Engine-driven air compressor/generator load priority control system and method
AssigneeIllinois Tool Works Inc.
InventorDaniel C. Fosbinder
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Abstract
A system, in one embodiment, may include a portable unit having an engine, a generator coupled to the engine, a compressor coupled to the engine, and a priority load controller. The controller may be configured to adjust various loads on the engine, the generator, or the compressor, or a combination thereof, in response to a priority control scheme. A computer-implemented method, in another embodiment, may include adjusting power output to various loads on an engine, a welding generator coupled to the engine, or an air compressor coupled to the engine, or a combination thereof, in a portable welding unit in response to a priority control scheme.
Claims16
A system, comprising:
- a priority load controller configured to adjust various loads on an engine, a welding generator coupled to the engine, and an air compressor coupled to the engine, in a portable welding unit in response to a priority control scheme, wherein the welding generator is coupled to a first power regulator coupled to the engine, and the air compressor is coupled to a second power regulator coupled to the engine, and wherein the priority load controller is configured to output a control signal to operate a governor in response to the priority control scheme, wherein the governor is configured to regulate speed of the engine.
A system, comprising:
- a portable unit, comprising:
- an engine;
- a generator coupled to a first power regulator coupled to the engine;
- a compressor coupled to a second power regulator coupled to the engine;
- and a priority load controller configured to adjust various loads on the engine, the generator, and the compressor, in response to a priority control scheme, wherein the priority load controller is configured to regulate speed of the engine based on the priority control scheme.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.