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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2016
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Akihiko Ono, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Mikoshiba, Yamato, JP;
Yuki Kudo, Yokohama, JP;
Ryota Kitagawa, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Chingchun Huang, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a photochemical reaction device includes: a solar cell; an electrolytic tank having a first tank storing a first solution including an oxidant and/or reductant of a redox medium and a second tank storing a second solution including water and/or proton; a first electrode set in the first tank, connected to a positive electrode of the solar cell through a first switching element, and connected to a negative electrode of the solar cell through a second switching element; and a second electrode set in the second tank, connected to the positive electrode of the solar cell through a third switching element, and connected to the negative electrode of the solar cell through a fourth switching element.