公开(公告)号：US07358001B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-15

申请号：US10469578

申请日：2002-02-22

申请人： Patrick John Morrissey ,  Philip John Mitchell ,  Dominic Anthony Szanto ,  Norman John Ward

发明人： Patrick John Morrissey ,  Philip John Mitchell ,  Dominic Anthony Szanto ,  Norman John Ward

IPC分类号： H01M8/04 ,  H01M8/24 ,  H01M2/38 ,  H01M2/36 ,  H01M4/36

CPC分类号： B60L11/1879 ,  H01M8/04186 ,  H01M8/188 ,  Y02T10/7005 ,  Y02T10/705

摘要： In the regenerative fuel cell, a positive chamber is separated from a negative chamber by a cation exchange membrane. The positive chamber comprises a positive electrode and a bromine-containing electrolyte. The negative chamber comprises a negative electrode and a sulfide-containing electrolyte. When the cell is in operation, the electrolytes are replenished using electrolyte from an electrolyte store (32, 34). In the method, the distribution of water between the two electrolytes is controlled by discharging the electrolyte(s), such that when the electrolytes are separated by a water permeable membrane (46), water will flow from the sulfide-containing electrolyte to the bromine-containing electrolyte by osmosis. The electrolytes are circulated through a container (43) which is divided by a water permeable membrane (46), under conditions wherein no current flows in the container between the two electrolytes.

摘要翻译： 在再生燃料电池中，通过阳离子交换膜将正室与负室分离。 正室包括正电极和含溴电解质。 负室包括负极和含硫化物的电解质。 当电池处于运行状态时，使用电解液从电解液储存器（32,34）补充电解质。 在该方法中，通过排出电解质来控制两种电解质之间的水分布，使得当电解质被水渗透膜（46）分离时，水将从含硫化物的电解液流到溴 的渗透电解质。 电解液循环通过容器（43），该容器（43）在水电渗透膜（46）之间被分开，条件是电容器在两个电解质之间不流过容器。