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US 12,709,810 B2Granted
Method for operating an electrolyzer for hydrogen production
AssigneeBattelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC
InventorKai D. Han
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Abstract
A method for operating an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen is provided. The method includes providing a compressed gas stream to a vortex tube to generate a cold stream and a hot stream; heating a fluid or a gas with the hot stream from the vortex tube to produce a heated fluid or a heated gas; and providing the heated fluid or heated gas to an electrolyzer. Electrolyzer systems and other methods for operating an electrolyzer are also provided.
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A method for operating an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen, the method comprising:
- providing a compressed gas stream to a vortex tube to generate a cold stream and a hot stream;
- heating a fluid or a gas with the hot stream from the vortex tube to produce a heated fluid;
- and
- providing the heated fluid to the electrolyzer.
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A method for operating an electrolyzer to produce hydrogen, the method comprising:
- providing a first compressed hydrogen stream from a hydrogen storage tank to a vortex tube to generate a cold hydrogen stream and a hot hydrogen stream;
- heating a fluid with the hot hydrogen stream to form a heated fluid;
- providing the heated fluid to the electrolyzer;
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- after forming the heated fluid, storing the hot hydrogen stream in the hydrogen storage tank.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.