Combined starter, alternator and damping unit

• Main Author: ANTHONY JOHN CURTIS
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.10.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BLASTING; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINES; ELECTRICITY; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; GENERATION; HEATING; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; SPRINGS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

Various Electro-magnetic combined Starter, Alternator and Damping units (10) (ESADS) are disclosed in which a rotor element (14) of the unit is driven from an associated engine via a torsional vibration damper (15) located radially within the rotor element (14) may be supported at two axially spaced...