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Motorcycle Regulator-Rectifier With Low Power Dissipation - Low power regulator design for permanent magnet alternators improves reliability
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Motorcycle Regulator-Rectifier With Low Power Dissipation - Low power regulator design for permanent magnet alternators improves reliability
This circuit is a design I worked on after three regulator failures I've had on my motorcycle over a period of a few years, due likely to excess heat dissipation (the regulator has a small heat sink and is mounted close to engine heat). The fourth regulator I recently purchased is a MOSFET design which is claimed to dissipate less heat and thus be more reliable. This led me to do the paper design (below) on such a regulator to try and reduce heat dissipation to a practical minimum (which...
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