Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Reversible fuel cell and reversible fuel cell system
- Patent Title (中): 可逆燃料电池和可逆燃料电池系统
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Application No.: US14348666Application Date: 2012-12-18
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Publication No.: US09590262B2Publication Date: 2017-03-07
- Inventor: Atsushi Tsutsumi , Kaduo Tsutsumi
- Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO , Exergy Power Systems, Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO,EXERGY POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO,EXERGY POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP
- Priority: JP2012-083294 20120330
- International Application: PCT/JP2012/082849 WO 20121218
- International Announcement: WO2013/145468 WO 20131003
- Main IPC: H01M16/00
- IPC: H01M16/00 ; H01M8/18 ; H01M4/24 ; H01M4/90 ; H01M10/34 ; H01M12/08 ; H01M8/04 ; H01M4/86

Abstract:
A reversible fuel cell includes a positive electrode containing manganese dioxide, a negative electrode containing a hydrogen storage material, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an electrolyte. Each of the negative electrode and the positive electrode is an electrode for power generation and is also an electrode that applies electrolysis to the electrolyte using electric current to be fed from the outside. This cell is capable of storing electric energy to be supplied at the time of overcharge by converting the electric energy into gas, and is also capable of reconverting the gas into electric energy in order to utilize the electric energy. Accordingly, there are provided a reversible fuel cell and a reversible fuel cell system each of which is excellent in energy utilization efficiency, energy density and load following capability.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140234734A1 REVERSIBLE FUEL CELL AND REVERSIBLE FUEL CELL SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2014-08-21
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