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US 2014/0349204 A1Published application
Energy unit with safe and stable hydrogen storage
OwnerNicolas Kerneneinventor
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Abstract
An energy unit in accordance with an embodiment of the present application stores at least water and hydrogen. The energy unit includes an electrolysis component operable to provide hydrogen from the water, a hydrogen storage component operable to safely and stably store hydrogen in sold form and a fuel cell component operable to produce electricity from the hydrogen. The energy unit may be grouped with other like energy units to provide constant power for desired applications.
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An energy unit comprises:
- a housing;
- a power source mounted in or on the housing and configured to provide electricity;
- a fluid chamber in the housing configured to hold a volume of fluid;
- an electrolysis element in the housing electrically connected to the power source and in fluid communication with the fluid chamber, the electrolysis chamber configured and operable to break the fluid down and to provide hydrogen gas;
- a hydrogen storage element in the housing connected to the electrolysis element and configured to store hydrogen in solid form;
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- a fuel cell in the housing, connected to the hydrogen storage element and operable to generate electricity using at least hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage element.
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An energy system comprising:
- a plurality of energy units;
- each energy unit comprising:
- a housing;
- a power source mounted in or on the housing and configured to provide electricity;
- a fluid chamber in the housing configured to hold a volume of fluid;
- an electrolysis element in the housing electrically connected to the power source and in fluid communication with the fluid chamber, the electrolysis chamber configured and operable to break the fluid down and to provide hydrogen gas;
- a hydrogen storage element in the housing connected to the electrolysis element and configured to store hydrogen in solid form;
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- a fuel cell in the housing, connected to the hydrogen storage element and operable to generate electricity using at least hydrogen supplied from the hydrogen storage element;
- wherein each energy unit is connected with at least one other energy unit such that multiple energy units operate together to provide electricity at a desired voltage or current.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.