Power Generation with a PTO Driven Prime Mover

摘要: With an increase in the number of home-based businesses, it has become increasingly important to have a reliable emergency power source. This is especially true in rural communities. Rural distribution lines are often hard to patrol and untrustworthy in unfavorable weather conditions. Bad weather can cause outages that last for days. There are many emergency power options available, but few provide the power per cost and mobility options of Power Take-Off (PTO) generators.This design produces 15 kW of power. It requires a least a 30-hp motor with PTO capabilities. The generator sits on a cart that hitches to the PTO provider. The PTO generator includes PTO shaft, gearbox, a frequency meter, main circuit breaker, 240V receptacle, and a 120V receptacle. This unit costs under $1500 to produce.