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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2020
Oakland University, Rochester, MI (US);
Jonathan Maisonneuve, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Oakland University, Rochester, MI (US);
Abstract
A gradient energy system includes a membrane module including a first section, a second section, and a membrane separating the first section and the second section. A first gas may be provided within the first section. A second gas may be provided within the second section. The membrane module may be configured such that a differential associated with the first gas and the second gas generates a fluid pressure force or an electrical current. A method of recovering energy from gradients of gas mixtures may include providing a first gas to a first section of a membrane module, providing a second gas to a second section of the membrane module, which may be separated from the first section by a membrane, and/or recovering energy generated via a differential between the first gas and the second gas.