ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,453, issued on Nov. 4.
"Dispatchable flexible electricity generation for reliable decarbonized grids using multiplexed low-cost engines" was invented by Daniel R. Cohn (Bridgton, Maine), Leslie Bromberg (Sharon, Mass.) and Howard Gruenspecht (Silver Spring, Md.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Modular electricity generation systems that use large numbers of low-cost Multiplexed Automotive Engines (MAE) to provide dispatchable electricity for decarbonized grid reliability or for non-grid backup power are disclosed. The engines may be disposed in power modules that are readily transportable containers that house several engine-generator u...