When the power fails, you expect your generator to hum steadily in the background, not to spend the night tripping breakers ...

Today’s electrical grid delivers reliable electricity to millions of homes and businesses. However, electrical failures that affect large geographic areas do happen on a recurring basis due to ...

There's that relief that follows when power goes out and the sound of a generator kicks on. In just a few seconds, your lights are back, your A/C and fridge are up and running, and you don't have to ...

A requirement for every hospital, emergency power generators must be operational in 10 seconds or less when electric utility power is lost. If a backup generator fails, the lives of hospital patients ...

When the lights go out and you reach for a generator, the fastest way to turn relief into a repair bill is to power it up ...

Machine Design welcomes submissions on how to solve a specific engineering or technical problem. In the following article, an actuator/speed control recommendation improves reliability in a generator ...