What are Gensets?
Gensets are fossil-fuel powered generators used to run electrical devices or to charge batteries. Gensets are often portable and may be used to power an electric vehicle, serve as a camping aid, charge battery arrays, or run virtually any device that needs electrical power on demand. Gensets are also often referred to as engine-generators, because they are essentially generators with an engine tacked on to them. While some generators operate by harnessing wind power, solar power, water power, or a differential in pressure or heat, gensets are distinguished by their use of gasoline or diesel to drive a turbine and generate electrical current. Gensets usually include a fuel tank, an engine, some sort of speed regulator, the generator itself, and a voltage regulator for the generator. Many gensets also include a type of automatic starting and stopping circuit. These gensets are usually intended to act as a backup power source, either to an off-grid device running on battery power or as a
