A rotating electrical machine, such as an aircraft starter-generator, that includes an exciter that has its stator windings supplied with electrical power from a power supply. One or more switches are electrically coupled between the exciter stator winding and the power supply and are configured and...http://www.google.ca/patents/US20050225303?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050225303 - GAS TURBINE ENGINE STARTER-GENERATOR EXCITER STARTING SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING A CAPACITANCE CIRCUIT ELEMENT