Advanced Metal Hydride Heat Transfer System Utilizing An Electrochemical Hydrogen Compressor

An electrochemical heat transfer device comprising:

• a) a working fluid comprising hydrogen;
• b) a first electrochemical hydrogen compressor comprising:
• i) an anode;
• ii) a cathode;
• iii) a proton exchange membrane;
• iv) a power supply coupled to the anode and cathode to transfer the hydrogen across the proton exchange membrane;
• c) a first tank comprising a metal hydride forming alloy;
• d) a first heat transfer device coupled to said first tank;
• wherein the electrochemical hydrogen compressor transfers hydrogen from said first tank and wherein hydrogen is desorbed from the metal hydride and heat is transferred from the heat transfer device to said first tank;
• and
• wherein the electrochemical heat transfer device is a cooling device heating device for a water tank.

An electrochemical heat transfer device comprising:

• a) a working fluid comprising hydrogen;
• b) a first electrochemical hydrogen compressor comprising:
• i) an anode;
• ii) a cathode;
• iii) a proton exchange membrane;
• iv) a power supply coupled to the anode and cathode to transfer the hydrogen across the proton exchange membrane;
• c) a first tank comprising metal hydride forming alloy;
• d) a second tank comprising a metal hydride forming alloy;
• e) a first heat transfer device coupled to said first tank;
• f) a second heat transfer device coupled to the said second tank;
• wherein the electrochemical hydrogen compressor transfers hydrogen from said first tank to the second tank and wherein hydrogen is desorbed from the metal hydride is said first tank and wherein hydrogen is absorbed by the metal hydride in said second tank;
• wherein heat is transferred from the first heat transfer device to said first tank and wherein heat is transferred from the second tank to the second heat transfer device;
• and
• wherein the electrochemical heat transfer device is a heating and a cooling device for a hot water tank.