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Understanding The Charging System and The Theory Principle

The document discusses the charging system in vehicles, which includes the alternator. The charging system provides electrical energy to power all of the vehicle's electrical components. It maintains and charges the vehicle's battery. The alternator is the main component that generates electrical current from the mechanical rotation of the engine. It has a rotor connected to the engine and a stationary stator, and uses electromagnetic induction to generate alternating current as the rotor spins, which is then rectified to direct current to charge the battery.

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Understanding The Charging System and The Theory Principle

The document discusses the charging system in vehicles, which includes the alternator. The charging system provides electrical energy to power all of the vehicle's electrical components. It maintains and charges the vehicle's battery. The alternator is the main component that generates electrical current from the mechanical rotation of the engine. It has a rotor connected to the engine and a stationary stator, and uses electromagnetic induction to generate alternating current as the rotor spins, which is then rectified to direct current to charge the battery.

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UNDERSTANDING THE CHARGING

SYSTEM AND THE THEORY PRINCIPLE


OF AC GENERATORS (ALTERNATOR)
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WHAT IS CHARGING SYSTEM?
The automobile charging system is a set of
components working to keep a charge and provide
electrical energy for the vehicle electrical devices.
Modern vehicles are now designed with many
electrical parts which makes them required a large
amount of electrical energy. The charging system
powers the headlights, dashboard indicators light
or warning lamps, fuses, relays, engine plugs,
brainbox, ECU, radio, control screen, fuel injector
system, sensors etc. All these components are
interconnected to the car battery which is charged
by the alternator.
FUNCTIONS OF CHARGING
SYSTEM

The primary purpose of the charging system is to provide


power to all electrical components in a vehicle.
It comprises alternator that maintains and keep the vehicle’s
battery charged.
Charging system supplies electrical current to fire the spark
plugs, which ignite the air/fuel mixture in the combustion
chamber,
Alternators help to charge dead batteries, while the engine is
running.
Charging system help to send the engine mechanical issue to the
engines ECU using a sensing device.
Vehicles electrical components are powered when the engine is
not running.
WHAT IS AN ALTERNATOR?

The alternator is a generator whose


purpose is to distribute electricity to the
car and recharge the battery. Outside of
some hybrid models, all vehicles with a
standard internal combustion engine will
have an alternator. About the size of a
coconut, the alternator is generally
mounted to the front of the engine and
has a belt running around it.
WHAT DOES AN ALTERNATOR DO?

An alternator, as an integral part of


every combustion engine vehicle, its main
responsibility is to convert chemical
energy to electrical energy so that you can
charge and replenish the battery in your
engine and other electrical components in
a car.”
ROLE OF THE
ALTERNATOR
As the engine provides only mechanical
energy, it does not generate electricity. So
we need a power source which produces
electricity to power all the electrical
accessories in your car.
ROTOR AND STATOR
There are two main components that make up an
alternator. They are the rotor and the stator. The
rotor is connected directly to the alternator pulley.
The drive belt spins the pulley, which in turn spins
the rotor. The stator is mounted to the body of the
alternator and remains stationary. There is just
enough room in the center of the stator for the rotor
to fit and be able to spin without making any
contact.
The stator contains 3 sets of
wires that have many loops
each and are evenly distributed
to form a three phase system.
On some systems, the wires are
connected to each other at one
end and are connected to a
rectifier assembly on the other
end. On other systems, the
wires are connected to each
other end to end, and at each of
the three connection points,
there is also a connection to the
rectifier.
The rotor contains the
powerful magnet that passes close
to the many wire loops that make
up the stator. The magnets in the
rotor are actually electro magnets,
not a permanent magnets. This is
done so that we can control how
much voltage the alternator
produces by regulating the amount
of current that creates the
magnetic field in the rotor. In this
way, we can control the output of
the alternator to suit our needs,
and protect the circuits in the
automobile from excessive
voltage.

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