Generator enclosure with fire damper
AssigneeKohler Co.
InventorBrandon Klos
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Abstract
A generator enclosure for an engine-generator includes multiple walls defining at least one air path. In one example, a first wall includes an exhaust path for the engine-generator, and a second wall includes an intake path for the engine-generator. The generator enclosure may include at least one air flow frame associated with the exhaust path or the intake path and at least one movable wall supported by the at least one air flow frame, At least one thermal fuse may be coupled to the at least one movable wall and configured to release the at least one movable wall to block the exhaust path or the intake path.
Claims20
A generator enclosure for an engine-generator, generator enclosure comprising:
- a first wall having an exhaust air path for the engine-generator;
- a second wall having an intake air path for the engine-generator;
- at least one air flow frame associated with the exhaust air path or the intake air path;
- at least one movable wall supported by the at least one air flow frame;
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- at least one thermal fuse coupled to the at least one movable wall and configured to release the at least one movable wall to block the exhaust air path or the intake air path.
A method for implementing a fire damper for a generator enclosure, the method including:
- receiving, at a controller, sensor data for a temperature associated with the generator enclosure;
- performing, at the controller, a comparison of the sensor data to a threshold temperature;
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- generating, at the controller, an actuation command for the fire damper in response to the comparison.
A method for implementing a fire damper for a generator enclosure, the method including:
- coupling a closure spring to a closing mechanism of the fire damper, wherein the closure spring is configured to move the closing mechanism of the fire damper to a closed position;
- applying a force to the closure spring to place the closing mechanism in an opened position;
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- attaching a fused link to the closing mechanism in the open position, wherein the fused link prevents the transition of the closing mechanism from the open position to the closed position,
- wherein the fused link is configured to break at a predetermined temperature which provides the transition of the closing mechanism from the open position to the closed position under the force of the closure spring.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.