Intermittent solar energy conversion: flexible electricity-battery-electrolyzer device

The invention provides a system comprising a photovoltaic cell and a hybrid batteryelectrolyzer configured to select one of (i) a battery charging mode, and (ii) an electrolyzing mode, in dependence of solar light received by the photovoltaic cell. The invention further provides method for providing...

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Main Authors WILSON ABELE SMITH, MORENO DE RESPINIS, BERNARD DAM
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 20.09.2017
Subjects
CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTINGELECTRIC POWER
CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRICITY
GENERATION
SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
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Summary:The invention provides a system comprising a photovoltaic cell and a hybrid batteryelectrolyzer configured to select one of (i) a battery charging mode, and (ii) an electrolyzing mode, in dependence of solar light received by the photovoltaic cell. The invention further provides method for providing one or more of electrical energy and hydrogen gas and/or for storing electrical energy, the method comprising using a system comprising a photovoltaic cell and a hybrid battery-electrolyzer configured to select one of (i) a battery charging mode, and (ii) an electrolyzing mode, in dependence of solar light received by the photovoltaic cell, allowing during a period of time solar light to reach the photovoltaic cell, and providing one or more of electrical energy and hydrogen gas and/or storing electrical energy.
Bibliography:Application Number: NL20162016294