公开(公告)号：US5426371A

公开(公告)日：1995-06-20

申请号：US111594

申请日：1993-08-23

申请人： Glenn E. Salley ,  Sohrab S. Rameshk ,  Thomas P. Becker ,  Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Ronald D. Geisler ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Robert D. Braun

发明人： Glenn E. Salley ,  Sohrab S. Rameshk ,  Thomas P. Becker ,  Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Ronald D. Geisler ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Robert D. Braun

IPC分类号： G01R31/36 ,  G01N27/42

CPC分类号： G01R31/3627

摘要： A battery and charging system tester includes an automatically-operated carbon pile for loading the battery, the pile having a shaft therethrough rotated by a stepper motor, and a compression nut threadedly engaged with the shaft for movement into and out of engagement with the carbon pile in response to rotation of the shaft for varying the compression of the pile and, thereby, the impedance thereof. Probes are provided for sensing battery load current and output voltage, and the output current of an alternator charging unit. A feedback control circuit including a microprocessor operating under stored program control converts the analog probe outputs to digital signals and compares the battery output voltage and load current to selectively variable references for controlling the stepper motor to vary the battery load so as to regulate either the battery load current or the battery output voltage to a predetermined reference value, depending upon the test being performed. A selectively variable timer controls the time period during which the battery is loaded. A display indicates the reference values, the values of the parameters being regulated and the state of the timer.

摘要翻译： 一种电池和充电系统测试仪包括一个用于装载电池的自动操作的碳桩，该桩具有通过步进电机旋转的轴，以及与该轴螺纹接合的压缩螺母，用于与碳桩移动和脱离接合 响应于轴的旋转以改变桩的压缩，从而改变其阻抗。 探头用于感测电池负载电流和输出电压以及交流发电机充电单元的输出电流。 包括在存储程序控制下操作的微处理器的反馈控制电路将模拟探头输出转换成数字信号，并将电池输出电压和负载电流进行选择性变化的参考值进行比较，以控制步进电机以改变电池负载，从而调节电池 取决于正在执行的测试，将电流或电池输出电压加载到预定的参考值。 一个选择性可变定时器控制电池加载的时间段。 显示器指示参考值，被调节的参数的值和定时器的状态。

公开(公告)号：US5254952A

公开(公告)日：1993-10-19

申请号：US751704

申请日：1991-08-29

申请人： Glenn E. Salley ,  Sohrab S. Rameshk ,  Thomas P. Becker ,  Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Ronald D. Geisler ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Robert D. Braun

发明人： Glenn E. Salley ,  Sohrab S. Rameshk ,  Thomas P. Becker ,  Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Ronald D. Geisler ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Robert D. Braun

IPC分类号： G01R31/36 ,  G01N27/46

CPC分类号： G01R31/3627

摘要： A battery and charging system tester includes an automatically-operated carbon pile for loading the battery, the pile having a shaft therethrough rotated by a stepper motor, and a compression nut threadedly engaged with the shaft for movement into and out of engagement with the carbon pile in response to rotation of the shaft for varying the compression of the pile and, thereby, the impedance thereof. Probes are provided for sensing battery load current and output voltage, and the output current of an alternator charging unit. A feedback control circuit including a microprocessor operating under stored program control converts the analog probe outputs to digital signals and compares the battery output voltage and load current to selectively variable references for controlling the stepper motor to vary the battery load so as to regulate either the battery load current or the battery output voltage to a predetermined reference value, depending upon the test being performed. A selectively variable timer controls the time period during which the battery is loaded. A display indicates the reference values, the values of the parameters being regulated and the state of the timer.

摘要翻译： 一种电池和充电系统测试仪包括一个用于装载电池的自动操作的碳桩，该桩具有通过步进电机旋转的轴，以及与该轴螺纹接合的压缩螺母，用于与碳桩移动和脱离接合 响应于轴的旋转以改变桩的压缩，从而改变其阻抗。 探头用于感测电池负载电流和输出电压以及交流发电机充电单元的输出电流。 包括在存储程序控制下操作的微处理器的反馈控制电路将模拟探头输出转换成数字信号，并将电池输出电压和负载电流进行选择性地变化的参考值进行比较，以控制步进电机以改变电池负载，从而调节电池 取决于正在执行的测试，将电流或电池输出电压加载到预定的参考值。 一个选择性可变定时器控制电池加载的时间段。 显示器指示参考值，被调节的参数的值和定时器的状态。

公开(公告)号：US07089127B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-08

申请号：US10460652

申请日：2003-06-13

申请人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Gary Jonker ,  Leonard Wisneski ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

发明人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Gary Jonker ,  Leonard Wisneski ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/1461 ,  B60R16/03 ,  G01R31/3627 ,  G01R31/3648 ,  G01R31/3662

摘要： An integrated battery service system performs a plurality of services related to a battery, such as battery testing, battery charging, and the like. In addition, the integrated service system provides services to devices/components that are coupled to the battery, such as starters, alternators, etc. The integrated battery service system allows a user to abort a service and then resume the process from where the process was aborted. When conducting a service, the integrated battery service system determines a noise level caused by devices/components coupled to the battery. The integrated battery service system includes connectors configured to couple to a battery for receiving input signals, a processor coupled to the connectors, and a memory device coupled to the processor for storing control codes and operation history. The control codes, when executed by the processor, control the system to selectively abort a service in response to a user input. Since the memory stores operation histories, the processor may access the memory to retrieve data related to the aborted service and parameters obtained during the service before the process was aborted. The system reinstates the aborted service in response to another user input.

摘要翻译： 集成电池服务系统执行与电池相关的多个服务，例如电池测试，电池充电等。 另外，集成服务系统为诸如起动器，交流发电机等的电池耦合的设备/组件提供服务。集成电池服务系统允许用户中止服务，然后从处理过程中恢复过程 中止了 在进行服务时，集成电池服务系统确定由耦合到电池的设备/组件引起的噪声水平。 集成电池服务系统包括被配置为耦合到用于接收输入信号的电池的连接器，耦合到连接器的处理器以及耦合到处理器的用于存储控制代码和操作历史的存储器件。 控制代码在由处理器执行时，控制系统以响应于用户输入选择性地中止服务。 由于存储器存储操作历史，因此处理器可以在处理中止之前访问存储器以检索与中止服务相关的数据和在服务期间获得的参数。 系统会根据其他用户输入恢复中止的服务。

公开(公告)号：US20130020985A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-24

申请号：US13359070

申请日：2012-01-26

申请人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Gary Jonker ,  Leonard Wisneski ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

发明人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Gary Jonker ,  Leonard Wisneski ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

IPC分类号： H02J7/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/1461 ,  B60R16/03 ,  G01R31/3648 ,  G01R31/385 ,  G01R31/389

摘要： An integrated battery service system allows a user to abort a service and then resume the process from where the process was aborted. When conducting a service, the integrated battery service system determines a noise level caused by devices/components coupled to the battery. The integrated battery service system includes connectors configured to couple to a battery for receiving input signals, a processor coupled to the connectors, and a memory device coupled to the processor for storing control codes and operation history. The control codes, when executed by the processor, control the system to selectively abort a service in response to a user input. Since the memory stores operation histories, the processor may access the memory to retrieve data related to the aborted service and parameters obtained during the service before the process was aborted. The system reinstates the aborted service in response to another user input.

摘要翻译： 集成电池服务系统允许用户中止服务，然后从过程中止的过程中恢复过程。 在进行服务时，集成电池服务系统确定由耦合到电池的设备/组件引起的噪声水平。 集成电池服务系统包括被配置为耦合到用于接收输入信号的电池的连接器，耦合到连接器的处理器以及耦合到处理器的用于存储控制代码和操作历史的存储器件。 控制代码在由处理器执行时，控制系统以响应于用户输入选择性地中止服务。 由于存储器存储操作历史，因此处理器可以在处理中止之前访问存储器以检索与中止服务相关的数据和在服务期间获得的参数。 系统会根据其他用户输入恢复中止的服务。

公开(公告)号：US20100106361A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12651421

申请日：2009-12-31

申请人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Gary Jonker ,  Leonard Wisneski ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

发明人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Gary Jonker ,  Leonard Wisneski ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

IPC分类号： G01M17/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/1461 ,  B60R16/03 ,  G01R31/3627 ,  G01R31/3648 ,  G01R31/3662

摘要： An integrated battery service system performs a plurality of services related to a battery, such as battery testing, battery charging, and the like. In addition, the integrated service system provides services to devices/components that are coupled to the battery, such as starters, alternators, etc. The integrated battery service system allows a user to abort a service and then resume the process from where the process was aborted. When conducting a service, the integrated battery service system determines a noise level caused by devices/components coupled to the battery. The integrated battery service system includes connectors configured to couple to a battery for receiving input signals, a processor coupled to the connectors, and a memory device coupled to the processor for storing control codes and operation history. The control codes, when executed by the processor, control the system to selectively abort a service in response to a user input. Since the memory stores operation histories, the processor may access the memory to retrieve data related to the aborted service and parameters obtained during the service before the process was aborted. The system reinstates the aborted service in response to another user input.

摘要翻译： 集成电池服务系统执行与电池相关的多个服务，例如电池测试，电池充电等。 另外，集成服务系统为诸如起动器，交流发电机等的电池耦合的设备/组件提供服务。集成电池服务系统允许用户中止服务，然后从处理过程中恢复过程 中止了 在进行服务时，集成电池服务系统确定由耦合到电池的设备/组件引起的噪声水平。 集成电池服务系统包括被配置为耦合到用于接收输入信号的电池的连接器，耦合到连接器的处理器以及耦合到处理器的用于存储控制代码和操作历史的存储器件。 控制代码在由处理器执行时，控制系统以响应于用户输入选择性地中止服务。 由于存储器存储操作历史，因此处理器可以在处理中止之前访问存储器以检索与中止服务相关的数据和在服务期间获得的参数。 系统会根据其他用户输入恢复中止的服务。

公开(公告)号：US06664791B2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-16

申请号：US10314160

申请日：2002-12-09

申请人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Richard J. Faehnrich ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann ,  Paul A. Willems

发明人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Richard J. Faehnrich ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann ,  Paul A. Willems

IPC分类号： G01N27416

CPC分类号： G01R31/343 ,  G01R31/006

摘要： An alternator tester having improved heat dissipation. The alternator tester has a housing and a circuit board including tester circuits. The housing has a size suitable to be held in one's hand. The housing includes a first compartment for receiving the circuit board and a second compartment for housing a load. The load is coupled to an alternator when the alternator tester conducts a test on the alternator. The second compartment has an opening disposed on one side and a fan disposed on the other side. The load, the opening and the fan are substantially in line. The opening and the fan form an air flow path, when the fan is in operation, the heat generated by the load is dissipated to the surrounding air and drawn out through the air path.

摘要翻译： 具有改善散热性能的交流发电机测试仪。 交流发电机测试器具有壳体和包括测试器电路的电路板。 房屋的尺寸适合举手。 壳体包括用于接收电路板的第一隔室和用于容纳负载的第二隔室。 当交流发电机测试仪对交流发电机进行测试时，负载耦合到交流发电机。 第二隔室具有设置在一侧的开口和设置在另一侧的风扇。 负载，开口和风扇基本上一致。 开口和风扇形成空气流动路径，当风扇运行时，由负载产生的热量散发到周围的空气并通过空气通道被抽出。

公开(公告)号：US07764071B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-27

申请号：US11234153

申请日：2005-09-26

申请人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Gary Jonker ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

发明人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Gary Jonker ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

IPC分类号： G01R27/08 ,  G01N27/416

CPC分类号： G01R31/3624 ,  G01R31/3662

摘要： An automated method is provided for testing an electrical circuit using a system tester. Load leads and sense leads of the tester are connectable to any two points of an electrical circuit, such as in a vehicle system, for displaying in real time the impedance between the tested circuit points. A controller is responsive to various sensed signals to calculate impedance, admittance or conductance, and related parameters, such as available cranking current, and provide results for read out or display. A load may be connected across the circuit points under test, the sensed signals derived from a current sense amplifier, a DC voltage amplifier, a ripple amplifier, and an AC amplifier.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种使用系统测试仪测试电路的自动化方法。 测试仪的负载引线和感测引线可连接到诸如车辆系统中的电路的任何两个点，用于实时显示被测电路点之间的阻抗。 控制器响应于各种感测信号来计算阻抗，导纳或电导以及相关参数，例如可用的起动电流，并提供读出或显示的结果。 可以在被测电路点之间连接负载，从电流检测放大器，直流电压放大器，纹波放大器和交流放大器得到的感测信号。

公开(公告)号：US07657386B2

公开(公告)日：2010-02-02

申请号：US11060323

申请日：2005-02-18

申请人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Gary Jonker ,  Leonard Wisneski ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

发明人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Gary Jonker ,  Leonard Wisneski ,  Paul A. Willems ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： H02J7/1461 ,  B60R16/03 ,  G01R31/3627 ,  G01R31/3648 ,  G01R31/3662

摘要： An integrated battery service system performs a plurality of services related to a battery, such as battery testing, battery charging, and the like. In addition, the integrated service system provides services to devices/components that are coupled to the battery, such as starters, alternators, etc. The integrated battery service system allows a user to abort a service and then resume the process from where the process was aborted. When conducting a service, the integrated battery service system determines a noise level caused by devices/components coupled to the battery. The integrated battery service system includes connectors configured to couple to a battery for receiving input signals, a processor coupled to the connectors, and a memory device coupled to the processor for storing control codes and operation history. The control codes, when executed by the processor, control the system to selectively abort a service in response to a user input. Since the memory stores operation histories, the processor may access the memory to retrieve data related to the aborted service and parameters obtained during the service before the process was aborted. The system reinstates the aborted service in response to another user input.

摘要翻译： 集成电池服务系统执行与电池相关的多个服务，例如电池测试，电池充电等。 另外，集成服务系统为诸如起动器，交流发电机等的电池耦合的设备/组件提供服务。集成电池服务系统允许用户中止服务，然后从处理过程中恢复过程 中止了 在进行服务时，集成电池服务系统确定由耦合到电池的设备/组件引起的噪声水平。 集成电池服务系统包括被配置为耦合到用于接收输入信号的电池的连接器，耦合到连接器的处理器以及耦合到处理器的用于存储控制代码和操作历史的存储器件。 控制代码在由处理器执行时，控制系统以响应于用户输入选择性地中止服务。 由于存储器存储操作历史，因此处理器可以在处理中止之前访问存储器以检索与中止服务相关的数据和在服务期间获得的参数。 系统会根据其他用户输入恢复中止的服务。

公开(公告)号：US06806727B2

公开(公告)日：2004-10-19

申请号：US09888385

申请日：2001-06-26

申请人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Richard J. Faehnrich ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann ,  Paul A. Willems

发明人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Richard J. Faehnrich ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Alan D. Goetzelmann ,  Paul A. Willems

IPC分类号： G01R3134

CPC分类号： G01R31/343 ,  G01R31/006

摘要： A method and system for evaluating the operation of an alternator based on a frequency component in the alternator output signal. The method detects a frequency component of the alternator output signal, and compares the frequency component of the alternator output signal with a threshold frequency. The operation of the alternator is evaluated based on a result of the comparison. If the frequency component of the alternator output signal is lower than the threshold frequency, the alternator is determined as defective. The frequency component can be obtained by comparing the alternator output signal with an adaptive threshold. The adaptive threshold is generated based on the peak signal level and the valley signal level of the alternator output signal, such as the average of the peak signal level and valley signal level.

摘要翻译： 一种用于基于交流发电机输出信号中的频率分量来评估交流发电机的操作的方法和系统。 该方法检测交流发电机输出信号的频率分量，并将交流发电机输出信号的频率分量与阈值频率进行比较。 基于比较的结果来评价交流发​​电机的动作。 如果交流发电机输出信号的频率分量低于阈值频率，则交流发电机被确定为有缺陷。 可以通过将交流发电机输出信号与自适应阈值进行比较来获得频率分量。 基于峰值信号电平和交流发电机输出信号的谷值信号电平（如峰值信号电平和谷值信号电平的平均值）生成自适应阈值。

公开(公告)号：US06777941B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-17

申请号：US09888382

申请日：2001-06-26

申请人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Richard J. Faehnrich ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Alan D. Goctzelmann ,  Paul A. Willems

发明人： Dennis G. Thibedeau ,  Richard J. Faehnrich ,  Alejandro P. Brott ,  Alan D. Goctzelmann ,  Paul A. Willems

IPC分类号： F02P1700

CPC分类号： G01R31/343 ,  G01R31/006

摘要： An alternator testing method and system that provides high resolution signals and stable loads during alternator tests. The method couples a load to the alternator, and evaluates the operation of the alternator based on parameters collected only after the load has been coupled to the alternator for a first predetermined period of time. The method may further include a step of detecting the speed of the alternator or motor driving the alternator. In one embodiment, the load is applied to the alternator only after motor speed or alternator speed reaches a predetermined level. The load may be automatically decoupled from the alternator after the load has been coupled to the alternator for a second predetermined period of time.

摘要翻译： 交流发电机测试方法和系统，在交流发电机测试期间提供高分辨率信号和稳定的负载。 该方法将负载耦合到交流发电机，并且基于仅在负载已经在交流发电机耦合到第一预定时间段之后收集的参数来评估交流发电机的操作。 该方法还可以包括检测交流发电机或电动机驱动交流发电机的速度的步骤。 在一个实施例中，仅在电动机速度或交流发电机速度达到预定水平之后才将负载施加到交流发电机。 在负载已经在交流发电机耦合了第二预定时间段之后，负载可以自动地从交流发电机解耦。