US5156927A
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Film electric generation system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1990-11-29
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Granted: 1992-10-20
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Expires: 2010-11-29
Abstract
Abstract A unitary fuel cell system for converting electric energy to chemical energy and for converting chemical energy to electric energy comprises a gas generating system for generating hydrogen by electrolysis, a storage arrangement for generated hydrogen, and a fuel cell having a solid polyelectrolytic film for generating electricity in response to the application thereto of hydrogen from the storage arrangement.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiro Nakamats
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 05:03
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K1/00; B60K1/04; B60L; B60L1/00; B60L1/02; B60L50/00; B60L50/50; B60L50/70; B60L50/71; B60L50/72; B60L8/00; B60L8/003; H; H01; H01M; H01M8/00; H01M8/18; H01M8/184; H01M8/186; B60L2240/00; B60L2240/10; B60L2240/36; H01M2300/00; H01M2300/0017; H01M2300/0065; H01M2300/0082; H01M8/10; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/60; Y02T10/7072; Y02T90/00; Y02T90/40; Y10; Y10S; Y10S204/00; Y10S204/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
35 words
A film electric generation system comprising a solid polyelectrolytic film for producing gas, a fuel cell comprising a solid electromotive film, and means for supplying gas produced from solid polyelectrolytic film to said fuel cell.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
35 words
A film electric generation system comprising a solid polyelectrolytic film for producing gas, a fuel cell comprising a solid electromotive film, and means for supplying gas produced from solid polyelectrolytic film to said fuel cell.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A fuel cell system comprising a combined fuel cell and a fuel gas generation apparatus, said fuel cell having a solid electromotive film and said gas generation apparatus having a solid polyelectrolytic film.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A fuel cell system comprising a combined fuel cell and a fuel gas generation apparatus, said fuel cell having a solid electromotive film and said gas generation apparatus having a solid polyelectrolytic film.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said system further comprises a fuel gas storing and exhausting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said gas generation apparatus comprises an electrolytic bath with said solid polyelectrolytic film therein, and means applying water to said bath.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said fuel gas storing and exhausting means is mounted between said fuel cell and said gas generating apparatus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 5 further comprising a solar cell connected to said gas generation apparatus to cause electrolysis therein.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 5 wherein said fuel cell comprises electrodes of an anti-corrosive catalytic metal on opposite sides of said solid electromotive film.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
11 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said electrodes are of platinum.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 7 wherein said electromotive film is a film of low density AlOOH.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electric generating system of claim 1 wherein said solid electromotive film is comprised of H 3 PO 4 .
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