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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Itm Power (Research) Limited, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, GB;
Inventors:
David Wardle, Sheffield, GB;
Kristian Hyde, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
ITM POWER (RESEARCH) LIMITED, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/05 (2006.01); C25B 15/08 (2006.01); F01K 25/10 (2006.01); C25B 1/04 (2006.01); F17D 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02C 1/05 (2013.01); C25B 1/04 (2013.01); C25B 15/08 (2013.01); F01K 25/10 (2013.01); F17D 1/07 (2013.01); Y02E 60/366 (2013.01); Y02P 20/129 (2015.11);
Abstract
A system for reducing pressure and extracting energy from natural gas pipelines or the cryogenics industry can include an electrolyzer that produces hydrogen, a heating device adapted to heat the natural gas in the pipeline, and a device adapted to extract energy from expansion of the natural gas. The extracted energy can be used to power the electrolyzer and/or heat the natural gas. The system can be used to extract energy from gas expansion.