Standby generator with air intake on rear wall and exhaust opening on front wall

A standby generator, comprising:

• an engine including an output shaft;
• an alternator
• a base;
• a first pair of opposing walls coupled to the base comprising:
• a front wall;
• and
• a rear wall;
• a second pair of opposing walls coupled to the base comprising:
• a first wall;
• and
• a second wall;
• a first intake opening in the rear wall proximate the first wall and configured to draw air into the generator;
• and
• an exhaust opening positioned in the front wall proximate the second wall and configured to expel exhaust gases and heated air from the generator;
• wherein the air drawn into the enclosure at the first intake opening directly flows over the engine and is expelled through the exhaust opening.

A standby generator, comprising:

• an engine including an output shaft;
• an alternator;
• an enclosure comprising:
• a base;
• and
• a plurality of walls extending from the base comprising a front wall, a rear wall, a first wall, and a second wall;
• a first intake opening provided on the rear wall and configured to allow air to be drawn into the enclosure;
• and
• an exhaust opening provided on the front wall and configured to allow heated air and exhaust gases to be expelled from the enclosure;
• wherein the first intake opening is positioned proximate the engine and the exhaust opening is positioned proximate the alternator;
• wherein the air drawn into the enclosure at the first intake opening directly flows over the engine and is expelled through the exhaust opening.