Hydrogen production system and method
AssigneeHiiROC-X Developments Limited
InventorJan Hendrik Ate Wiekamp
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Abstract
A hydrogen production system comprises a hydrogen pyrolysis reactor which has a hydrocarbon input, an electrical input and at least one hydrogen output. The hydrogen production system also comprises a hydrogen-fuelled generator. Means are provided to route part of the hydrogen from one of the at least one hydrogen outputs to the hydrogen-fuelled generator. The hydrogen-fuelled generator then generates an electrical output, which is routed to the electrical input of the hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor. A related method of operating a hydrogen production system is also described.
Claims19
A hydrogen production system comprising:
- a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor comprising a plasma torch, the hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor having a hydrocarbon input, an electrical input and at least one hydrogen output, wherein a hydrocarbon is admitted into the plasma torch for electrical decomposition into a plasma comprising hydrogen;
- a hydrogen-fuelled generator, and means to provide part of the hydrogen from one of the at least one hydrogen outputs to the hydrogen-fuelled generator, wherein the hydrogen-fuelled generator is adapted to generate an electrical output;
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- means to provide the electrical output of the hydrogen-fuelled generator to the electrical input of the hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor.
A method of operating a hydrogen production system, comprising:
- activating a hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor comprising a plasma torch using a hydrocarbon input and an electrical input, further comprising admitting a hydrocarbon into the plasma torch and decomposing it into a plasma comprising hydrogen;
- providing at least one hydrogen output from the hydrogen production system, and providing hydrogen from one of the at least one hydrogen outputs to a hydrogen-fuelled generator;
- generating electrical power at the hydrogen-fuelled generator;
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- providing electrical power from the hydrogen-fuelled generator to the electrical input to the hydrocarbon pyrolysis reactor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.