Portable generator including proximity sensor

A generator comprising:

• an internal combustion engine;
• and
• a proximity sensor structured to detect a distance value indicative of a distance between the generator and an object;
• a carbon monoxide (CO) sensor;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive a first distance value from the proximity sensor corresponding to the distance between the generator and the object;
• initiate an alarm based upon determining that the first distance value is less than a predetermined minimum distance value;
• receive a second distance value from the proximity sensor corresponding to the distance between the generator and the object;
• and
• initiate a shutdown of the generator upon (i) determining that the second distance value is less than the predetermined minimum distance value or (ii) upon determining that a CO concentration exceeds a threshold CO level.

A generator comprising:

• an internal combustion engine;
• and
• a proximity sensor structured to detect a distance value indicative of a distance between the generator and an object;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive a first distance value from the proximity sensor corresponding to the distance between the generator and the object;
• initiate an alarm based upon determining that the first distance value is less than a predetermined minimum distance value;
• receive a second distance value from the proximity sensor corresponding to the distance between the generator and the object;
• and
• deactivate the alarm based upon determining that the second distance value is greater than the predetermined minimum distance value.