Energy recovery method for vehicle, comprises converting kinetic energy, preferably in braking rate of vehicle into electrical energy and using electrical energy for electrolysis of water, which contains membrane electrode unit

• Main Authors: GRAEHN, JAN-MICHAEL, GOTTWICK, ULRICH, WIEDEMANN, GUNTER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; German
• Published: 14.06.2012
• Subjects: APPARATUS THEREFOR; ARRANGEMENT OF BRAKING ELEMENTS ON VEHICLES IN GENERAL; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF, IN GENERAL; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; METALLURGY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE DEVICES FOR PREVENTING UNWANTED MOVEMENT OFVEHICLES; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMS OR PARTS THEREOF; VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS TO FACILITATE COOLING OF BRAKES; VEHICLES IN GENERAL

Energy recovery method for a vehicle, comprises: (a) converting kinetic energy, preferably in a braking rate of the vehicle into electrical energy, and (b) using the electrical energy for the electrolysis of water, which contains membrane electrode unit of a fuel cell system in a membrane (1) and is...