公开(公告)号：EP1368848A2

公开(公告)日：2003-12-10

申请号：EP01975537.0

申请日：2001-09-28

申请人： Proton Energy Systems, Inc.

发明人： MOULTHROP, Lawrence, C., Jr. ,  MOLTER, Trent, M. ,  SPERANZA, John, A. ,  LILLIS, Mark, A. ,  SMITH, William ,  SHIEPE, Jason ,  SKOCZYLAS, Thomas, M.

IPC分类号： H01M8/06 ,  H01M8/04

CPC分类号： H01M8/182 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B15/08 ,  H01M8/0258 ,  H01M8/04164 ,  H01M8/04179 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M8/04223 ,  H01M8/04253 ,  H01M8/04302 ,  H01M8/04313 ,  H01M8/0432 ,  H01M8/04604 ,  H01M8/04753 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/0656 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M2250/402 ,  Y02B90/12 ,  Y02E60/366 ,  Y02E60/528 ,  Y02P20/133 ,  Y02P20/134

摘要： An exemplary embodiment of the regenerative electrochemical cell system comprises: a fuel cell module comprising a fuel cell oxygen inlet in fluid communication a water storage device, and a fuel cell hydrogen inlet in fluid communication with both an oxygen source and with a gaseous portion of an water phase separation device; an electrolysis module comprising an electrolysis water inlet in fluid communication with the water storage device via a fuel cell oxygen outlet, and an electrolysis water outlet in fluid communication with the fuel cell hydrogen. One of the embodiments for operating a regenerative electrochemical cell system disclosed herein, comprises: introducing feed hydrogen from a hydrogen storage system to a fuel cell hydrogen electrode and introducing feed oxygen from an oxygen/water phase separation device to a fuel cell oxygen electrode; reacting hydrogen ions with the oxygen to generate electricity and water; once the fuel cell has attained operating conditions, ceasing the feed oxygen from the oxygen/water phase separation device, and introducing second oxygen from a surrounding atmosphere module to the fuel cell oxygen electrode; directing the water to a water storage device; introducing water to an electrolysis water electrode and power to an electrolysis module, to produce refuel hydrogen and oxygen; and directing the refuel hydrogen to the hydrogen storage device.

公开(公告)号：EP1435122A2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-07

申请号：EP02801045.2

申请日：2002-10-11

申请人： Proton Energy Systems, Inc.

发明人： SPERANZA, John, A. ,  CARDIN, Michael ,  MOULTHROP, Lawrence ,  LILLIS, Mark ,  ZAGAJA, John

IPC分类号： H01M8/18 ,  G05F1/66

CPC分类号： H01M10/465 ,  H01M8/04208 ,  H01M8/04567 ,  H01M8/04626 ,  H01M8/04656 ,  H01M8/0488 ,  H01M8/04888 ,  H01M8/04955 ,  H01M8/0656 ,  H01M16/003 ,  H02J7/345 ,  H02J9/06 ,  H02J2001/004 ,  Y02B90/14 ,  Y10S429/90 ,  Y10T307/62

摘要： A power system (10a) comprising a primary power source (32) in electrical communication with a bus (38) and a bridging power source (46a), wherein the bridging power source (46a) comprises at least one of a capacitor (48), a battery (49), and an electrolysis cell (62), and the bridging power source (46a) and a secondary power source (100) are in electrical communication with the bus (38). A method for operating a power system (10a) comprising monitoring a primary power source (32), directing power from a bridging power source (46a) to a bus (38) and initiating a secondary power source (100), and the bridging power source (46a) comprises at least one of a capacitor (48), a battery (49), and an electrolysis cell (62) and powering the bus (38) with the secondary power source (100) after ceasing powering the bus (38) with the bridging power source (46a).