POWER GENERATION SYSTEM EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING NATURAL ENERGY

• Main Authors: IKEDA HIDEAKI, HOSHINA HIDEO, SATO YOSHIHIRO, SHIRATO HIROYASU, YAMAKOSHI YUKIYASU, MIYATA MASATOSHI, OKA YOSHIAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.09.2006
• Subjects: APPARATUS THEREFOR; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; GENERATION; METALLURGY; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a comparatively small and light power generation system capable of effectively utilizing natural energy, and stably supplying electric power even in a cold district in particular, wherein a storage battery is not easily deteriorated, even when excessive natural energy is supplied. SOLUTION: Natural energy is stored as electric power for a storage battery, electric power which the storage battery can not store is converted to hydrogen generated by electrolysis, and the hydrogen is stored as a power source for a fuel cell. A heating means to warm a water electrolyzing cell in a power supply system or the fuel cell is provided, and electric power is properly supplied to the heating means. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI