What is the difference between back up genarotor and standby generator?

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keajones

Joined Sep 10, 2013
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I want to know the basic difference between back up generator and standby generator?
or are they the same thing? Please give me solution.

Thanks
 

ErnieM

Joined Apr 24, 2011
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A standby generator will, well, STANDBY in a running condition ready to seamlessly provide power.

A back up generator needs to be started up first, giving a service interruption.

And that's not a solution but a definition. If someone wants to define these terms differently there's no power in the universe to prevent them from doing so.
 
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