Patent ID: 6608393
Filing Date: 2003-08-19
Classification: F02B

Abstract:
A portable apparatus for delivering constant DC power in vehicles, on boats, and in the field, comprising:a base plate having a first plurality of cushioning means having elastomeric mounting means for placement upon a substantially flat horizontal surface; a permanent magnet DC generator, having armature means and commutation means, disposed upon said base plate at one end thereof; a fluid-powered internal combustion engine disposed at the other opposite end of said base plate and interconnected with said permanent magnet DC generator via a crankshaft disposed parallel to said base plate, so that DC power is generated by said permanent magnet generator when said fluid-powered internal combustion engine is running; flexible coupling means for coupling said permanent magnet generator with said crankshaft means; said fluid-powered internal combustion engine having: a fuel tank means with a first tank for providing fuel for running said internal combustion engine, a carburetor for mixing said fuel with ambient air, a starter for starting operation of said internal combustion engine, a combustion chamber for combusting said mixed fuel, an exhaust means for venting gases into the ambient, a muffler for minimizing noise generated during operation thereof, and a second plurality of cushioning means having elastomeric mounting means for placement upon said substantially flat surface; semiconductor circuit governor means having a plurality of Zener diodes and capacitor means electrically interconnected with said DC generator for limiting the RPM output of said internal combustion engine to control, in turn, the voltage output from said permanent magnet generator; a heat exchanger fixedly attached to said permanent magnet generator and having a fin assembly with a plurality of fins for dissipating heat created incident to said internal combustion engine running and generating power from said permanent magnet generator; and port means for electrically connecting external appliance means for using said generated DC power.