Alternator Functional Diagram

Alternator Functional Diagram

DC Current
Applied to the
Rotor
 Alternator Functional Diagram

3- AC Output
from the Stator

DC Current
Applied to the
Rotor
 Alternator Functional Diagram

3- AC Output
from the Stator

DC Current Six Output Diodes

Applied to the Two per Phase
Rotor Full-Wave Rectifier
 Alternator Functional Diagram

3- AC Output
from the Stator

DC Current Six Output Diodes

Applied to the Two per Phase
Rotor Full-Wave Rectifier

Three Diodes
One per Phase
Sample Battery Voltage
 Alternator Functional Diagram

2 Inputs

Regulator Controls the

Amount of Field
Current applied to the
Rotor
 Regulator Inputs

Control Voltage Input

Controls current
through the Rotor
Field Current Supply
One input from the
alternator via the
Diode Trio
Second input from the
battery via the warning
lamp
 Regulator Action
If the battery voltage drops,
more current applied to the
rotor, increasing the
magnetic field strength,
increasing the alternator
voltage output.

If the battery voltage

increases, less field current
applied to the rotor, reducing
the alternator voltage output.
 Field Current Supply

Two Sources
Alternator via the
diode trio
Battery via the warning
lamp
Turn ignition ON,
Source of field current
is the battery via the
ignition switch and the
warning lamp
 Field Current Supply (continued)

After engine starts,

Alternator is up to
speed, output of diode
trio is fed back to the
regulator and serves
as the source of the
field current.
Alternator is now self-
sustaining
Alternator Circuitry
 Warning Lamp

Turn ignition ON,

Current flows through
warning lamp, transistors,
and field coil to ground,
causing the lamp to
illuminate.
Alternator at full output,
Voltage from diode trio
equals the battery voltage
equal voltage on both sides
of lamp
lamp goes out.
 Warning Lamp (continued)

If the alternator fails,

Voltage out of diode
trio drops
Lamp illuminates from
the battery voltage
If the battery fails,
Battery voltage drops
Lamp illuminates from
the alternator voltage
 Inside the Regulator

IC1+Ic2

Ic2 Field
Current
Ic1

Sample Battery Voltage

 Regulator Circuit

When battery voltage

is OK,
D1 conducts
T2 conducts
Less current through
T1 collector
T3 turns Off
Field current now
reduced
 Regulator Circuit (continued)

When battery voltage

is low,
D1 is Off
T2 is Off
More current flows
through T1collector
Transistor T3 turns On
Field current increases