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.)