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AssigneePanasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
InventorsTomoya Kamata, Shigenori Onuma, Yukimune Kani
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A compressor includes at least one cell that includes an electrolyte membrane, an anode located on one main surface of the electrolyte membrane, and a cathode located on the other main surface of the electrolyte membrane; a metallic anode separator located on the anode; a cathode separator located on the cathode; and a voltage application unit for applying a voltage between the anode and the cathode, wherein the compressor causes, by using the voltage applier to apply a voltage, a proton extracted from an anode fluid supplied to the anode to move to the cathode and generates compressed hydrogen, and the compressor includes a controller for causing the voltage application unit to apply the voltage such that a voltage applied per unit cell is lower than a corrosion potential of the metallic anode separator.
A compressor comprising:
A method for controlling a compressor, comprising causing, by applying a voltage between an anode and a cathode provided with an electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween, a proton extracted from an anode fluid supplied to the anode to move to the cathode through the electrolyte membrane and generating compressed hydrogen, wherein the voltage applied between the anode and the cathode is controlled such that a voltage applied per unit cell including the anode and the cathode with the electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween is lower than a corrosion potential of a metallic anode separator located on the anode.
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