US Patent Issued to Sizable Energy on May 20 for "Hydroelectric unit, submersible hydraulic assembly comprising said hydroelectric unit and energy storage plant comprising said hydroelectric unit" (Italian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,305,604, issued on May 20, was assigned to Sizable Energy S.r.l. (Milan).

"Hydroelectric unit, submersible hydraulic assembly comprising said hydroelectric unit and energy storage plant comprising said hydroelectric unit" was invented by Manuele Aufiero (Milan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An hydroelectric unit extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a least one rim-driven hydraulic machine comprising an impeller provided with at least two blades, and at least one motor/generator configured to selectively supply mechanical energy to the impeller or convert mechanical energy produced by the impeller into electricity. The motor/gen...