Hybrid metal air system and method
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1. A hybrid electric energy system comprising:
- at least one metal-air cell for producing electrical power, said at least one metal-air cell releases hydrogen during said production; and
at least one hydrogen energy conversion unit to consume at least a portion of the released hydrogen, wherein the at least one hydrogen energy conversion unit comprising burning reactor.
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Abstract
A hybrid system for producing electricity by a metal-air cell and for utilizing hydrogen released during the operation of the metal-air cell for producing energy in the form of electricity, mechanical power or heat energy. The hybrid electric energy system includes at least one metal-air cell and at least one hydrogen conversion unit.
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19 Claims
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1. A hybrid electric energy system comprising:
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at least one metal-air cell for producing electrical power, said at least one metal-air cell releases hydrogen during said production; and at least one hydrogen energy conversion unit to consume at least a portion of the released hydrogen, wherein the at least one hydrogen energy conversion unit comprising burning reactor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A hybrid electric energy system comprising:
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at least one metal-air cell for producing electrical power, said at least one metal-air cell releases hydrogen during said production; at least one hydrogen energy conversion unit to consume at least a portion of the released hydrogen; and an energy combiner manager for combining energy produced by the at least one metal-air cell and energy produced by the at least one hydrogen energy conversion cell. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method of operating a hybrid electric energy system, comprising:
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selecting first group of operational parameters for a metal-air cell included in the hybrid electric energy system; selecting a second group of operational parameters for a hydrogen energy conversion cell included in the hybrid electric energy system, wherein the first group of operational parameters is selected such that the metal-air cell efficiency is less than a predetermined optimized efficiency, while the hybrid electric energy system total efficiency is higher than the predetermined optimized efficiency. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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