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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1994
Filed:
May. 10, 1993
Richard A Dykstra, Cedar Grove, WI (US);
John A Fiorenza, II, Slinger, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
The modular, automatic idle down system is plugged in series between the 120 VAC output connector of a generator and the input plug of the load device. One prong of the load's input plug may be received directly in a load sensor, such as a Hall effect sensor. The self-contained modular unit is connectable to the mechanical or electronic governor of the generator's engine. The idling system provides two time delays which delay the idling down of the engine upon initial starting and when the load is removed from the generator. When the sensed load current falls below a threshold value, the idling system generates an output signal, after the predetermined time delays, to override the engine's mechanical or electronic governor. The speed-of the engine is thereby reduced from the governed speed to an idle speed.