Thermoelectric conversion of heat released during use of a power-plant or hydrogen storage material
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1. A hydrogen storage system, comprising:
- a hydrogen storage medium that generates heat via an exothermic reaction; and
a thermoelectric device that is in heat exchange relationship with said hydrogen storage medium and that generates an electric current using said generated heat via said exothermic reaction.
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Abstract
A method of generating electrical current in a system comprising a power-plant unit and/or hydrogen storage medium by transferring heat generated by the hydrogen storage medium and/or power-plant unit to a thermoelectric device, and converting the heat to generate electrical current using the thermoelectric device.
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30 Claims
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1. A hydrogen storage system, comprising:
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a hydrogen storage medium that generates heat via an exothermic reaction; and
a thermoelectric device that is in heat exchange relationship with said hydrogen storage medium and that generates an electric current using said generated heat via said exothermic reaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of generating electrical current in a hydrogen storage system, comprising:
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conducting an exothermic reaction in a hydrogen storage medium;
transferring heat generated by said exothermic reaction to a first side of a thermoelectric device; and
converting said heat to electrical current using said thermoelectric device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A fuel cell system, comprising:
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a fuel cell stack; and
a hydrogen storage system that supplies hydrogen to said fuel cell stack, comprising;
a hydrogen storage medium that generates heat via an exothermic reaction; and
a thermoelectric device that is in heat exchange relationship with said hydrogen storage medium and that generates an electric current using said heat generated by said exothermic reaction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A fuel cell system, comprising:
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a fuel cell stack; and
a hydrogen storage system that supplies hydrogen to said fuel cell stack, comprising;
a hydrogen storage medium; and
a thermoelectric device that is in heat exchange relationship with said hydrogen storage medium and that generates an electric current using heat generated by said hydrogen storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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- 28. A system comprising a power-plant unit that produces effluent heat and a thermoelectric device that generates current using said effluent heat.
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