STANDBY GENERATOR WITH WEATHER ALERT RECEIVER AND METHOD OF OPERATION
First Claim
1. A method of testing a standby generator, comprising:
- receiving any one of a plurality of weather alerts;
automatically starting the standby generator upon receipt of the weather alert;
monitoring for any one of a plurality of generator fault conditions; and
providing an indication of a detected generator fault condition.
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Abstract
A standby generator including a weather alert receiver and a method of testing said standby generator. The method includes receiving any one of a plurality of weather alerts, determining if the received weather alert exceeds a priority level, determining a period of time in which the standby generator was last run in an exercise mode, and if the weather alert exceeds the priority level and if the period of time is above a testing threshold, automatically starting the generator and running it in an exercise mode. The control unit of the generator monitors for any one of a plurality of generator fault conditions, and provides an indication on a control panel of a detected generator fault condition. Both weather alert information and generator fault condition information can be relayed to a remote status display device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of testing a standby generator, comprising:
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receiving any one of a plurality of weather alerts; automatically starting the standby generator upon receipt of the weather alert; monitoring for any one of a plurality of generator fault conditions; and providing an indication of a detected generator fault condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A standby generator for providing electrical power to a power distribution network, the standby generator comprising:
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a control unit contained within the standby generator for monitoring the status of the standby generator and generating error codes upon detection of fault conditions; and a weather alert receiver for receiving weather alert signals and relaying weather alert information to the control unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of testing a standby generator, comprising:
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receiving any one of a plurality of weather alerts; determining if the received weather alert exceeds a priority level; determining a period of time since the standby generator was last run in an exercise mode; automatically starting the standby generator if the weather alert exceeds the priority level and if the period of time is above a testing threshold; running the standby generator in the exercise mode; monitoring for any one of a plurality of generator fault conditions; and providing an indication of a detected generator fault condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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