Hydrogen generating system

Claim 2

A HYDROGEN GAS GENERATING AND STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING: MEANS UTILZING THE ELECTROLYSIS OF WATER FOR PRODUCING OZYGEN AND HYDROGEN AND INCLUDING MEANS PROVIDING ZONES FOR COLLECTING AND FOR DISHARGING THE TWO GASES SEPARATELY: MEANS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO SAID PRODUCING MEANS AND FOR MAINTAINING A PERDETERMINED RANGE OF PRESSURES IN SAID SYSTEM: A RESERVOIR FOR STORING THE HYDROGEN GAS AT THE PRESSURE MAINTAINED BY SAID SUPPLYING MEANS AND CONNECTED TO THE HYDROGEN ZONE OF SAID PRODUCING MEANS: A BODY OF LANTHANUM-NICKEL IN SAID RESERVOIR FOR RAASING THE STORAGE CAPACITY THEREOF, AND, MEANS FOR WITHDRAWING HYDROGN FROM SAID RESERVOIR FOR USE.

Claim 3

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system as set forth in claim 1 including means connected between said producing means and said storage means for removing water from the hydrogen flowing to said storage reservoir.

Claim 4

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system as set forth in claim 1 including means for removing acid from the hydrogen flowing toward said reservoir.

Claim 5

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system as set forth in claim 1 including filtering and cleaning means for removing foreign matter from the hydrogen and disposed in a hydrogen conduit between said producing means and said reservoir means for supplying substantially pure hydrogen to said reservoir.

Claim 6

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said producing means is an electrolysis generator of the U-tube type wherein oxygen is generated in the water inlet leg of the U-tube and hydrogen in the other leg thereof and including a first float controlled valve for shutting the water supply on a predetermined rise of water in said inlet leg and a second float controlled valve for closing the hydrogen outlet of said producing means upon a predetermined rise of water in said other leg.

Claim 7

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system as set forth in claim 4 including two closed chambers connected in series in the hydrogen conduit between said producing means and said reservoir, one of said chambers having means for retaining a mass of acid removing material therein and having means for directing the flow of hydrogen from the lower portion upwardly through said mass, and the second of said chambers having a mass of dehydrating material therein and means for directing the hydrogen flowing therethrough upwardly through said mass.

Claim 8

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system as set forth in claim 1 including filter means connected in the discharge conduit oF said reservoir for removing particulate matter from the hydrogen removed from said reservoir.

Claim 9

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system as set forth in claim 4 including detachable couplings in the hydrogen conduit between said producing means and said filtering and cleaning means and between said last mentioned means and said reservoir, and shut-off valves on each side of each of said couplings for preventing the loss of hydrogen to the atmosphere.

Claim 10

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system comprising: means utilizing the electrolysis of water for producing oxygen and hydrogen including means providing respective separate zones for collecting the gases and means for discharging the separate gases; means for supplying water under pressure to said producing means and utilizing the pressure of the water for maintaining a predetermined range of pressures in said system; a closed reservoir connected to the hydrogen zone of said producing means for receiving the discharged gas for storage at the pressure maintained by said supplying means; a body of metal alloy capable of absorbing large amounts of hydrogen gas at pressures of the order of twenty-five pounds arranged in said reservoir for raising the storage capacity thereof; and, means for discharging hydrogen from said reservoir for use.

Claim 11

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system comprising: means utilizing the electrolysis of water for producing oxygen and hydrogen including means providing respective separate zones for collecting the gases and means for discharging the separate gases; means for supplying water under pressure to said producing means and utilizing the pressure of the water for maintaining a predetermined range of pressures in said system; a closed reservoir connected to the hydrogen zone of said producing means for receiving the discharged gas for storage at the pressure maintained by said supplying means; a body of metal alloy capable of absorbing large amounts of hydrogen gas at pressures of the order of twenty-five pounds arranged in said reservoir for raising the storage capacity thereof; and, means for discharging hydrogen from said reservoir for use.

Claim 12

A hydrogen gas generating and storage system as set forth in claim 9 wherein said producing means is an electrolysis generator of the U-tube type wherein oxygen is generated in the water inlet leg of the U-tube and hydrogen in the other leg thereof and including a first float controlled valve for shutting the water supply on a predetermined rise of water in said inlet leg and a second float controlled valve for closing the hydrogen outlet of said producing means upon a predetermined rise of water in said other leg and wherein said separate zones lie in the upper portions of respective ones of said legs.