US 12,345,226 B2
Electronic ignition system for a generator engine
Mark J. Sarder, Waukesha, WI (US); Russell J. Dopke, Elkhart Lake, WI (US); Hiroaki Sato, Brookfield, WI (US); Leigh A. Jenison, Hartland, WI (US); and Mark A. Kastner, New Berlin, WI (US)
Assigned to Champion Power Equipment, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US)
Filed by Champion Power Equipment, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/389,094.
Prior Publication US 2020/0332758 A1, Oct. 22, 2020
Int. Cl. F02B 63/04 (2006.01); F01P 1/00 (2006.01); F02B 75/22 (2006.01); F02D 41/30 (2006.01); F02D 43/04 (2006.01); F02P 5/15 (2006.01); F02P 7/067 (2006.01); F02P 11/02 (2006.01); F02P 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC F02P 5/1502 (2013.01) [F01P 1/00 (2013.01); F02B 75/22 (2013.01); F02D 41/30 (2013.01); F02D 43/04 (2013.01); F02P 7/067 (2013.01); F02P 11/02 (2013.01); F02P 15/006 (2013.01)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A standby generator comprising:
an alternator to produce electricity for distribution to an electrical system;
an air-cooled internal combustion engine driving the alternator, the air-cooled internal combustion engine comprising:
one or more cylinders,
one or more spark plugs each configured to initiate combustion in a corresponding cylinder, and
one or more ignition coils each coupled to a respective spark plug of the one or more spark plugs to provide a voltage to the respective spark plug;
a battery system electrically coupled to the one or more ignition coils to provide power thereto;
a digital ignition module wiring the battery system to each of the one or more ignition coils to control operation of the one or more spark plugs; and
a battery charger powered by the alternator to recharge the battery system.