Method for starting up an electrolyzer
AssigneeH-TEC SYSTEMS GmbH
InventorsNils Mantai, Claus Würfel, Dennis Wilken, Uwe Küter, Stefan Höller
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Abstract
A method is provided for running up/starting up an electrolysis device (10), which device includes a reactor container (3) which is arranged downstream of an electrolyzer (1) and in which oxygen reacts with hydrogen into water, in order to reduce an oxygen share in a hydrogen gas flow coming from the electrolyzer (1). The electrolysis device (10) is operated with a predefined operating pressure. Upon running up/starting up the electrolyzer (1), the hydrogen gas flow coming from the electrolyzer (1) is led past the reactor container (3) via a bypass conduit (11).
Claims14
A method for starting up an electrolysis device, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a reactor container which is arranged downstream of an electrolyzer and in which oxygen reacts with hydrogen into water, in order to reduce an oxygen share in a hydrogen gas flow coming from the electrolyzer, wherein the reactor container contains a catalyst charge;
- operating the electrolysis device at a predefined operating pressure;
- and
- on starting up the electrolyzer, leading the hydrogen gas flow, coming from the electrolyzer, past the reactor container via a bypass conduit.
An electrolysis device comprising:
- an electrolyzer;
- a reactor container, in which oxygen reacts with hydrogen into water, wherein the reactor container contains a catalyst charge;
- and
- a bypass conduit for leading a hydrogen gas flow coming from the electrolyzer past the reactor container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.