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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2018
Gifu University, Gifu, JP;
Sawafuji Electric Co., Ltd., Gunma, JP;
Gifu University, Gifu-shi, Gifu, JP;
Sawafuji Electric Co., Ltd., Ota-shi, Gumma, JP;
Abstract
Provided is a hydrogen generating apparatus adaptable to fluctuating hydrogen demand, particularly by enabling large-scale hydrogen production, generating pure hydrogen at a high yield. The hydrogen generating apparatusgenerates hydrogen gas from a source gas by decomposing the source gas through catalysis and transforming it into plasma through electric discharge. The hydrogen generating apparatusincludes a dielectric bodydefining a source gas flow channel, a catalystthat decomposes at least part of the source gas in the source gas flow channelto generate hydrogen gas, an electrodecontacting the dielectric body, a hydrogen separation membranefacing the electrodeacross the dielectric body, a hydrogen flow channelguiding hydrogen separated by the hydrogen separation membrane, and a high-voltage power supplysupplying power to cause electric discharge between the hydrogen separation membraneand the electrode