Attached are two independent reports: (1) a short abstract report and (2) a comprehensive technical report, concerning residential homes and assessing voltage-current-power factor-total harmonic distortion measurements between the home’s power utility main (the electric company) and portable generator power (backup power source during utility power outage – with/without load; with/without power conditioner).
Portable generators for home backup power use (or job site construction) generally come in two flavors: Inverter and Non-inverter. If sensitive electronic equipment (such as computers, modems, chargers, etc) is to be powered by a portable generator, an Inverter type generator should be used since it produces ‘cleaner’ power (more stable voltage and current and lower total harmonic distortion) and less likely to harm such sensitive equipment.
A non-inverter portable generator can be made safer to use to power sensitive electronic equipment by installing a power conditioner, which are designed to also produce ‘cleaner’ power.
The attached reports present relevant technical discussions and independent tests regarding the use of power conditioner on non-inverter portable generator with the following observations:
- Was the Total Harmonic Distortion improved with a power conditioner – YES
- Was the Power Factor improved with a power conditioner – YES
- Was the wobbliness of voltage-current-power wave forms improved with a power conditioner – YES
Consequently, a correctly sized (the right start-up and run wattage) non-inverter portable generator, used during an emergency incident to provide electric power to a residential home, associated with an appropriate power conditioner (which may include a PowerwoRx , Residential Clean Power System), is unlikely to harm sensitive electronic equipment, such as computers, modems, routers and chargers, when powered by such generator.