Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hydrogen production system using wind turbine generator
- Patent Title (中): 使用风力发电机的氢气生产系统
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Application No.: US11654684Application Date: 2007-01-18
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Publication No.: US07667343B2Publication Date: 2010-02-23
- Inventor: Shinya Oohara , Masaya Ichinose , Motoo Futami , Mitsugu Matsutake , Kazumi Fujii , Kazumasa Ide , Takeyuki Itabashi , Junji Tamura
- Applicant: Shinya Oohara , Masaya Ichinose , Motoo Futami , Mitsugu Matsutake , Kazumi Fujii , Kazumasa Ide , Takeyuki Itabashi , Junji Tamura
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP.
- Priority: JP2006-068915 20060314
- Main IPC: F03D9/00
- IPC: F03D9/00 ; H02P9/00

Abstract:
A wind turbine-driven hydrogen production system controlling a power converter system such that the wind turbine stays in its operable range for a longer time and thus the hydrogen production system produces hydrogen for a longer time. The wind turbine-driven hydrogen production system varies an amount of electrical current supplied to an electrolytic hydrogen production system according to the rotational speed of the wind turbine to reduce variations in the rotational speed. Furthermore, the pitch angle of the wind turbine varies according to the speed. Thus, variations in the speed of the wind turbine can be reduced. A permanent-magnet generator is used as the electricity generator of the wind turbine to obtain a power supply at start-up. Alternatively, a power storage system used as assistive equipment at start-up is supplementarily added or only a power supply for the controllers is supplied from a system.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070216165A1 Hydrogen production system using wind turbine generator Public/Granted day:2007-09-20
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