Unitrain: "12V Generator in Automotive"

Part No.: MPLCNL-Unitrain-12V-Generator-in-Automotive
Investigation of how alternator voltage depends on engine speed and load by measurement

Product Description

Includes:

  • 1 Experiment card with three-phase generator/alternator, bridge rectifier and battery replacement circuit featuring charge monitoring light
  • 1 Experiment card with integrated (original automobile component) and discretely assembled voltage regulators
  • 1 Experiment card with half-wave and bridge rectifiers and load circuit
  • Labsoft browser and course software

Course contents:

  • Introduction to the basic terminology of magnetism/electro-magnetism
  • Explaining the Lorentz force phenomenon
  • Introduction to the design and function of single-phase and three-phase generators
  • Experimental determination of phase-shift with a three-phase generator
  • Determining the number of pole pairs of a three-phase generator by measurement
  • Introduction to the functioning of diodes
  • Identifying difference between Zener and normal diodes
  • Introduction to the functioning of transistors
  • Explain the design and function of half-wave and bridge rectifiers
  • Investigation of half-wave and bridge rectifiers by measurement
  • Introduction to circuits in automobiles
  • Experimental determination of the functioning of a charge control light
  • Experimental determination of the conditions for charging a battery
  • Introduction to the principle of voltage regulation in vehicles
  • Introduction to the design and function of electromagnetic and electronic voltage regulators
  • Investigation of how alternator voltage depends on engine speed and load by measurement
  • Measurement of threshold voltage and switching tolerance for a voltage regulator
  • Fault simulation (8 simulated faults activated by relay)
  • Course duration 7.5 h approx. (fault finding 1.5 h approx.)