Patent ID: 8567354

Claim:
A portable system relating to the generation of electric power comprising: a) at least one portable electric generator structured and arranged to generate such electrical power; b) wherein said at least one portable electric generator comprises i) at least one internal combustion engine structured and arranged to produce at least one output of rotary power, and an engine cradle for supporting said at least one internal combustion engine, said engine cradle coupled to said at least one internal combustion engine for support during operation and transportation; ii) at least one electrical generator structured and arranged to convert such at least one output of rotary power to at least one output of electrical energy, iii) at least one electrical controller structured and arranged to control such at least one output of electrical energy, iv) at least one towable wheeled trailer chassis structured and arranged to assist wheeled transport of said at least one internal combustion engine, said at least one electrical generator, and said at least one electrical controller and wherein said at least one towable wheeled trailer chassis includes a frame for supporting said engine cradle and said at least one internal combustion engine at a foreward location and for supporting said at least one electrical generator at a location aft of said at least one internal combustion engine and wherein said portable electric power generation system has a towing weight of less than about 7200 kilograms such that said portable electric power generation system may be towed by a pickup truck having a one ton rating and may be driven by a non-commercial driver, v) an outer housing, having an enclosed volume, structured and arranged to house said at least one internal combustion engine, said at least one electrical generator, and said at least one electrical controller, and vi) at least one mount structured and arranged to mount said outer housing to said at least one wheeled chassis; c) wherein said at least one internal combustion engine comprises a plurality of combustion chambers organized in at least one radial geometry; and d) wherein each combustion chamber of said plurality of combustion chambers comprises at least one piston reciprocably disposed within at least one cylinder.