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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 05, 1980
August Winsel, Kelkheim, DE;
Varta Batterie Aktiengesellschaft, Hanover, DE;
Abstract
Combined operation between a lithium high-energy cell of the Li/H.sub.2 O or Li/H.sub.2 O.sub.2 system, a fuel cell, and if appropriate a storage battery can be carried out with favorable energy balance by producing on the one hand so much CO.sub.2 using a methanol reformer in accordance with ##STR1## as is required for the combination of the LiOH created during the cell reaction in the Li cell into Li.sub.2 CO.sub.3 and, on the other hand, obtaining H.sub.2 which is supplied to the fuel cell together with O.sub.2 from an H.sub.2 O.sub.2 decomposer. The complete energy supply system contains a gas washer for the reaction of the CO.sub.2 with the LiOH and is also equipped with a set of reservoirs for the various reactants, for Li, for methanol, for H.sub.2 O.sub.2, for H.sub.2 O, for H.sub.2 and for O.sub.2. The current consumption of a motor used as load and the load equalization of the components among themselves is controlled by regulator devices.