Single-Winding Single-Phase Inductor Alternator

The mathematical analysis of a single-phase inductor alternator presented here asserts that rotor slot restrictions apply only for alternators with conventional double winding. Schemes using single winding for both dc excitation and single-phase output are developed and their designs are discussed. It is demonstrated that the proposed schemes are superior in performance to conventional schemes. Test results on a number of laboratory size machines fully support the theoretical findings.