottom portion along an outer periphery thereof; and an opening portion, of approximately circular shape and formed by an end of the side wall, wherein the side wall has a plurality of guide ribs formed on an inner side thereof and arranged apart from each other along the outer periphery of the bottom portion, wherein each of the guide ribs has a chamfered portion at an end on a side closer to the opening portion, and wherein each of the guide ribs has a height of a top portion of each of the plurality of guide ribs from the side wall allows the top portion to contact a side surface of the component when the protective cover is mounted to the rotary electric machine.

A diesel generator with an improved load capacity according to one embodiment may include a generator body including a field magnet and an armature, and configured to convert rotational energy of a diesel engine main body into electric energy; and an automatic voltage regulator configured to control power supplied to a field winding and to control output voltage of the generator body. The automatic voltage regulator is driven by a power supplier configured to supply constant voltage or current based on power storage and conversion. According to the present disclosure, the diesel generator may have a load capacity without a PMG.

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.

The brush-holder regulator comprises a casing made from an insulating material suitable for being mounted on a rear bearing of an alternator and forming a one-piece assembly with at least one housing suitable for containing brushes allowing an electrical connection to be established with an excitation winding of a rotor of the alternator, an electronic control component (22) connected electrically to a trace circuit (21) overmoulded in the casing, and a cooling radiator (24) for the control component. According to the invention, the control component comprises a back electrode (225) on which the radiator (24) is mounted, the back electrode (225) and the radiator (24) being in electrical and thermal contact and rigidly attached to a portion (216) of the trace circuit.

A power supply system includes a regulated power source that has an a synchronous machine, a flywheel with the shaft connected thereto, an electrical generator electrically connected through a switch to the synchronous machine of the regulated power source, an engine having a main shaft coupled to the shaft of the electrical generator, a power supply, and a switch connected between the electrical generator, the power supply and the regulated power source. The switch transfers power from the regulated power source to the electrical generator so as to cause the electrical generator to rotate the shaft in order to rotate the shaft of the engine during engine start-up.

This present disclosure discloses an electrical power generating system, comprising a mechanical energy input, a direction transferring module, a first electromagnetic rotation module, a second electromagnetic rotation module and a power storage module. The direction transferring module is connected with the mechanical energy input. Moreover, the direction transferring module comprises a first output and a second output. The first output and the second output are deposed on two sides of the direction transferring module respectively. The first electromagnetic rotation module is connected with the first output, and the second electromagnetic rotation module is connected with the second output. On the other hand, the power storage module connects to the first electromagnetic rotation module and the second electromagnetic rotation module simultaneously.

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.