“Generators, especially fixed whole house generators are getting very rare. The only thing they had left was WAY more than I needed...”
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Indeed. I recently bought a quasi-classic antique tractor to restore and use for chores. Figured it would be THE perfect set up as a power source for a PTO shaft drive generator in the 10 to 15kW range. “Out of stock” is what you see when scoping out these units on line.
In continuance of the great generator slide, that would be perfect, perhaps. How would you regulate frequency (60 hz) - can you govern the engine at the correct speed?
Or, would it be like my portable where it generates at either DC or an unregulated frequency, and then the 60 Hz is synthesized through an inverter circuit. My generator actually idles down in RPM when the load decreases so it will use less fuel. Interesting setup, and perhaps pretty good for a small power source.
One last thing while I'm enjoying the slide - I took my 1980s vintage dual-trace oscilloscope and compared the output sine wave of the generator to that of the household power supply, and it is a very smooth wave indeed. No 'stepping' like one might expect with a synthesized sine wave. I was pleased. I imagine that will be better for those fridge compressors and such when I use it.