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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN GAS USING RENEWABLE ENERGY

  • US 20120125780A1
  • Filed: 12/05/2010
  • Published: 05/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A device for generating hydrogen gas, comprising:

  • a vessel holding an electrolyte solution;

    a photovoltaic cell submerged in the electrolyte solution and connected to an anode and a cathode;

    a substantially clear UV coating on the photovoltaic cell, wherein the coating is selected and arranged to protect the photovoltaic cell from the electrolyte solution and to increase the electrical efficiency of the photovoltaic cell;

    a membrane separating the vessel into two independent chambers, one chamber having the anode and the other chamber having the cathode;

    a hydrogen gas collection area in one of the chambers; and

    a hydrogen gas exhaustion arrangement coupled to the gas collection area.

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