UniTrain Course: 12V Generator in Automotive

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:

This smart and easy to handle training system brings the 12V generator out of the vehicle, directly into the classroom or the car laboratory. The functionality and the necessary diagnostic skills are taught with the help of three well thought-out experimental modules. These represent the structure of the generator in a practical manner and allow a variety of measurements to be carried out.

Includes:

• 1 Experiment card with three-phase generator/alternator, bridge rectifier and battery replacement circuit featuring charge monitoring light
• 1 Experiment card with integrated (original automobile component) and discretely assembled voltage regulators
• 1 Experiment card with half-wave and bridge rectifiers and load circuit Labsoft browser and course software

Course contents:

• Introduction to the basic terminology of magnetism/electro-magnetism
• Explaining the Lorentz force phenomenon
• Introduction to the design and function of single phase and three-phase generators
• Experimental determination of phase-shift with a three-phase generator
• Determining the number of pole pairs of a three phase generator by measurement
• Introduction to the functioning of diodes
• Identifying difference between Zener and normal diodes
• Introduction to the functioning of transistors
• Explain the design and function of half-wave and bridge rectifiers
• Investigation of half-wave and bridge rectifiers by measurement
• Introduction to circuits in automobiles
• Experimental determination of the functioning of a charge control light
• Experimental determination of the conditions for charging a battery
• Introduction to the principle of voltage regulation in vehicles
• Introduction to the design and function of electromagnetic and electronic voltage regulators
• Investigation of how alternator voltage depends on engine speed and load by measurement
• Measurement of threshold voltage and switching tolerance for a voltage regulator
• Fault simulation (8 simulated faults activated by relay)
• Course duration 7.5 h approx. (fault finding 1.5 h approx.)