Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Apparatus – Electrolytic
Patent
1981-12-18
1986-01-21
Valentine, Donald R.
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Apparatus
Electrolytic
204270, 204278, 204292, 204290R, C25B 1508, C25B 900, C25B 1104
Patent
active
045656177
ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an apparatus for converting sea water or fresh water into hydrogen, oxygen and/or chlorine, by electrolysis using photovoltaic cells and solar energy as the energy source. The apparatus is designed to float in sea water or fresh water, with the photovoltaic cells disposed across its top constituting a solar cell panel. Below the solar panel there is provided a collecting chamber with a plurality of nickel-plated hydrogen collecting tubes vertically disposed and connected to the chamber at their upper ends. The tubes are open at their bottom ends, so that water may rise within the tubes. Electrolysis of the water within the vertical tubes, caused by the solar cell panel, in turn causes hydrogen to collect above the water within each tube, and the float to rise in the water as the hydrogen level increases. A solid state float valve operates a signal to indicate that the maximum hydrogen has been collected.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3630879 (1971-12-01), Spacil et al.
patent: 4253925 (1981-03-01), Mason
patent: 4352722 (1982-10-01), Ohkawa
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