HYDROGEN PRODUCTION AND STORAGE DEVICE

Abstract

Abstract An appts. for producing and storing hydrogen consists of a wind motor, an electrical generator, an electrolysis plant, a compressor and a receiver. The motor drives the generator, the current from which feeds the electrolysis plant. The compressor transfers hydrogen from the cathode compartment of the electrolysis plant to the receiver. The oxygen goes from the anode compartment to atmos. The operation of the electrolysis plant and of the compressor is controlled by a float switch in the cathode compartment. The supply of make-up water is controlled by a float valve in a water supply tank. The appts. allows wind energy to be used to make hydrogen which may be stored and used, e.g. as a source of heat, at any time. Storage of wind energy is impossible, or possible only with difficulty, in existing appts., in which the energy is converted to electrical energy used directly for heating.

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