Alternators began to replace generators in modern cars in the 1960s thanks to how many advantages they offered for efficiency ...

Modern automotive alternators have a voltage regulator built into them. Typical car alternators generate the field using a DC current through slip rings. The field current is much smaller than the ...

Have you ever wondered about the electricity that courses through your car? Do you suspect that there's a captive bolt of lightning held in a magic jar? Of course you don't. You're not a Neanderthal.

Historically, automotive electrical generation systems have used closed loop control, modulating the output of an alternator based on system voltage regulation. As electrical loads within vehicles ...