Johnson ambient energy converter

A gas energy converter comprising:

• a housing having a hydrophobic membrane portion;
• a mass of hygroscopic solution contained within said housing and in fluid communication with said hydrophobic membrane portion;
• an ion conductive membrane electrode assembly coupled to said housing between a gas and the mass of hygroscopic solution to electrochemically generate electrical power with the passage of water through said ion conductive membrane electrode assembly, and
• a gas conduit at least partially positioned about said housing lower portion to direct the gas through said gas conduit in fluid communication with said ion conductive membrane electrode assembly.

An electrochemical heat to electrical power converter comprising:

• a first membrane electrode assembly, the first membrane electrode assembly being coupled to a heat source,
• a second membrane electrode assembly, the second membrane electrode assembly being coupled to a heat sink,
• a first working fluid, the first working fluid being decomposable through a reversable endothermic reaction as heat is supplied thereto,
• a second working fluid, the second working fluid including a decomposition constituent of the first working fluid,
• the first membrane electrode assembly and the second membrane electrode each being coupled between the first working fluid and the second working fluid,
• the first membrane electrode assembly generating electrical power as the decomposition constituent of the first working fluid is conducted therethrough to the second working fluid driven by heat of decomposition of the first working fluid supplied thereto by the heat source,
• the second membrane electrode assembly generating electrical power by conducting the decomposition constituent from the second working fluid back to the first working fluid as the heat sink removes heat therefrom thereby reversing the decomposition reaction occurring through the first membrane electrode assembly.

An electrochemical heat to electrical power converter comprising:

• a first membrane electrode assembly, the first membrane electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a first membrane positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first membrane electrode assembly being couplable to a heat source,
• a second membrane electrode assembly, the second membrane electrode assembly including a third electrode, a fourth electrode and a second membrane positioned between the third electrode and the fourth electrode, the second member electrode assembly being couplable to a heat sink,
• a first working fluid, the first working fluid being in fluid communication with the first and third electrodes,
• a second working fluid, the second working fluid being in fluid communication with the second and fourth electrodes,
• the first working fluid being decomposable through a reversable endothermic reaction as heat is supplied thereto,
• the second working fluid including a decomposition constituent of the first working fluid,
• the first and second membranes within the first and second membrane electrode assemblies being conductive of the decomposition constituent ions of the first working fluid,
• the first membrane electrode assembly generating electrical power as the decomposition constituent of the first working fluid is conducted therethrough driven by heat of decomposition of the first working fluid supplied thereto by the heat source,
• reaction products generated at said first electrode and said third electrode being interchanged within the first working fluid and reaction products generated at the second and fourth electrodes being interchanged within the second working fluid,
• the second membrane electrode assembly generating electrical power as the heat sink removes heat therefrom by conducting decomposition constituent from the second working fluid back to the first working fluid thereby reversing the decomposition reaction occurring through the first membrane electrode assembly.

An electrochemical heat to electrical power converter comprising:

• a heat source,
• a membrane electrode assembly,
• a working fluid, the working fluid being decomposable through a reversable endothermic reaction and undergoing a decomposition reaction as heat of decomposition is supplied thereto by the heat source resulting in the production of decomposition constituents,
• decomposition constituents of the working fluid being supplied to the membrane electrode assembly wherein the decomposition reaction is reversed converting the heat of decomposition into electricity.