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US 2012/0037153 A1Published application
System for producing energy from hydrogen, in particular for residential buildings
AssigneeGiacomini S.p.A.
InventorCorrado GIACOMINI
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AssigneeGiacomini S.p.A.
InventorCorrado GIACOMINI
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Herein proposed is a system (1) for producing energy from hydrogen, in particular for residential buildings, for example heat energy, including a catalytic burner (4) with hydrogen supply, with water/water heat exchanger power supplying a thermal unit, for example a system for heating and/or producing domestic water for a residential building or the like, such system (1) further including a fuel cell (5) which can also be supplied with hydrogen for producing electrical power, and having an associated cooling device (13; 27) and an associated inverter (13) or DC/DC unit (25) for producing alternating or direct current, wherein the air or water for cooling the fuel cell (5) during operation are used for heating within the system (1) increasing performance thereof. Performance is increased further by associating a heat pump to the system (1).
System for producing energy from hydrogen, in particular for residential buildings, for example heat energy, comprising a catalytic burner with hydrogen supply, a water/water heat exchanger with primary circuit heated by the burner and with secondary circuit supplying a unit, for example a system for heating and/or producing domestic water for a residential building or the like, with means controlled through software with settable programs associated thereto, characterised in that it further comprises a fuel cell which can also be supplied with hydrogen for producing electrical energy, with a cooling device associated thereto and with a device for producing electrical energy associated thereto, and in that the carrier for discharging the heat emitted by the fuel cell is used for heating purposes in the system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.