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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2018
Briggs & Stratton, Llc, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Robert John Koenen, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Jason A. Hansen, Elkhorn, WI (US);
Dale C. VanPatten, West Allis, WI (US);
Jeffrey Berger, Port Washington, WI (US);
Philip Betzhold, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton, LLC, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
An on-demand generator starting system and method is disclosed. The generator starting system is included as part of a standby or portable generator that includes one or more outlets that provide electrical power to an electrical device. The operating system includes a generator controller that monitors for a request for power from the electrical device connected to the outlet. When the control circuit of the generator controller determines that electric power is required from the generator, the control circuit initiates operation of the internal combustion engine. After the internal combustion engine starts, the control circuit operates a relay to provide power from the generator to the outlet of the generator. When the electrical device is no longer operating, the control circuit of the generator controller terminates operation of the internal combustion engine of the generator. In this manner, the generator operates only when the electrical device is requesting electrical power.