US Patent Issued to Powerphase International on Dec. 9 for "Combined energy storage turbine and simple cycle peaker system" (Florida Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,492,661, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Powerphase International LLC (Hobe Sound, Fla.).

"Combined energy storage turbine and simple cycle peaker system" was invented by Robert J. Kraft (Hobe Sound, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system comprises a gas turbine engine. The gas turbine engine has a flow diffuser system, a combustor, a modified compressor section, and a turbine coupled to a shaft. The system includes a low pressure intercooled compressor, a high pressure intercooled compressor, a recuperator, and a compressed air storage tank. The compressed air storage tank is in selective fluid communication with the low pressure...