Patent ID: 7943250

Claim:
An electrochemical conversion system for managing energy comprising: a first electrochemical cell having a first ion conductive material, a first electrode mounted upon one side of said first ion conductive material, and a second electrode mounted upon one side of said first ion conductive material opposite said first electrode; a second electrochemical cell having a second ion conductive material, a third electrode mounted upon one side of said second ion conductive material, and a fourth electrode mounted upon one side of said second ion conductive material opposite said third electrode; a third electrochemical cell having a third ion conductive material, a fifth electrode mounted upon one side of said third ion conductive material, and a sixth electrode mounted upon one side of said third ion conductive material opposite said fifth electrode; said first, second and third electrochemical cells being structurally distinct from each other, a conduit system having a first conduit, second conduit and third conduit, said first conduit being in fluid communication with said first electrochemical cell second electrode and said second electrochemical cell third electrode, said second conduit being in fluid communication with said second electrochemical cell fourth electrode and said third electrochemical cell fifth electrode, said third conduit being in fluid communication with said third electrochemical cell sixth electrode and said first electrochemical cell first electrode, said first, second and third conduits each being structurally separate and distinct from each other so as to be physically different structures from each other; a first heat exchanger for exchanging heat between said first conduit adjacent said first electrochemical cell and said third conduit adjacent said first electrochemical cell; a second heat exchanger for exchanging heat between said first conduit adjacent said second electrochemical cell and said second conduit adjacent said second electrochemical cell; a supply of ionizable gas contained within said conduit system to be used for ionization purposes only within said first, second and third electrochemical cells, and an electrical circuit coupled to said first electrode, said second electrode, said third electrode, said fourth electrode, said fifth electrode and said sixth electrode.