A compressor includes an electrolyte membrane; an anode catalyst layer in contact with a first primary surface of the electrolyte membrane; a cathode catalyst layer in contact with a second primary surface of the electrolyte membrane; an anode diffusion layer disposed on the anode catalyst layer and including a porous carbon sheet; a cathode gas diffusion layer on the cathode catalyst layer; an anode support disposed on the anode diffusion layer and including a metal sheet having a plurality of vent holes; an anode separator disposed on the anode support and having, on the primary surface thereof closer to the anode support, a fluid flow channel through which an anode fluid flows; and a voltage applicator that applies a voltage across the anode catalyst layer and the cathode catalyst layer. The compressor produces compressed hydrogen by causing the voltage applicator to apply the voltage to move extracted protons from an anode fluid supplied to the anode catalyst layer to the cathode catalyst layer via the electrolyte membrane. The flexural strength of the metal sheet is higher than that of the porous carbon sheet.

The present disclosure is intended to provide an electrochemical compressor capable of preventing a liquid, such as water, from accumulating inside a piston. An electrochemical compressor according to an embodiment includes a housing chamber and a drain path. The housing chamber houses an elastic body that presses an electrochemical cell with its elastic force, and is configured to receive part of a gas compressed by the electrochemical cell, the part of the gas flowing into the housing chamber. In the electrochemical cell, the gas is supplied to an anode side of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane as a partition wall, and is compressed by being moved by electricity to a cathode side opposite to the anode side. The drain path allows a liquid in the housing chamber to be drained out of the housing chamber.

An energy recapturing apparatus is disclosed. The energy recapturing apparatus is housed within a frame that is configured to fit within a preexisting fluid passageway. The frame is further attached to a sliding mechanism, which enables the frame to be easily removed from the preexisting fluid passageway. Further, the frame is configured to accept at least one turbine that contains a plurality of blades. The turbine is able to convert the energy of fluid movement into electricity.

Installation for power generation by means of vehicular traffic that can be located at floor level (2) of a vehicles traffic lane, wherein it has generator of electrical energy (5) modules, each of which includes: a set of mobile crossbar components (20) mounted over both sets (21a) of hydraulic cylinders (21), an hydraulic circuit (3), a linear hydraulic actuator (32), movement transformer mechanism (4) from straight swinging movement into a one-way rotating movement, and a generator (5) of electrical energy; each crossbar component (20) is moved by the own weight of the vehicles (7) crossing it, propelling a set of hydraulic cylinders (21) that, through the hydraulic circuit (3), are connected to the linear hydraulic actuator (32); this last one, through the movement transformer mechanism (4), propels the rotating movement of the electrical generator (5). When the wheel (70) of a vehicle (7) steps a mobile crossbar component (20), this last one moves downwards, so it propels the mobile arms (22) of the hydraulic cylinders (21). Once the descending cycle ends, the automatic repositioning of the crossbar component (20) takes places as a result of the floor elastic means (23).

A system includes a generator using a fluid mixture obtained via a generator inlet, a compressor having a compressor inlet that is connected to a generator outlet by a first set of conduits, a second set of conduits connected to the compressor outlet and the generator inlet, and a sensor in communication with the second set of conduits, where a portion of the fluid mixture includes gas from a hydrocarbon well, and where exhaust fluid of the generator is provided to the compressor. A process includes obtaining a target fluid property and a fluid measurement using the sensor and modifying a parameter of a fluid control device to modify a first flow rate of the flow of the exhaust fluid through the second set of conduits relative to a second flow rate of the flow of the gas provided by the hydrocarbon well through the first set of conduits.

The present disclosure is intended to prevent blockage of a path that allows a fluid to flow to a predetermined position where a pressure of the fluid is applied to a cell unit. An electrochemical compressor according to an embodiment includes first and second members, an elastic body, a fluid chamber, and a fluid path. The elastic body exerts an elastic force in a direction in which the first member and the second member are pushed apart from each other, and thereby presses a stack of electrochemical cells. The fluid chamber has the elastic body disposed therein and receives boosted gas flowing thereinto, the fluid chamber allowing the boosted gas to apply a pressure to push the first member and the second member apart from each other. The fluid path connects the fluid chamber to a flow path into which the boosted gas is discharged from the electrochemical cells.

An energy storage system includes a plasma battery and a reconverter to convert energy stored in the plasma battery to electricity. The plasma battery and the reconverter are coupled by a non-neutral plasma duct. The plasma battery includes a plasma battery supercell. The plasma battery supercell includes a plasma battery cell which includes a plasma containment fiber. The plasma containment fiber includes one or more concentric shells to store non-neutral plasma ions for energy storage. The plasma battery may include additional plasma battery supercells, which may be separated by a separator. The plasma battery includes an enclosure to provide electromagnetic shielding. The reconverter includes a power outlet to power an electric load.

An energy storage system includes a plasma battery and a reconverter to convert energy stored in the plasma battery to electricity. The plasma battery and the reconverter are coupled by a non-neutral plasma duct. The plasma battery includes a plasma battery supercell. The plasma battery supercell includes a plasma battery cell which includes a plasma containment fiber. The plasma containment fiber includes one or more concentric shells to store non-neutral plasma ions for energy storage. The plasma battery may include additional plasma battery supercells, which may be separated by a separator. The plasma battery includes an enclosure to provide electromagnetic shielding. The reconverter includes a power outlet to power an electric load.

A system and method in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. In further embodiments, a system and method is offered for harnessing fields created by a system having rotating rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side to produce current within a plurality of coils. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.

A system and method in at least one embodiment for separating fluids including liquids and gases into subcomponents by passing the fluid through a vortex chamber into an expansion chamber and then through at least a portion of a waveform pattern present between at least two rotors and/or disks. In further embodiments, a system and method is offered for harnessing fields created by a system having rotating rotors and/or disks having waveform patterns on at least one side to produce current within a plurality of coils. In at least one embodiment, the waveform patterns include a plurality of hyperbolic waveforms axially aligned around a horizontal center of the system.