Water vapor transport power generator
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorRoland Wood
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Abstract
An improved system for generating electrical power using a fuel cell. More particularly, a system for generating hydrogen gas by reacting water vapor with a substantially non-fluid substance and transporting the generated hydrogen gas to the fuel cell which generates electrical power. Reacting water vapor with the non-fluid hydrogen generating substance rather than liquid water prevents caking of the non-fluid substance and deposition of byproducts onto the non-fluid substance that interfere with continued generation of hydrogen gas.
Claims25
An electrical power generator comprising:
- a) a water vapor generator;
- b) a hydrogen gas generator attached to the water vapor generator, said hydrogen generator containing a substantially non-fluid substance which reacts with water vapor to generate hydrogen gas;
- said hydrogen generator optionally being attached to said water vapor generator via at least one conduit;
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- c) a fuel cell attached to the hydrogen gas generator;
- said fuel cell optionally being attached to said hydrogen gas generator via at least one conduit.
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An electrical power generator comprising:
- a) a water vapor generator at least partially filled with ice;
- b) a hydrogen gas generator attached to the water vapor generator, said hydrogen generator containing a substantially non-fluid substance which reacts with water vapor to generate hydrogen gas;
- said hydrogen generator optionally being attached to said water vapor generator via at least one conduit;
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- c) a fuel cell attached to the hydrogen gas generator;
- said fuel cell optionally being attached to said hydrogen gas generator via at least one conduit.
An electrical power generator comprising:
- a) a water vapor generator;
- b) a hydrogen gas generator attached to the water vapor generator, said hydrogen generator containing a substantially non-fluid substance which reacts with water vapor to generate hydrogen gas;
- said hydrogen generator optionally being attached to said water vapor generator via at least one conduit;
- c) a fuel cell attached to the hydrogen gas generator;
- said fuel cell optionally being attached to said hydrogen gas generator via at least one conduit;
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- d) a return line which directs residual water vapor and hydrogen gas from the fuel cell to the water vapor generator.
An electrical power generator comprising:
- a) a water vapor generator;
- b) a hydrogen gas generator attached to the water vapor generator, said hydrogen generator containing a substantially non-fluid substance which reacts with water vapor to generate hydrogen gas;
- said hydrogen generator optionally being attached to said water vapor generator via at least one conduit;
- c) a fuel cell attached to the hydrogen gas generator;
- said fuel cell optionally being attached to said hydrogen gas generator via at least one conduit;
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- d) at least one pump for pumping hydrogen gas and water vapor between the water vapor generator and the fuel cell;
- which water vapor generator comprises a single chamber, wherein the size of the chamber determines the quantity of water available to the hydrogen gas generator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.