Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
363157000 | FREQUENCY CONVERSION (F1-F2) WITHOUT INTERMEDIATE CONVERSION TO D.C. | 45 |
20090141526 | HARMONICS RELATED SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SWITCHING REGULATORS - Disclosed is a system and method for synchronizing switching regulators in an electronic system so that switching interference from the regulators may be kept from a given spectral region of interest. The system does this by selecting a master clock frequency such that each of the switching frequencies corresponding to each of the switching regulators is a harmonic of a fundamental frequency. Further, the master clock frequency is selected so that none of the switching regulators, each of which are driven by an harmonic of the fundamental frequency, generates switching interference in the spectral region of interest. Each of the switching regulators has a synchronization clock, which multiplies or divides the master clock frequency by an allocated harmonic factor. Each harmonic factor is selected to that the switching frequency is within the operating range of the particular switching regulator. | 06-04-2009 |
20100091534 | MATRIX CONVERTER SPACE VECTOR MODULATION METHOD - [Object] The present invention provides a space vector modulation method for an AC-AC direct conversion device, which can convert input and output waveforms into sine waves and reduce the number of times of switching at an inter-sector shift. | 04-15-2010 |
20110051481 | FREQUENCY CONVERTER - The present invention provides a frequency converter including a frequency conversion device capable of accommodating a Si-series MMIC and also a GaAs-series MMIC by using a magneto-resistance element. A frequency converter according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a frequency conversion device having a magneto-resistance element with a magnetization free layer, an intermediate layer, and a magnetization pinned layer; a magnetic field application mechanism for applying a magnetic field to the frequency conversion device; a local oscillator for applying a local oscillation signal to the frequency conversion device; and an input terminal electrically connected to the above frequency conversion device for receiving an external input signal. Further, the local oscillator includes a magneto-resistance element capable of generating the local oscillation signal by outputting an AC voltage according to a resistance change thereof. | 03-03-2011 |
20110069520 | FREQUENCY CONVERTER - A frequency converter includes a housing, a frequency conversion component installed in the housing, a controller that controls the frequency conversion component, and a user interface that transmits control commands from a user to the controller. The controller of the frequency converter are provided with a load examination function that examines whether a load is connected to an output of the frequency conversion component, the controller raising an output frequency of the frequency conversion component to a desired value in response to a load connected to the frequency conversion component and detected by the load examination function. | 03-24-2011 |
20120230077 | Automated Mechanical Disconnection of an Electrical Converter Module in a Frequency Converter Arrangement - An arrangement is described for receiving an electrical converter module for converting a first frequency of an electrical input signal into a second frequency of an electrical output signal. A rack includes input terminals for receiving the electrical input signal and output terminals for providing the electrical output signal. A slot receives the converter module in a first and second positions where in first position the converter module is electrically connected both to the input and output terminals and in the second position the converter module is electrically disconnected both from the input and output terminals. An actuator, which is mounted to the rack and which, in response to a disconnect trigger signal, is adapted to move the electrical converter module from the first position to the second position. A frequency converter system equipped with such an arrangement and a method for disconnecting a converter module are provided | 09-13-2012 |
20130094270 | Frequency converter and receiver that uses the frequency converter - The present invention is applied to a frequency converter used for a receiver. The frequency converter according to the present invention includes an LO signal generator ( | 04-18-2013 |
20130155748 | Conversion Circuit - A conversion circuit ( | 06-20-2013 |
20140022830 | FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FREQUENCY MULTIPLIED SIGNALS - The present disclosure provides a method, includes: a first stepped-impedance transmission line configured to receive a first signal of a first differential signal; a second stepped-impedance transmission line configured to receive a second signal of the first differential signal, where the first stepped-impedance transmission line and the second stepped-impedance transmission line superpose the first signal of the first differential signal on the second signal of the first differential signal to obtain a first frequency multiplied signal; a first inverse stepped-impedance transmission line configured to be inversely ground-coupled with the first stepped-impedance transmission line and grounded at an end near an output end of the first stepped-impedance transmission line; a second inverse stepped-impedance transmission line configured to be inversely ground-coupled with the second stepped-impedance transmission line and grounded at an end near an output end of the second stepped-impedance transmission line. | 01-23-2014 |
20160164426 | A Frequency Converter - A frequency converter ( | 06-09-2016 |
363159000 | By semiconductor converter | 24 |
20110141787 | Method in frequency converter, and frequency converter - A method in connection with a frequency converter and a frequency converter, the frequency converter being arranged for periodic recurrent use. The method comprises steps for generating and storing in a memory an average heating of a power semiconductor of the frequency converter, caused by one loading period, determining a temperature limit from the generated heating and the highest allowed temperature of the power semiconductor, determining the temperature of the power semiconductor in the frequency converter, and changing the operation mode of the frequency converter when the temperature of the power semiconductor exceeds the temperature limit when transferring to a loading period. | 06-16-2011 |
20110149626 | BIDIRECTIONAL INVERTER FOR NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM - A bidirectional inverter is provided for a renewable energy storage system which may simplify the circuitry and lower manufacturing cost by reducing the numbers of switches and control signals. The bidirectional inverter includes a pulse-width-modulation (PWM) signal provider for providing a PWM signal, a push-pull inverter coupled to the PWM signal provider and a direct current (DC) link, and an offset voltage provider coupled to the push-pull inverter and the electric power system. Accordingly, the bidirectional inverter converts DC power from the DC link into AC power or AC power from the electric power system into DC power. | 06-23-2011 |
20110194324 | Generation of High-Frequency, High-Power Electrical Signals From Low-Frequency, Low-Power Lattice Network Structures as Sources - An apparatus and method for outputting high-frequency, high-power signals from low-frequency, low-power input is disclosed. The apparatus and method may provide a two-dimensional nonlinear lattice having a plurality of inductors and voltage-dependent capacitors intersecting at a plurality of nodes. Two or more adjacent boundaries of the nonlinear lattice may be provided with input signals which constructively interfere to output a signal of substantially higher amplitude and higher frequency than those of the input signals. | 08-11-2011 |
363160000 | Thyristor type | 3 |
20090279338 | CYCLOCONVERTER GENERATOR - In a cycloconverter generator, there are provided, q number of power circuits that supply rectified DC power of a DC power supply unit as operating power to the p (p>q) number of thyristors, and r (p>r) number of thyristor drive circuits that are connected to the q number of the power circuits and drive the p number of the thyristors, wherein the r number of the thyristors drive circuits are individually used to drive in common ones among the p number of the thyristors whose operation is unaffected even if driven at the same timing such that the number r of the drive circuits is made smaller than the number p of the thyristors, thereby enabling to simplify circuit configuration. | 11-12-2009 |
20100284208 | POWER-CONVERSION CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING SLIDING MODE CONTROLLER AND CYCLOCONVERTER - A power-conversion control system includes an inverter, a cycloconverter, and a sliding mode controller. The inverter is operable to receive a DC voltage input and produce a first AC voltage output having a first frequency. The cycloconverter has a plurality of bidirectional switches, and is operable to receive the first AC voltage and to synthesize a second AC voltage having a second frequency that is lower than the first frequency. The sliding mode controller is operable to provide a control signal to command the plurality of bidirectional switches to turn OFF and ON when the first AC voltage is at a zero crossing condition. The sliding mode controller is also operable to selectively adjust the frequency and amplitude of the second AC voltage. | 11-11-2010 |
363161000 | Positive and negative groups | 1 |
20090279339 | CYCLOCONVERTER GENERATOR - In a cycloconverter generator equipped with an AC power generator that generates single-phase AC power to be supplied to a load by turning on positive and negative switching elements at variable timing every half-period of a desired AC power frequency based on a phase signal and a DC power generator that generates DC power by turning on the positive switching elements in accordance with a timing determined by desired DC voltage, there is installed with a selection switch that is installed to be operable by an user and produces an output indicative of a result of the user's selection between the AC power and DC power thereby enabling to the user to easily select either one of alternating current and direct current. | 11-12-2009 |
363163000 | Transistor type | 18 |
20090073735 | ANALOG DUTY CYCLE REPLICATING FREQUENCY CONVERTER FOR PWM SIGNALS - An analog, duty cycle replicating frequency converter extracts duty cycle information from an input, pulse width modulated signal and generates an output pulse width modulated signal of the same duty cycle at a different frequency without regard to the frequency of the input signal. It uses bipolar transistor based circuitry, adaptable to an application specific integrated circuit, to derive voltages representing the on-time and period durations of the input signal, convert these voltages to currents representing the logarithms thereof, generate a voltage representing the difference between the currents, exponentially convert the voltage to a current representing the duty cycle and control an oscillator to generate an output pulse width modulated signal at a predetermined frequency with the duty cycle of the input signal. | 03-19-2009 |
20090154210 | BIDIRECTIONAL FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND MATRIX CONVERTER - The present invention provides a bi-directional field effect transistor and a matrix converter using the same, in which a current flowing bi-directionally can be controlled by means of a single device. | 06-18-2009 |
20100277961 | METHOD FOR INHIBITING THERMAL RUN-AWAY - A method for mitigating aliasing effects in a single phase power converter and mitigating aliasing effects and inhibiting thermal run-away in a multi-phase power converter at varying load transition rates. A single phase or multi-phase power converter having an on-time is provided and the frequency of the power converter is adjusted so that a load step period and the on time of the single phase power converter are in a temporal relationship. Alternatively, a load step rate is inhibited from locking onto a phase current of the single phase power converter by suspending an oscillator signal. In accordance with another alternative, a load step rate is inhibited from locking onto a phase current of the single phase power converter by suspending an oscillator signal and dithering an input signal to the oscillator. | 11-04-2010 |
20110116295 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR MATRIX CONVERTER - A control device for a matrix converter includes an input voltage detector, an output current detector, a pulse width modulator, and an input voltage command calculator. The input voltage detector is configured to detect an input voltage of the matrix converter. The output current detector is configured to detect an output current of the matrix converter. The pulse width modulator is configured to generate a PWM pulse command signal by using the input voltage, the output current, and an output line voltage command. The input voltage command calculator is configured to calculate an input voltage command of the matrix converter. | 05-19-2011 |
20110228579 | Adjustable Frequency Generator and Related Power Supply - An adjustable frequency generator for a power supply is disclosed. The adjustable frequency generator comprises a waveform generator, a voltage generator and a comparator. The waveform generator is used for generating a saw wave. The voltage generator is used for generating a variable upper reference voltage and a variable lower reference voltage according to variation of a load. The comparator is coupled to the waveform generator and the voltage generator and used for comparing the saw wave with the variable upper reference voltage and the variable lower reference voltage and generating an output signal. A frequency of the output signal decreases when the load becomes lighter. | 09-22-2011 |
20140198550 | FREQUENCY MULTIPLIER - An apparatus is provided. A differential pair of transistors is configured to receive a first differential signal having a first frequency, and a transformer, having a primary side and a secondary side is provided. The primary side of the transformer is coupled to the differential pair of transistors, and the secondary side of the transformer is configured to output a second differential signal having a second frequency, where the second frequency is greater than the first frequency. A first transistor is coupled to the first supply rail, the primary side of the transformer, and the differential pair of transistors, where the first transistor is of a first conduction type. A second transistor is coupled to the second supply rail, the primary side of the transformer, and the differential pair of transistors, where the second transistor is of a second conduction type. | 07-17-2014 |
20140254230 | MATRIX CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Provided is a matrix converter including a power converter, a commutation controller, and a compensator. The power converter includes a plurality of bidirectional switches. The commutation controller performs one of a three-step commutation operation and a four-step commutation operation by the bidirectional switches as a switch source and the bidirectional switches as a switch destination when an input terminal to be connected to an output terminal is switched by on/off control of the bidirectional switches. The compensator compensates for an output voltage error generated when the input terminal to be connected to the output terminal is switched, based on a potential difference before and after the switching of the input terminal to be connected to the output terminal, an output current of the output terminal, and capacitance between input and output terminals of unidirectional switches. | 09-11-2014 |
20140268970 | MATRIX CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MATRIX CONVERTER - A matrix converter according to an embodiment includes a power converter having a plurality of bidirectional switches, a controller, and a current detector. The controller controls the power converter. The correct detector detects a current flowing to an output side of the power converter. The controller extracts a high-frequency component contained in the current detected by the current detector, adjusts an output current reference on the basis of the high-frequency component, and controls the power converter on the basis of the adjusted output current reference. | 09-18-2014 |
20150085551 | MATRIX CONVERTER - A matrix converter includes a power converter and a controller. The power converter includes bidirectional switches each having a controllable conducting direction. The bidirectional switches are disposed between input terminals and output terminals. The input terminals are respectively coupled to phases of an AC power source. The output terminals are respectively coupled to phases of a load. The controller controls the bidirectional switches. A first commutation controller performs commutation control when the conducting direction is unidirectional. A second commutation controller performs the commutation control when the conducting direction is bidirectional. A selector selects between the first commutation controller and the second commutation controller to perform the commutation control based on a state of an output current from the power converter. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085552 | MATRIX CONVERTER - A matrix converter includes a power converter and a controller. The power converter includes bidirectional switches each having a conducting direction controllable by switching elements. The bidirectional switches are disposed between input terminals coupled to phases of an AC power source and output terminals coupled to phases of a load. A first commutation controller performs commutation control based on a first commutation. A second commutation controller performs the commutation control based on a second commutation. A selector selects between the first and second commutation controllers and to perform the commutation control based on a vector of an output current or an output voltage from the power converter or a vector of an input voltage or an input current from the AC power source to the power converter. | 03-26-2015 |
20150085553 | MATRIX CONVERTER - A matrix converter includes: a power convertor that includes a plurality of bidirectional switches; and a controller configured to control the plurality of bidirectional switches. The controller includes: a first commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control with a first commutation method; a second commutation controller configured to perform a commutation control with a second commutation method different from the first commutation method; and a selector configured to select a commutation controller that is configured to execute a commutation control from the first commutation controller and the second commutation controller based on any one of a phase of an output electric current from the power convertor and a phase of an input voltage to the power convertor. | 03-26-2015 |
20150340960 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING FOR ABNORMALITY IN POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS - A power conversion apparatus includes a power converter to directly convert AC power having a frequency into AC power having a different frequency. A gate driver drives the power converter. A gate drive signal generator generates a gate drive signal supplied to the gate driver. Two cutoff devices are coupled between the gate driver and the gate drive signal generator, and supply or cut off the gate drive signal to the gate driver based on a command from an external apparatus. At least one of the two cutoff devices generates a feedback signal. An analyzer determines whether the one cutoff device has an abnormality based on the command and the feedback signal. A cutoff controller controls another one of the two cutoff devices to cut off the gate drive signal to the gate driver when the analyzer determines that the one cutoff device has the abnormality. | 11-26-2015 |
20150372609 | CAPACITOR MODULE AND MATRIX CONVERTOR - A capacitor module applicable in a matrix convertor includes a module cover and a plurality of terminals. The module cover houses a plurality of AC capacitors. The plurality of terminals are disposed at least on a first side and a second side of the module cover in a widthwise direction of the module cover, and protrude from a bottom surface of the module cover. | 12-24-2015 |
20150372610 | MATRIX CONVERTER - Disclosed is a matrix converter that directly converts input three-phase AC power into three-phase AC power and outputs the converted three-phase AC power to a load. The matrix converter includes: a bidirectional switch circuit that switches on or off the supply of the three-phase AC power to the load; and a controller that performs different virtual AC/DC conversion processes according to a plurality of modes which are divided depending on magnitude correlation between respective phase voltages in the input three-phase AC power, with respect to the input three-phase AC power, selects two phases from the input three-phase AC power, and generates switching patterns of the bidirectional switch circuit so as to perform the different DC/AC conversion processes according to the plurality of modes with respect to line voltages of the two selected phases. | 12-24-2015 |
20150372611 | MODULAR HIGH-FREQUENCY CONVERTER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - A converter includes multiple submodules that are serially connected on the input side to a DC power supply circuit via an inductor. Each submodule has an input-side half bridge and an at least single-phase output-side full bridge and an intermediate circuit capacitor connecting the half bridge and the full bridge forming an intermediate DC voltage circuit. According to the method, the submodules are alternately connected to the power supply circuit, thereby also connecting the intermediate circuit capacitor of the respective connected submodule to the power supply circuit, and the intermediate circuit voltage dropping across the respective intermediate circuit capacitor of each submodule is measured. The submodule to be connected is selected according to the voltage deviation of the corresponding intermediate circuit voltage from a specified target voltage value. | 12-24-2015 |
20160094139 | MATRIX CONVERTOR, POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING POWER - A matrix convertor includes a power convertor, a commutation controller, an error compensator, and a compensation amount adjustor. The power convertor is disposed between input phases and output phases. The power convertor includes a plurality of bidirectional switches each including a plurality of switching elements. The commutation controller is configured to perform commutation control with respect to the plurality of switching elements of each of the plurality of bidirectional switches using a commutation pattern including a plurality of steps so as to switch connection between the input phases and the output phases through the power convertor. The error compensator is configured to calculate a compensation amount to decrease an error in an output voltage caused by the commutation control. The compensation amount adjustor is configured to decrease the compensation amount based on at least one voltage among voltages of the output phases. | 03-31-2016 |
20160094140 | MATRIX CONVERTOR, POWER GENERATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING POWER - A matrix convertor includes a power convertor and a controller. The power convertor includes a plurality of bidirectional switches disposed between a plurality of input phases and a plurality of output phases. The controller is configured to generate a control command and control the power convertor based on the control command. The control command includes a switching pattern that causes a first input phase among the input phases to be connected to one output phase among the output phases and that causes connection of the input phases to be switched between a rest of the output phases. In generating the control command, the controller is configured to set a lower limit to a period of time during which a second input phase among the input phases that corresponds to an intermediate voltage is connected to the rest of the output phases. | 03-31-2016 |
20160181938 | METHOD FOR DAMPING RESONANT COMPONENT OF COMMON-MODE CURRENT OF MULTI-PHASE POWER CONVERTER | 06-23-2016 |
363164000 | With automatic voltage magnitude control | 4 |
20090052217 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING VOLTAGE OF INTERMEDIATE CIRCUT OF FREQUENCY CONVERTER - A method and an apparatus for damping voltage oscillation of a voltage intermediate circuit of a frequency converter, the frequency converter comprising a half controlled rectifier bridge coupled to a supply network. The method comprises determining magnitude (U | 02-26-2009 |
20090257261 | CONTROL METHOD FOR THE MATRIX CONVERTER - An output voltage command signal for outputting a specified three-phase ac output voltage is generated by a line voltage control command signal generating section, and a signal representing a current flow ratio is generated by a current flow ratio generating section based on a specified input current command signal. The output voltage command signal is corrected by a command signal computing section based on the output voltage command signal generated by the line voltage control command signal generating section and the signal representing the current flow ratio generated by the current flow ratio generating section. A PWM conversion signal is generated by a PWM conversion signal generating section based on the corrected output voltage command signal and a carrier signal. Based on the generated PWM conversion signal, a three-phase ac input voltage is converted into a specified three-phase ac input voltage by a conversion section. | 10-15-2009 |
20100172168 | POWER SYSTEM - The specification discloses a wireless power charging system in which undesired frequencies in the primary coil are cancelled. Exemplary undesired frequencies are the harmonics of the primary coil drive signal. The system includes a sense transformer/coil, an injection transformer/coil, and a compensation signal generator. The sense transformer/coil senses the signal in the primary coil. The compensation signal generator receives the sensed signal and generates an injection signal whose constituent parts are equal in amplitude to, but pi phase different from, each undesired frequency. The combined signal is injected into the primary through the injection transformer/coil so that the injection signal cancels the undesired frequencies in the primary coil. | 07-08-2010 |
20150009735 | Transferring Electrical Power for Subsea Applications - A method for transferring electrical power in the sea includes generating AC power, guiding, at least partially underwater, the AC power through a cable from a first end of the cable to a second end of the cable, and changing a frequency of the AC power guided through the cable based on a value of power consumption of a load connected to the second end of the cable. | 01-08-2015 |
363165000 | With automatic frequency control | 4 |
20130229845 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INVERTER - Disclosed is a method for controlling an inverter, the method including, calculating the number of PWM pulses from a current frequency of the inverter, compensating the number of PWM pulses using a predetermined number of pulses when the number of PWM pulses is less than the predetermined number of pulses, and calculating a new frequency of the inverter using the compensated number of PWM pulses. | 09-05-2013 |
20140153309 | FREQUENCY CONVERTER AND SWITCHING METHOD THEREOF - A frequency converter includes a comparator, an error computation unit and a calibration unit. The comparator receives a reference voltage signal and a triangle wave signal, and outputs a switching signal. The switching signal is fed back to the error computation unit to calculate an error signal by computing the reference signal and the switching signal. The calibration unit calibrates the triangle wave signal or the reference voltage signal according to the error signal. | 06-05-2014 |
20150043264 | Frequency Converter - A frequency converter is provided that has high reliability, low electromagnetic noise, and a high efficiency. | 02-12-2015 |
20150311781 | DETECTION OF ISLANDING STATE IN ELECTRICITY NETWORK - An exemplary method for detecting a three-phase islanding state in a three-phase electricity network includes supplying power to a three-phase electricity network via a power supply assembly, controlling an output frequency of the power supply assembly with a frequency reference signal adapted to deviate the output frequency of the power supply assembly from a grid frequency representing a frequency of a common electricity network whose portion of the three-phase electricity network is in normal operating conditions. The method also includes detecting a three-phase islanding state in the electricity network if the output frequency of the power supply assembly is outside an allowable value range. During a normal operating state of the electricity network, the frequency reference signal depends on an active output current of the power supply assembly. | 10-29-2015 |
363170000 | By induction-type converter | 4 |
20080310206 | Method for controlling frequency converter unit, and frequency converter assembly - A method for controlling a frequency converter unit, the frequency converter unit containing an input connection for supplying electric power at an input frequency to the frequency converter unit, and an output connection for supplying electric power at an output frequency from the frequency converter unit, the method comprising a control step, in which the frequency converter unit is controlled by means of control signals. In the control step the control signals are supplied through an inductive connection to at least one wire connected to the input connection or the output connection of the frequency converter unit for transmitting electric power, the control signals being supplied to the frequency converter unit over the at least one wire. | 12-18-2008 |
363171000 | Transformer | 3 |
20100034003 | Electric Power Generation and Conversion with Controlled Magnetics - A power conversion system comprises: a source of multiphase high frequency alternating current (AC) electrical input power; a high frequency controlled magnetics transformer for each phase of the multiphase high frequency AC input power, with each transformer having a primary winding coupled to its respective phase of the multiphase high frequency AC input power, at least one secondary winding that produces high frequency AC output power and at least one control winding responsive to a direct current (DC) control signal that changes the high frequency output power in proportion to the amplitude of the DC control signal; a power converter that receives the multiphase high frequency AC output power from each high frequency transformer secondary and converts it to system output power without the high frequency AC content; and a system controller responsive to the system output power that produces a DC control signal for each control winding that changes in amplitude in response to changes in a measured parameter of the system output power. | 02-11-2010 |
20100328978 | VARIABLE FREQUENCY TRANSFORMER HAVING MULTIPLE HORIZONTAL ROTARY TRANSFORMERS WITH COMMON CONTROLS AND VOLTAGE INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD - A variable frequency transformer including: a first parallel circuit including at least two of the rotary transformers arranged in parallel and having an isolating circuit breaker connected to a rotor winding of each of the rotary transformers, and a separate synchronizing circuit breaker connected to a stator winding in each of the rotary transformers in the first parallel circuit; a first main transformer having a first winding connectable to a first power grid and a secondary winding connectable to the isolating circuit breaker in the first parallel circuit; a second main transformer having a first winding connectable to a second power grid and a secondary winding connectable to each of the synchronizing circuit breakers in the first parallel circuit, and a control system operatively connected to each of the synchronizing circuit breakers, the isolating circuit breakers and the drive motors for each of the rotary transformers. | 12-30-2010 |
20130343111 | POWER GENERATION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A power generation and transmission system, including: a wind turbine having an electrical generator ( | 12-26-2013 |