Hydrogen generation apparatus and information management system
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKEIJI KARUBE
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Abstract
A hydrogen generation unit generates hydrogen by reacting a hydrogen carrier with a water-containing liquid. A main body includes the hydrogen generation unit. A collection container is attachable to and detachable from the main body, and collects a composition containing a byproduct generated together with hydrogen in the hydrogen generation unit. A detection unit detects a collected amount of the composition collected from the hydrogen generation unit by the collection container. A storage unit is provided on the collection container and stores information regarding the collected amount.
Claims14
A hydrogen generation apparatus comprising:
- a hydrogen generation unit configured to generate hydrogen by reacting a hydrogen carrier with a water-containing liquid;
- a main body including the hydrogen generation unit;
- a collection container being attachable to and detachable from the main body and configured to collect a composition containing a byproduct generated together with hydrogen in the hydrogen generation unit;
- a detection unit configured to detect a collected amount of the composition collected from the hydrogen generation unit by the collection container;
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- a storage unit provided on the collection container and configured to store information regarding the collected amount.
An information management system comprising:
- a hydrogen generation apparatus configured to generate hydrogen;
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- an information collection apparatus being communicably connected to the hydrogen generation apparatus, wherein
- the hydrogen generation apparatus includes:
- a hydrogen generation unit configured to generate hydrogen by reacting a hydrogen carrier with a water-containing liquid;
- a main body including the hydrogen generation unit;
- a collection container being attachable to and detachable from the main body and configured to collect a composition containing a byproduct generated together with hydrogen in the hydrogen generation unit;
- an identification information portion provided on the collection container, the identification information portion being information regarding identification of the collection container;
- a detection unit configured to detect a collected amount of the composition collected from the hydrogen generation unit by the collection container;
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- a transmission unit configured to transmit information regarding the collected amount and the information regarding identification of the collection container, and
- the information collection apparatus includes:
- a reception unit configured to receive the information transmitted from the transmission unit;
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- a storage unit configured to store the information regarding the collected amount in association with the collection container based on the information received by the reception unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.