Through ongoing investment in research and development internal combustible Engines remain widely used in energy field.
The engines are highly efficient at the conversion of the energy within gas into useful electrical power. In the event that there is a local use for heat, the alternative combined heat and power configuration may be a more useful engine configuration.
Engine is connected to an electrical generator by a drive coupling to produce electricity, typically as a genset. The generator is caballed to an electrical circuit breaker to connect it to the site electrical system. This circuit breaker is used to synchronies to the mains if it is to operate in parallel to the grid supply. The engine rotates at a constant.
The power that is produced can either be exported to the local electricity grid, or alternatively be used in island mode operation to power local facilities. When there is a peak in demand for power from the electricity grid; the gas engines receive a signal to commence operation. Due to their flexibility and robustness they are able to provide a rapid response to fluctuating demand. They are then turned off as demand reduces.
Making electricity and heat environmentally sustainable and reliable anywhere in the world, and being capable of doing so in an unbelievably short time: that is the basic idea behind the decentralized power production.