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Load demand throttle control for portable generator and other applications

  • US 6,018,200 A
  • Filed: 07/03/1997
  • Issued: 01/25/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus comprising:

  • an engine including an output shaft and a throttle, the output shaft, in operation, rotating at a speed in accordance with the setting of the throttle;

    a generator including a rotor, rotationally driven by said output shaft, and a stator including at least one stator winding disposed such that rotation of the rotor induces current in the stator windings;

    a circuit for generating indicia of the output of the stator;

    an actuator, responsive to control signals applied thereto, for controlling the setting of the throttle;

    a control circuit, responsive to the indicia of the stator output, for generating the control signals to the actuator.

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