the running time of generator is number of
hours a generator can run continuous on full tank of fuel, the running time of
a generator is proportional to the generator rating and its fuel tank size.
Generator are rated in two ways , they have the running watt and the starting
watt, the running watt, I the number power the generator will require to kick
starting while the running watt is the amount of load the generator can support
at a time.
A highly rated
generator will consume more fuel at a time than a low rated generator, for example a 10, 000 watt generator will
consume more fuel than a 2000 watt generator, because the amount of load they
support is not the same.
But what determine the running time is the
fuel tank size, a generator with a fuel tank size of 10 gallons will run for a
longer time than a generator with a fuel tank size of 3 gallons.
Therefore what determine the running time of a
portable generator is running watt and the fuel tank size, from these we can
deduce than a low rated generator or a generator with a low running watt and a
large fuel tank will have a longer running time while a generator with a high
running watt and a small tank size will run for a shorter time.
The best way to know your running time is to
check your generator user manual if you are intending to buy a new
generator, you should try to download
the user manual as , you can find this and other important information.
For example generac 5500 watt has a
running time of 10 hours at 50%
load, wen 2000 watt has a running watt
of 6 hours on 50% load. Champion 7500 watt has a running time of 8 hours on 50% load etc.
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