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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2017
Applicant:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Inventors:
Dean Weigand, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Mike Miller, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Robert Townsend, Delafield, WI (US);
Richard Jungmann, Richfield, WI (US);
Todd Plichta, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Assignee:
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/22 (2006.01); F02D 29/06 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); F02D 41/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02D 41/221 (2013.01); F02D 29/06 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); F02D 41/26 (2013.01); F02D 2041/228 (2013.01); F02D 2200/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of exercising a generator includes detecting a temperature of the generator, if the temperature is above a predetermined temperature, activating a starter motor and starting an engine of the generator, and performing a first exercise test, and if the temperature is below the predetermined temperature, activating the starter motor without starting the engine of the generator, and performing a second exercise test.