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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joel W Hollenberg, Suffern, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
205628 ; 136206 ; 136248 ; 136291 ; 136293 ; 204228 ; 204266 ; 204278 ; 204D / ; 606418 ; 290 / ; 205343 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for converting energy to hydrogen gas using an electrolyzer and a metal alloy hydride tank for hydrogen storage, wherein a passive load matching device between the energy source and the electrolyzer maximizes hydrogen output, and the electrolyzer and the metal alloy hydride tank operate at mutually low pressure, near ambient, such that pressurization of the system is not required.