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Fundamental Theories on a Combined Energy Cycle of an Electrostatic Induction Hydrogen Electrolytic Cell and Fuel Cell to Produce Fully Sustainable Hydrogen Energy
Author(s) -
Ono Katsutoshi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
electrical engineering in japan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1520-6416
pISSN - 0424-7760
DOI - 10.1002/eej.22673
Subject(s) - high pressure electrolysis , electrolysis , electric potential energy , electrolyte , hydrogen , electrolytic cell , hydrogen fuel , polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysis , energy transformation , materials science , chemistry , nuclear engineering , thermodynamics , power (physics) , physics , engineering , electrode , organic chemistry
SUMMARY A hydrogen electrolyzer for decomposition of stable compound H 2 O is essentially an electronic device that uses mainly electrostatic‐to‐chemical energy conversion to produce a stoichiometric H 2 + 1 2 O 2 fuel. To achieve a breakthrough in the practical hydrogen electrolytic cell, we demonstrate the electrostatic induction potential superposed electrolyzer. This system operates on a mechanism in which, on a theoretical basis, the power used is 17% of the total electrical energy required, while the remaining 83% can be provided by electrostatic energy free of power. Because H 2 O is placed in its decomposition state in the electrostatic field where no current flows, the decomposition voltage is identified as a barrier potential that the electrolytic current must overcome by expending the major part of the total system power. The potential superposition method for supplying energy to the cell was found to avoid the barrier potential effect within the laws of thermodynamics. Combining a fuel cell for producing power from pure H 2 and O 2 in stoichiometric proportions with this type of hydrogen electrolytic cell in a closed energy cycle can achieve a highly positive H 2 balance.