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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Jae-hyoung Gil, Seoul, KR;
Jae-hyuk Jang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hong-ryul Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A hydrogen generating apparatus and a fuel cell power generation system are disclosed. The hydrogen generating apparatus may include an electrolyte bath, which contains an electrolyte solution; a first electrode, which is stacked on a surface inside the electrolyte bath, and which generates electrons; a moisture absorption layer, which is stacked on the first electrode, and which absorbs moisture from the electrolyte solution; and a second electrode, which is stacked on the moisture absorption layer, and which generates hydrogen using the electrons and the electrolyte solution. With this apparatus, the electrodes can be formed as thin films, whereby the number of electrodes can be increased and -the gaps between electrodes can be decreased, to increase the amount of hydrogen generation. Also, the flow of electrons can be controlled, using a control unit, in accordance to the amount of hydrogen or amount of electrical power required by the fuel cell.