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ON ALTERNATORS HAS
BEEN DEVELOPED BY
KEVIN R. SULLIVAN
PROFESSOR OF
AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY
AT SKYLINE COLLEGE
SAN BRUNO, CALIFORNIA
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Understanding the Alternator
• Four wires connect the alternator to the rest of the charging system.
• L is the wire the regulator uses to ground the charge warning lamp.
Understanding the Alternator
“S” Terminal
Senses Battery
Voltage
“L” Terminal
Grounds
“F” Terminal Warning Lamp
Regulator Bypass
Full Field Testing
“B” Terminal
Alternator Output
Terminal to Battery
“IG” Terminal
Ignition Switch Signal
Turns Regulator ON
Understanding the Alternator
Alternator Assembly
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Circulation Vent
Alternator B+
Output Terminal
Mounting Ear
Understanding the Alternator
Alternator • The alternator contains:
Overview
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rotor shaft.
Electronic
IC Regulator • The regulator is the brain of the
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charging system.
conversion or rectification of AC
voltage to DC voltage.
Rotor Assembly
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Bearing Internal
Cooling Fan
Rotor Assembly
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Alternating
Magnetic Field
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Stator Winding
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Stator Neutral
Lead Ends Junction
Laminated Iron
Frame
Three Phase
Windings
Understanding the Alternator
Rotor / Stator
Relationship
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Negative Diodes
Ground Points
“B” Terminal
“P” Terminal
Stator Taps
Attaches to
Stator Windings Positive Diodes
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Diodes
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“IG” Terminal
Ignition Switch Signal
Turns Regulator ON
Regulator Types
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B+
Field
REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR
Coil
• The Grounded Regulator
type. The regulator
controls the amount
battery ground (negative)
going to the field winding
in the rotor.
Understanding the Alternator