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Reconfiguring the Metal-Hydride Linear Drive

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A new design is proposed for a linear metal-hydride drive: the thermoelectric hydrogen sorption–desorption system based on the Peltier effect is placed inside the working chambers. Various drives with this configuration are compared with existing linear metal-hydride drives. Recommendations are made regarding the practical use of such drives.

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The work was supported by the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences, within the scope of fundamental research program 15 (2018–2020).

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Sayapin, S.N. Reconfiguring the Metal-Hydride Linear Drive. Russ. Engin. Res. 41, 1149–1155 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068798X21120376

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