Lesson 1/Learning Event 2
- The AC generator, because of its rectifier bridge, willnot allow current to backflow into it
during shutdown. This eliminates the need for a cutout relay.
- The AC generator will limit its current automatically by regulating the voltage. A current
regulator, therefore, is not needed in the voltage regulator.
contains only a voltage regulation element. The illustration shows a typical single-element voltage
regulator for an AC generator and, for comparison, a typical three-element voltage regulator for a
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