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  Posted by Archived on September 21, 2014 at 10:37 pm

  I just assumed my 20 KW Kohler generator was in fact 20 KW. Actually, it’s 26.9 KW.

  

  Archived replied 11 years, 12 months ago 1 Member · 4 Replies
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  Archived

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  September 22, 2014 at 12:31 am

  No, the engine is rated at that, the generator is only 20KW. You want the engine to have more power than required for the generator or the engine/generator will respond poorly to load increases.

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  Archived

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  September 22, 2014 at 6:43 am

  It is common for engines sold internationally to be rated in KW.

  You can convert that to HP which we are accustomed to seeing. As a very rough rule of thumb I double the KW hour rating to arrive at an approximate HP.

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  Archived

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  September 22, 2014 at 8:18 am

  HP says 36.

  

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  Archived

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  September 22, 2014 at 9:18 am

  To convert kW to HP multiply by 1.34. I think you will find your 26.9 kW engine equals 36 HP.
  
  Kilowatt hrs is not a measure of power but energy. The equivalent english unit is btu.
  
  Bob

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