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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2011
Sie Teong Lim, Brookfield, WI (US);
Kenny J. Stair, North Prairie, WI (US);
Sie Teong Lim, Brookfield, WI (US);
Kenny J. Stair, North Prairie, WI (US);
Briggs & Stratton Corporation, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Abstract
A generator for providing electric power. The generator includes an engine associated with an alternator. Rotation of the engine causes the alternator to generate an AC source voltage that is fed to at least one analog output receptacle. The generator further includes an inverter connected to receive the AC source voltage and generate a digital AC output voltage having a constant voltage value and a constant frequency. The inverter allows the engine to operate at less than full speed when an electric load is drawing a relatively low amount of power from the generator. The analog receptacle allows larger electric loads to be connected to the generator where the electric loads cannot be supported by the digital AC output voltage.