Device and Method for Photovoltaic Generation of Hydrogen
First Claim
1. A device for the generation of hydrogen from hydrogen-containing compounds, comprising. a plurality of units made of respectively at least one optical concentrator for concentrating sunlight onto at least one solar cell, and at least one solar cell which is not in contact with the hydrogen-containing compounds and is electrically connected to an electrolysis unit which has an anode and a cathode in contact with the hydrogen-containing compounds, wherein the units are disposed on a tracking system following the position of the sun.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device and a method for the photo-voltaic generation of hydrogen from hydrogen-containing compounds, sunlight being concentrated on solar cells by means of an optical concentrator and the consequently generated voltage being used directly for the electrolysis of a hydrogen-containing compound, in particular deionised water, in order to generate hydrogen.
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1. A device for the generation of hydrogen from hydrogen-containing compounds, comprising.
a plurality of units made of respectively at least one optical concentrator for concentrating sunlight onto at least one solar cell, and at least one solar cell which is not in contact with the hydrogen-containing compounds and is electrically connected to an electrolysis unit which has an anode and a cathode in contact with the hydrogen-containing compounds, wherein the units are disposed on a tracking system following the position of the sun.
- 21. A method for the generation of hydrogen from hydrogen-containing compounds, in which sunlight is concentrated on at least one solar cell by means of an optical concentrator and, with the photovoltaically generated voltage, the hydrogen-containing compounds are electrolysed and the protons formed by the electrolysis are conducted from the anode to the cathode where they are reduced to form molecular hydrogen, a plurality of units being used which track the position of the sun and consist of at least one concentrator and at least one solar cell which is not in contact with the hydrogen-containing compounds and is contacted electrically with an electrolysis unit with a cathode and an anode.
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