Voltage regulation wrt resistive and inductive loads...

Existential Angst · 2013-01-12T22:10:58+00:00

Awl -- In a portable generator.Does one type of load vs the other make it more difficult for a typical portable generator to maintain constant voltage?Esp at a current approaching the continuous current limit of the generator.I ask bec the mfr claims 1-2% regulation. A small miller welder is causing 12%+ variation, within the current limitations, with the voltage variation being fairly proportional to load. I'm assuming a transformer load is substantially inductive?I haven't yet tested it with purely resistive loads, cuz, well, this would require a lot of heaters, a pita to wire up.