ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,717,397, issued on Aug. 25.

"System and method for determining power availability to control the number of computing processors in operation" was invented by Andrew Webber (Elmsford, N.Y.) and John Potts (Westminster, Colo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for real time ramping, up or down, of computer processing units (CPUs) in operation based on available power from a variable power generation asset is disclosed. The system is configured with a power detection unit to analyze power provided from the variable power generation asset without the need for complex and expensive custom engineering integration. The power det...