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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2022
Champion Power Equipment, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Mark J. Sarder, Waukesha, WI (US);
Russell J. Dopke, Elkhart Lake, WI (US);
Hiroaki Sato, Brookfield, WI (US);
Leigh A. Jenison, Hartland, WI (US);
Champion Power Equipment, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Abstract
A standby generator includes a standby generator enclosure having a partition wall separating a first end from an opposite second end of the enclosure, one or more airflow openings, and a first air duct and a second air duct each coupled to at least one of the one or more airflow openings. An engine mounts in the enclosure toward the first end from the partition wall, and an alternator driven by the engine mounts in the enclosure toward the second end from the partition wall. The engine includes an engine cooling fan that faces the first end to drive engine cooling air received from the first air duct toward the first end, and the alternator includes an alternator cooling fan that faces the second end to drive alternator cooling air received from the second air duct toward the second end.