US 2024/0266871 A1Published application

Process for efficient storage and provision of energy

AssigneeSiemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG

InventorsChristian Hüttl, Peter Rop, Jochen Schäfer

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Abstract

A system for efficient conversion and provision of electrical energy, wherein supplied electrical current is converted into hydrogen in an electrolyzer and optionally temporarily stored in hydrogen storage. The hydrogen is converted into electrical current in a conversion stage in which offgas containing water in vapor form is emitted. The offgas is cooled using a heat pump to obtain condensate which is supplied to the electrolyzer as feed water. As a result, a supplied electrical current is decoupled from generated electrical current, wherein utilization of the process heat provided by the heat pump makes it possible to achieve high efficiency coupled with a low demand for fresh water for the electrolyzer.

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A method for efficient conversion and provision of energy, comprising:

converting fuel gas (H, NG) into electrical energy (OP) in a conversion stage (CHP, CCPP, FC),
cooling an exhaust gas (EG) given off by the conversion stage (CHP, CCPP, FC) in an exhaust gas heat exchanger (EGHE) and condensing water vapor contained in the exhaust gas (EG) out to form condensate (C),
generating hydrogen (H) by an electrolyzer (ELY), with supply of electrical energy (IP) and at least predominant supply of the condensate (C),
supplying the hydrogen (H) to the conversion stage (CHP, CCPP, FC) as fuel gas,
cooling the exhaust gas heat exchanger (EGHE) by a heat pump (HP),
delivering by the heat pump (HP) a quantity of heat accommodated in the exhaust gas heat exchanger (EGHE) at an increased temperature level as useful heat (HC).

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