Alternator trouble is a very common occurrence, and unless you live with a silver spoon in your mouth and have a dedicated person to do your dirty work, alternator trouble is in your future. When it ...

Importance of overrunning alternator pulleys.They play vital roles inside the accessory belt drive system known as ABDS. Whenever the engine decelerates, the inertia of the alternator will build ...

A faulty alternator not only makes the safe operation of a car impossible but can significantly damage the entire vehicle. For instance, faults in the electrical part of the alternator lead to severe ...

The alternator is the primary source of electrical power. As the alternator rotates, it generates voltage, which in turn charges the vehicle’s battery. In addition, the alternator also powers all the ...

I’m a former mechanic and I have a question for you. Some of your answers refer to alternators that have “died.” But as far as I know, you have never written about why they die. I know about bearings ...

Denso has announced that it has developed a high-efficiency diode for alternators for gasoline and diesel engine vehicles with the semiconductor supplier, Hitachi Power Semiconductor Device.

Abstract: Low voltage power applications suffer from losses in diode voltage drops. For example, the Lundell car alternator has a low efficiency, partly due to a high-current diode voltage drop of ...