CN107109668A - The solar energy system and method for hydrogen and oxygen are generated by water - Google Patents

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CN107109668A
CN107109668A CN201680004484.4A CN201680004484A CN107109668A CN 107109668 A CN107109668 A CN 107109668A CN 201680004484 A CN201680004484 A CN 201680004484A CN 107109668 A CN107109668 A CN 107109668A
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Abstract

Describe the solar energy system and method that hydrogen and oxygen are generated by water.The solar energy system for generating hydrogen and oxygen by water includes electrolysis cells, the first generator unit and solar turbine unit.Electrolysis cells are driven by the first generator unit.Solar turbine unit is configured as the first generator unit of driving and provides steam to electrolysis cells.Solar turbine unit includes being connected to the first generator unit and is configured as providing it the first turbine of shaft work;It is connected to the steam feed mouthful of electrolysis cells and is configured as filling the steam generating unit of water;It is configurable to generate heat and the solar units of heat is provided to steam generating unit.

Description

The solar energy system and method for hydrogen and oxygen are generated by water
The cross reference of related application
The U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/106056 submitted this application claims on January 21st, 2015, it is entitled " by The rights and interests of the solar energy system and method for water generation hydrogen and oxygen ".The full content of application referenced above is incorporated by reference into Without disclaimer.
Background technology
A. technical field
The present invention relates generally to the solar energy system for generating hydrogen and oxygen by water.In particular it relates to sharp With the system for the solar turbine unit for being connected to generator unit and electrolysis cells.
B. description of Related Art
Hydrogen (H2) it is value product and the raw material being used as in oil, chemistry, the energy and semi-conductor industry.For example, Hydrogen is used for processing (be for example hydrocracked, hydrodealkylation and hydrodesulfurization), the production of ammonia, the life of methanol of hydrocarbon Production, a variety of chemical technologies (such as hydrogenation reaction) and it is used as cooling agent.Hydrogen can as chemical reaction or biological respinse pair Product recycling is separated from the production of fossil fuel.Produce the steam reformation of the conventional method including natural gas of hydrogen, water The electrolysis of Thermochemical Decomposition and water.It is energy field as the hydrogen gas production of water-splitting product, environment and chemical industry provide Huge profit potential.The problem of these techniques is that they can chemically react or being electrically generated from fossil fuel from consumption Great amount of carbon dioxide (CO2).For example in steam reforming reaction, as shown in reaction formula (I), when using excessive water, CO2Can To be generated as reaction product.
CH4+2H2O→CO2+4H2 (I)
As reacted shown in formula (II), other techniques of generation hydrogen need to generate CO by combustion of fossil fuels2Electric energy.
CH4+2O2→CO2+2H2O (II)
The main greenhouse gas that carbon dioxide is considered to be produced by mankind's activity by government organs, the discharge quilt of carbon dioxide Many government organs' control.
Conventional system and method attempt to reduce carbon dioxide generation by using solar energy.U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20130234069 describes solar receiver, and it generates the electricity for electrolysis cells, is then discharged using electrolytic process Heat as the working fluid used elsewhere in energy circulation thermal source.Fan et al. U.S. Patent Application Publication No. No. 20120171588 describe using solar energy to drive reformation/water-splitting area.However, these systems are not self contained, tool There are to rely on raw material or fuel based on carbon to meet its system energy requirements.
Summary of the invention
It has been found that generating solution the problem of to produce the energy (that is, low carbon dioxide emission amount) with minimum carbon dioxide Certainly scheme.Specifically, the solution is to avoid using fossil fuel during can generating hydrogen and oxygen in electrolysis water It is used as power supply.The chemical reaction of water-splitting is as shown in reaction formula (III).
2H2O→2H2+O2 (III)
It is worth noting that, the present invention can raise the temperature and pressure of water, then it can be used in electrolysis cells. By raising the temperature and pressure of water, reduce water-splitting reaction required for whole electric energy, in some aspects, this may so that It is cost with the additional heat input being lost from solar energy or internal heat.Use the generating for being connected to solar turbine unit Machine produces electric energy, and the solar turbine unit can drive generator unit and provide steam to electrolysis cells.This can be in water Without using fossil fuel and do not produce carbon dioxide during cracking reaction and complete (reaction formula (III) and to contrast anti-more than Answer formula (I) and (II)).
In the specific aspect of the present invention, the solar energy system for generating hydrogen and oxygen by water is described.This is System can include (a) electrolysis cells, and it is configured as generating hydrogen and oxygen, (b) first generator unit by water, and it is configured To provide electricity to electrolysis cells;(c) solar turbine unit, it is configured as the first generator unit of driving and to steam feed Mouth provides steam.At specific aspect, system includes air feed unit, and it provides compressed air to the analysis oxygen side of electrolysis cells To maintain exit flow to be less than pure oxygen.The non-limiting examples of air feed unit are air compressor.Electrolysis cells can be wrapped Include steam feed mouthful and for hydrogen or oxygen or at least the first product exit of the two.Preferred in terms of, hydrogen and oxygen As single air-flow electrolysis cells are discharged via two product exits.Oxygen can be discharged via the second product exit, hydrogen It can be discharged via the first product exit.At specific aspect, the air-flow of the second product exit of discharge is to contain oxygen and air Oxygen-enriched stream.Solar turbine unit can be connected to the first generator unit including (i) and be configured to provide it shaft work The first turbine;(ii) it is connected to the steam feed mouthful of electrolysis cells and is configured to fill the steam generating unit of water;(iii) configure The solar units of heat are provided for generation heat and to steam generating unit.In terms of some of the present invention, solar units It is configurable to generate heat and provides heat to turbine fluid.The steam that steam generating unit is produced can include pressurization and steam Vapour.It is worth noting that, carbon dioxide (referring to reaction formula (III)) is not produced in water-splitting reaction, so as to make in the system Carbon dioxide generation has been reduced or avoided in used time.Produced hydrogen, oxygen or the two can be respectively for downstream chemical technique In.Preferred in terms of, produced hydrogen and oxygen is used in downstream chemical technique., should in terms of some of the present invention System can also include the product cooling unit for being connected to electrolysis cells, and it is configured to hydrogen or oxygen or two produced by receiving Person, and it is cooled.Preferred in terms of, the system can also include the product cooling unit for being connected to electrolysis cells, and it is matched somebody with somebody Hydrogen and oxygen produced by receiving are set to, and it is cooled.The product cooling unit can be connected to the second generating including (i) Machine unit and the second turbine for being configured to provide energy to the second generator unit, wherein second turbine are configured as receiving institute The hydrogen or oxygen of generation or the two;(ii) it is connected to steam generating unit and is configured to steam generating unit transmission by product The heat transfer unit of heat produced by cooling unit.Second generator unit can be configured as providing electricity to electrolysis cells. In some respects, product cooling unit includes being connected to the second generator unit or the 3rd generator unit and being configured to carry to it 3rd turbine of energy supply amount, wherein the 3rd turbine be configured as receive produced by hydrogen oxygen or the two, wherein the 3rd hair Electric motor units are configured as providing electricity to electrolysis cells.
In terms of some of the present invention, solar turbine unit can be connected to the first generator unit and match somebody with somebody including (i) It is set to the first turbine for providing it shaft work;(ii) it is connected to the steam generating unit of the steam feed mouthful of electrolysis cells;(iii) It is configured to the solar units for generating heat and heat being provided to steam generating unit;(iv) condenser.Steam generating unit can So that including boiler, it is configured as dress water and produces steam.Boiler can be connected to the first turbine, and be configured as boiler institute The steam-transfer of generation is to the first turbine.First turbine can be connected to condenser, and be configured as shifting steam from turbine To condenser.Condenser can be configured as making the steam shifted by turbine be condensed into liquid, and be connected to boiler and be configured to Liquid is transferred to boiler.
In terms of some of the present invention, solar turbine unit is closed-loop gas turbine unit, and it can include:(i) even It is connected to the first generator unit and is configured to provide it the first turbine of shaft work;(ii) it is connected to the steam feed of electrolysis cells The steam generating unit of mouth;(iii) it is configured to generation heat and to cooling fluid (such as gas produced by steam generating unit Body) provide heat solar units.Steam generating unit can include the first heat exchanger for being connected to the first turbine, to connect Receive the heating fluid from the first turbine.In first heat exchanger, heat can be transferred to water to produce steaming from heating fluid Vapour and cooling fluid.Heat exchanger may also connect to compressor and be configured to cooling fluid being transferred to compressor.Compressor Second heat exchanger can be connected to, it is configured to the heat cooling fluid produced with solar units.Second heat exchange Device can be connected to the first turbine heating fluid is transferred into the first turbine.In terms of some of the present invention, closed-loop gas whirlpool Wheel unit includes back-pressure steam turbine unit, and it, which is connected to first heat exchanger and is configured to receive, comes from first heat exchanger Heat.Back-pressure steam turbine can include the 4th turbine, and it is connected to the first generator unit and is configured to provide it Shaft work.In some examples of the present invention, the first turbine and the 4th turbine are one another in series setting.In other aspects of the present invention, Back-pressure steam turbine unit can include being connected to the 4th generator unit and be configured to provide it the 4th turbine of energy, Wherein the 4th generator unit is configured as providing electricity to electrolysis cells.
Describe the method for generating hydrogen and oxygen by water using the system described through this specification.This method can be wrapped Including makes water be subjected to the electrolytic condition for being enough to produce hydrogen and oxygen, and preferably it is used as single air-flow.Hydrogen can be with oxygen point From.Can by hydrogen, oxygen or the two provide to one or more memory cell, chemical technology unit, delivery unit or its Any combination.
In the present case, the individual embodiment in 21 (21) is described.Embodiment 1 includes being used to be generated by water The solar energy system of hydrogen and oxygen.The system can include the electrolysis cells that (a) is configured to be produced hydrogen and oxygen by water, electricity Steam feed mouthful can be included and for hydrogen, oxygen or at least the first product exit of the two by solving unit;(b) it is configured to electricity Solve the first generator unit that unit provides electricity;Be configured to driving first generator unit and to steam feed mouthful provide (c) The solar turbine unit of steam, the solar turbine unit is connected to the first generator unit including (i) and is configured to it First turbine of shaft work is provided;(ii) it is connected to the steam feed mouthful of electrolysis cells and is configured to fill the steam generating unit of water; (iii) solar units for generating heat and heat being provided to steam generating unit are configured to.Embodiment 2 is embodiment 1 System, it also includes being connected to the product cooling units of electrolysis cells, its be configured to hydrogen or oxygen produced by receiving or Both preferably, and it is set to cool.Embodiment 3 is the system of embodiment 2, and wherein product cooling unit is connected including (i) To the second generator unit and it is configured to provide the second turbine of energy to the second generator unit, wherein second turbo arrangement For the hydrogen or oxygen produced by reception or preferably the two;(ii) it is connected to steam generating unit and is configured to generate to steam The heat transfer unit for the heat that unit transfer is produced by product cooling unit.Embodiment 4 is the system of embodiment 3, wherein the Two generator units are configured to provide electricity to electrolysis cells.Embodiment 5 is the system of embodiment 4, and wherein product cooling is single Member includes being connected to the second generator unit or the 3rd generator unit and the 3rd turbine for being configured to provide it energy, wherein 3rd turbo arrangement is both for the hydrogen or oxygen produced by receiving or preferably, wherein the 3rd generator unit is configured to electricity Solve unit and electricity is provided.Embodiment 6 is the system of any one of embodiment 1 to 5, and wherein solar turbine unit can include (i) it is connected to the first generator unit and provides it the first turbine of shaft work;(ii) it is connected to the steam feed of electrolysis cells The steam generating unit of mouth, the wherein steam generating unit include being configured to fill water and produce the boiler of steam;(iii) it is configured to Generate heat and the solar units of heat are provided to boiler;(iv) condenser;Wherein boiler is connected to the first turbine and configured For steam is transferred into the first turbine by boiler, wherein the first turbine is connected to condenser and is configured to shift steam from turbine To condenser, wherein the steam shifted by turbine is is condensed into liquid by condenser arrangement, and wherein condenser is connected to boiler simultaneously It is configured to liquid being transferred to boiler.Embodiment 7 is the system of any one of embodiment 1 to 5, wherein solar turbine list Member is closed-loop gas turbine unit, and it includes (i) and is connected to the first generator unit and is configured to provide it the first of shaft work Turbine;(ii) steam generating unit of the steam feed mouthful of electrolysis cells is connected to, wherein steam generating unit can include connecting The first heat exchanger of the first turbine is connected to receive the heating fluid from the first turbine, wherein in first heat exchanger, Heat is transferred to water to produce steam and cooling fluid from heating fluid;(iii) it is configured to generation heat and is carried to cooling fluid The solar units of heating load;Wherein heat exchanger is connected to compressor and is configured to cooling fluid being transferred to compressor, its Middle compressor is connected to second heat exchanger, and second heat exchanger is configured to be cooled down with the heat produced by solar units Fluid, wherein second heat exchanger are connected to the first turbine heating fluid is transferred into the first turbine.Embodiment 8 is to implement The system of mode 7, it also includes back-pressure steam turbine unit.Embodiment 9 is the system of embodiment 8, wherein back pressure type Steamturbine is connected to first heat exchanger and is configured to receive the steam for carrying out automatic heat-exchanger.Embodiment 10 is embodiment 9 system, wherein back-pressure steam turbine unit can include the 4th turbine, and it is connected to the first generator unit and is configured to Provide it shaft work.Embodiment 11 is the system of embodiment 9, and wherein back-pressure steam turbine unit can include being connected to 4th generator unit and the 4th turbine for being configured to provide it energy, wherein the 4th generator unit is configured to electrolysis list Member provides electricity.Embodiment 12 is the system of any one of embodiment 1 to 11, wherein the steam produced by steam generating unit For steam under pressure.Embodiment 13 is the system of any one of embodiment 1 to 12, and the wherein system is not produced during use Carbon dioxide.Embodiment 14 is the system of any one of embodiment 1 to 13, wherein produced hydrogen or produced oxygen Gas or the two respectively for downstream chemical technique.Embodiment 15 is the system of any one of embodiment 1 to 14, wherein being electrolysed Unit can include at least two product exits, wherein the first product exit is used for hydrogen, the second product exit is used for oxygen.It is real The system that mode 16 is embodiment 15 is applied, it can also include the air supply for being connected to electrolysis cells, wherein air is supplied Air is provided to the analysis oxygen side of electrolysis cells the mixture of oxygen and air is produced from second outlet.
Embodiment 17 is the method that hydrogen and oxygen are generated by water with the system of any one of embodiment 1 to 16.Should Method can be enough to produce the electrolytic condition of hydrogen and oxygen including being subjected to water.Embodiment 18 is the side of embodiment 17 Method, it also includes providing hydrogen to one or more memory cell, chemical technology unit, delivery unit or its any group Close.Embodiment 19 is the method for any one of embodiment 17 to 18, and it also includes providing oxygen to one or more Memory cell, chemical technology unit, delivery unit or its any combination.Embodiment 20 is any one of embodiment 17 to 19 Method, wherein produced hydrogen or produced oxygen or the two respectively for downstream chemical technique.Embodiment 21 is The method of any one of embodiment 17 to 20, the wherein system do not produce carbon dioxide.Embodiment 22 is embodiment 17 To any one of 21 method, its reclaimed water is the vapor form produced by steam generating unit.
Herein below includes the definition of the various terms and phrase used in this specification.
Term " connection " refers to (such as one connected directly or indirectly between one or more objects or component Or more in the middle of connect), it is not necessarily mechanically connected;Two objects of " connection " can be each entirety.
Term " fluid " refers to be existed and flowable material or compound mixing with gas phase, liquid phase or its mixture Thing.The non-limiting examples of fluid include air, liquid CO 2, atmospheric carbon dioxide, water, steam or its mixture.
Term " about " or " about " are defined as one of ordinary skill in the understanding close to and non-at one The term is defined as within 10% in restricted embodiment, preferably within 5%, more preferably within 1%, is most preferably existed Within 0.5%.
Term " substantially " and its variant are defined as major part as understood by those skilled in the art but need not be all Specify things, in a non-limiting embodiment, essentially relate within 10%, within 5%, within 1% or Scope within 0.5%.
Any variant of term " suppression " or " reduction " or " prevention " or " avoiding " or these terms in claim and/or In use, including in order to realize any measurable reduction or complete inhibition of expected result in specification.
As the term used in this specification and/or claim, " effective " expression of term is adapted for carrying out wishing , desired or expected result.
When in claim or specification when term "comprising" is used together, can be with without using numeral-classifier compound before key element " one " is represented, but it also complies with the meaning of " one or more ", " at least one " and " one or more than one ".
Word "comprising", " having ", " comprising " or " containing " are inclusive or open, and are not excluded for adding , unrequited key element or method and step.
The system of the present invention can with "comprising" through special component disclosed in this specification, component, composition etc., " being substantially made up of it " or " being made up of it ".It is non-limiting at one on transitional phrases " substantially by ... constitute " Aspect, the basic and new feature of present system uses solar energy for it, and the titanium dioxide produced is reduced when system is used Carbon amounts.
Other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can become obvious by the following drawings, detailed description and embodiment.So And, it should be appreciated that when showing the embodiment of the present invention, accompanying drawing, detailed description and embodiment are only with the side of illustration Formula, which is provided, is not offered as limitation.Additionally, it is contemplated that by the detailed description, changing and modifications pair in the spirit and scope of the present invention It can become obvious in those skilled in the art.
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Figure 1A and B is used for the schematic diagram for the solar energy system that hydrogen and oxygen are generated by water for the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of solar turbine unit of the present invention.
Fig. 3 includes the schematic diagram of the solar energy system of cooling unit for the present invention.
Fig. 4 includes the schematic diagram of the solar turbine unit of boiler and condenser for the present invention.
Fig. 5 includes the schematic diagram of the solar turbine unit of closed-loop gas turbine unit for the present invention.
Fig. 6 for the present invention include be one another in series setting closed-loop gas turbine unit and back-pressure steam turbine unit too The schematic diagram of positive energy turbine unit.
Fig. 7 includes being connected in parallel to each other the closed-loop gas turbine unit of setting, back-pressure steam turbine unit and for the present invention The schematic diagram of the solar turbine unit of four generator units.
Fig. 8 includes the schematic diagram of the solar turbine unit of closed-loop gas turbine unit for the present invention.
The embodiment of the present invention is shown and is described in detail here by way of embodiment in accompanying drawing, but this hair It is bright to be readily available various modifications and alternative forms.Accompanying drawing is not in proportion.It should be understood that accompanying drawing and the detailed description for accompanying drawing It is not intended to and limits the invention to specific open form, and on the contrary, present invention covering is entirely fallen in such as appended claims Modification, equivalent and substitute in the spirit and scope of the invention of definition.
Detailed description of the invention
Existing water-splitting system needs substantial amounts of electric energy.Most of electric energy is produced by the burning of fossil fuel, and it is produced Carbon dioxide, it is known that greenhouse gases.By contrast, the present invention relies on the water-splitting reaction of reaction formula (III) to reduce or limit Carbon dioxide is produced.The discovery is combined solar, recuperation of heat and steam generation to produce enough heat and electricity to drive Electrolysis cells.Fed compared to using in environment temperature or close under environment temperature as the electric energy required for the electrolysis cells of water, electricity In solution unit the electric energy needed for being reacted for water decomposition is reduced using steam.
Referring to figs. 1 to 7 these and other non-limiting aspect for discussing the present invention in more detail in sections below.In figure Mechanical energy or heat energy are described using open arrow in 1 to 7.Use straight line and closure arrow describing mass stream.Using dotted line and closing Close arrow and describe electric energy.It should be understood that import, outlet, valve and connector are well known by persons skilled in the art.
A. the solar energy system of hydrogen and oxygen is generated by water
Figure 1A and Figure 1B is the schematic diagram for describing solar energy system of the present invention.It is single that solar energy system 100 can include electrolysis First 102, first generator unit 104 and solar turbine unit 106.The steam generated in solar turbine unit 106 enters Material 108 can discharge solar turbine unit 106 and enter electrolysis cells 102.In electrolysis cells 102 water is replaced using steam The electric flux needed for electrolysis water cracking reaction is reduced compared to room temperature electrolysis water cracking condition.Steam feed can be in 1 bar extremely Electrolysis cells 102 are delivered under the pressure of 10 bars or 10 bars.In electrolysis cells 102, steam cracking is hydrogen and oxygen.Electrolysis Unit 102 can be the electrolysis cells of high vapor (steam) temperature.In a preferred embodiment, electrolysis cells 102 can be solid oxygen Compound electrolysis system, it is using one or more of solid electrolytes, the zirconium oxide of such as stabilized with yttrium oxide, scandia stabilized Zirconium oxide, electrolyte or lanthanum gallate materials based on ceria.Being enough can into the electrolytic condition of hydrogen and oxygen by water-splitting With temperature and 0.1Mpa to 1MPa pressure including 50 DEG C to 1000 DEG C, 250 DEG C to 950 DEG C or 600 DEG C to 900 DEG C.Hydrogen Stream 110 can discharge electrolysis cells 102 and for downstream chemical technique, delivery unit.Oxygen stream 112 can discharge electrolysis cells 102 and for downstream chemical technique and/or delivery unit.Hydrogen stream and/or oxygen stream can also be stored, transport or sell. 50 moles of % to 90 moles of % water can be changed into hydrogen and oxygen by electrolysis cells 102.In some embodiments, in water The hydrogen and oxygen generated during cracking may collect in the hydrogen collecting apparatus in electrolysis cells 102 and oxygen collector.Receive Storage can swim unit, delivery unit, memory cell etc. separately down and provide hydrogen or oxygen.
As shown in Figure 1B, air feed unit 114 is connected to electrolysis cells 102.Air feed unit 114 can be to electrolysis The analysis oxygen side of unit provides air stream 116 (such as compressed air) to maintain exit flow to be less than pure oxygen.Into electrolysis cells 102 Air can be compressed air.In some embodiments, the oxygen stream 112 of discharge electrolysis cells is that have at least 10 bodies % to 90 volume % oxygen, 50 volume % to 80 volume % oxygen or 60 volume % are accumulated to the richness of 70 volume % oxygen Oxygen stream.
In Figure 1A and Figure 1B, the first generator unit 104 is connected to electrolysis cells 102 and solar turbine unit 106. Solar turbine unit 106 can include the first turbine.First turbine can be one or more solar energy gas-turbines, steaming Steam turbine, back-pressure steam turbine or its any combination.Turbine generation in solar turbine unit is provided to the first generator The mechanical energy (shaft work) of unit 104.First generator unit 104 using mechanical energy with generate electric energy and by electric energy 118 provide to Electrolysis cells 102.With reference to Fig. 2, system 200 describes the system that hydrogen and oxygen are manufactured by water including steamturbine.The sun Energy turbine unit 106 can include the first turbine 200, solar heat collector unit 202 and steam generating unit 204.First Turbine 200 can provide the generator of mechanical energy 120 to the first 104.In fig. 2, the first turbine 200 is steamturbine.Such as run through Described by specification, solar heat collector unit 202 can generate heat 208 and provide heat to steam generating unit 204 Amount 208.Solar heat collector unit 202 can be high temperature solar energy collector, and it includes the reflection for sunlight collection Mirror and/or lens combination (such as solar energy conversion field), and enough heats can be provided with the pressure of 20 bars to 200 bars Under heat water to 300 DEG C to 1000 DEG C, or air is heated to about 720 DEG C to 1350 DEG C under the pressure of 1 bar to 20 bars Temperature.In a preferred embodiment, solar collector is the speculum (such as heliostat) of computer control, and it is according to one Change of solar direction adjusts the direction of its own in it.As described by through this specification, steam-driven generator 204 is connected to First turbine 200.For example, when the first turbine 200 is steamturbine, steam-driven generator 204 can generate the He of steam feed 210 Steam feed 108.Steam feed 210 can be provided to the first turbine, and it generates mechanical energy 120 and reduces the pressure of steam stream 212 Power.In steam generating unit 204, water 214 enters in steam generating unit 204 and can be pressurized and/or heat to produce Raw steam feed 210.
B. there is the solar energy system of cooling unit
In terms of some of the present invention, solar energy system of the invention can include cooling unit.Fig. 3 is described with too The schematic diagram of the solar energy system 300 of positive energy turbine unit 106 and the electrolysis cells 102 for being connected to cooling unit 302.Cooling is single Member 302 can include the second turbine 304, the second generator unit 306, the 3rd turbine 308, the 3rd generator unit 310 and pass Hot cell 312.In another aspect of this invention, compressed air stream 116 is fed to electrolysis cells (see, for example, Figure 1B), compression Air stream 116 is used to purge the oxygen produced by one electrode of electrolysis cells to produce oxygen-enriched stream 112.Within the system 300, hydrogen Air-flow 110 can discharge electrolysis cells 102 at 800 DEG C to 1000 DEG C of temperature and the pressure of 1 bar to 10 bars, and in the second whirlpool Expanded in wheel 304.Expansion generation mechanical energy 316 and hot hydrogen stream 318 of the hydrogen stream 110 in the second turbine 304.The machine of generation Tool can 316 offers to the second generator unit 306, the electric energy of its generation offer to electrolysis cells 102.Electric energy 320 can be used for Drive electrolysis cells 102 or other equipment such as air feed unit 114.Hot hydrogen stream 118 can discharge the second turbine 304 simultaneously Heat exchange is undergone in heat transfer unit 312 to form cooled hydrogen stream 322 and reclaim heat energy 324.Reclaiming heat energy 324 can shift To steam generating unit 106.Similarly, oxygen-enriched stream 112 can discharge the pressure with 800 DEG C to 1000 DEG C of temperature and 10 bars The electrolysis cells 102 of power, and expanded in the 3rd turbine 308.Expansion generation mechanical energy 326 of the oxygen in the 3rd turbine 308 With hot oxygen-enriched stream 328.The mechanical energy 326 of generation is provided to the 3rd generator unit 310, and it produces electric energy 330.Electric energy 330 It can be used for driving electrolysis cells 102 or other equipment.In some embodiments, electric energy 320 and electric energy 330 can be from identical Import enters electrolysis cells.It should be understood that electric energy can be connected to electrolysis cells via one or more imports.Hot oxygen-enriched stream 318 can discharge the 3rd turbine 308 and undergo heat exchange in heat transfer unit 312 to form cooling oxygen stream 332 and reclaim heat Energy 324 '.The heat energy 324 ' reclaimed by heat recovery units 312 can be transferred to steam generating unit 106.As shown in figure 3, reclaiming Heat energy 324 ' with reclaim heat energy 324 merge, although it is understood that heat energy 324 ' can be provided separately to steam generating unit 106.Cooled hydrogen stream 322 and cooling oxygen-enriched stream can have the final temperature at or approximately at environment temperature, such as 20 DEG C To 30 DEG C or 25 DEG C of temperature.Although heat transfer unit 312 is shown as a unit, more than one unit can be needed to maintain Enough temperature differences for conducting heat.For example, heat transfer unit 312 can include one or more heat exchangers, each heat exchange Device carries out heat exchange to produce cooled hydrogen stream 322 and cooling oxygen-enriched stream 332 with hot hydrogen stream 318 and hot oxygen stream 328, or The multiple heat exchange unit serial or parallel connection arrangements of person.Cooled hydrogen stream 314 can be used for downstream chemical technique, storage, transport or Sale.Cooling oxygen stream 318 can be used for downstream chemical technique and/or delivery unit, storage, transport or sale.Produced Electric energy 320 and 330 can be combined with electric energy 118 to be used to drive electrolysis cells 102, or for driving other to need setting for electric energy It is standby.
C. there is the solar energy system of solar steam turbine unit
In terms of some of the present invention, solar energy system 400 includes the first turbine for electric energy by converting heat.With reference to figure 4, solar turbine unit 106 can include the first turbine 200, solar units 202, boiler 402, condenser 404 and pump 406.In system 400, the first turbine 200 is steam power turbine.Solar units 202 can be for sunlight collection High temperature solar energy collector, it can provide the heat of abundance to add the water in boiler 402 under the pressure of 20 bars to 200 bars Heat is to 300 DEG C to 600 DEG C.Vapor 408 is pumped to boiler 402 by pump 406 from condenser 404.Pump 406 adds to vapor 408 Press so that it enters boiler 402 as high-pressure water vapor 410.In boiler 402, by solar thermal energy 208 and optionally by Heat energy 322 (for example, see heat recovery system described by Fig. 3) heating high-pressure water vapor 410 to form the temperature of steam to evaporating the water Degree, steam is provided to other units as steam feed 210 and steam feed 108.Preferred in terms of, the steam of generation is high Press steam.Boiler 402 can be any conventional solar boiler.In some instances, boiler 402 can be the pot of series connection The water of pumping is converted into saturated vapor by stove, such as the first boiler, and then the second boiler will be steam heated to more than its saturation temperature Spend to produce superheated steam.
A part for steam feed, steam feed 210 can discharge boiler 402 and enter the first turbine 200.First turbine 200 expand steam 210 to generate mechanical energy 120 and inflated with low pressure steam 212.Mechanical energy (shaft work) 120 can be provided to One generator 104, it generates electric energy 118 and supplies electric energy 118 to electrolysis cells 102.Expansion steam 212 can discharge the first whirlpool Wheel 200 simultaneously enters condenser 404.In condenser 404, expansion steam 212 is cooled down at constant pressure so that steam is condensed into water. In some embodiments, steam 212 is set to be cooled to the temperature and pressure for producing saturated vapor.A part for generated steam, steams Vapour charging 108 discharges boiler 402 and enters electrolysis cells 202.Valve 412 can be passed through by providing to the quantity of steam of electrolysis cells 102 Control.As shown in figure 4, the net quantity of heat and electric energy needed for driving electrolysis cells 102 are provided without using fossil fuel, so that Carbon dioxide is not generated during use.In some embodiments, without using cooling unit 302.
D. there is the solar energy system of solar energy gas-turbine unit
In terms of some of the present invention, solar turbine unit 106 is including the use of appropriate working fluid such as air or two The solar energy gas-turbine of carbonoxide.Fig. 5 describes the schematic diagram of solar energy system 500, and the solar energy system 500 includes and the The first turbine 200, electrolysis cells 102, solar units 202, steam generating unit 204 and the cooling of one generator 104 combination Unit 302.As shown in figure 5, the first turbine 200 is gas-turbine.First turbine 200 provides mechanical energy to generator 104, generates electricity Machine 104 produces supply to the electric energy 118 of electrolysis cells 102.As described by through this specification, electrolysis cells 102 produce hydrogen Air-flow 110 and oxygen-enriched stream 112.Such as oxygen-enriched stream is compressed air stream 116 and the oxygen generated in electrolysis cells 102 Mixture.As it was previously stated, the hydrogen stream 110 and/or oxygen-enriched stream 112 that are generated are expanded by turbine 304 and 308, gas is expanded Body carries out heat exchange when it passes through heat transfer unit 312.The heat 324,324 ' reclaimed from heat transfer unit 312 can be transferred to Steam generating unit 204, and as the thermal source for generating steam in system 500.
In system 500, solar units 106 include the first turbine 200, steam generating unit 204 and solar units 202.Steam generating unit 204 can be heat recovery steam generation unit, and it can reclaim heat and produce from more than one thermal source Raw steam.Steam generating unit 204 can be included needed for being used to provide sufficient steam (such as high steam) to electrolysis cells 102 Any pump and/or water inlet wanted and outlet.As shown in figure 5, steam generating unit 204 include first heat exchanger 502, its from First turbine 200 receives heating fluid 504 (for example heating air or carbon dioxide).Heating fluid 504 may be used as the first heat Working fluid in exchanger 502 is to provide the heat for generating steam by water.Although only one of which heat exchanger is shown in In steam generating unit 204, one or more heat exchangers can be used for maintaining enough heat exchanges.For example, steam is generated Unit 204 can have one or more shell-type exchangers or tubing heat exchanger.Generated in steam generating unit 204 Steam 208 escape and enter electrolysis cells 102, it is subjected to being enough herein the condition that steam electricity is decomposed into hydrogen and oxygen.
Part cooling fluid 506 discharges heat exchanger 502, into compressor 508.In compressor 508, cool down part Fluid 506 compresses to form compression fluid 510.Compression fluid 510 is with the pressure venting compressor 508 of 1 bar to 20 bars, into Two heat exchangers unit 512.During into second heat exchanger unit 512, compressed air can have about 250 DEG C to 300 DEG C Temperature.Second heat exchanger unit 512 can include one or more heat exchangers.As shown in figure 5, second heat exchanger list Member 512 includes three heat exchangers 514,516 and 518.Heat exchanger 514,516 and 518 is connected to solar units 202.Too It is positive can unit 202 can include multiple solar collectors, speculum and lens, it is with close to 500 DEG C to being more than 1000 DEG C High enough temp collects solar heat, and provides heat to each heat exchanger 514,516 and 518.The energy of solar units 202 Enough heat exchangers 514,516 and 518 provide the heat of desired amount.For example, compression fluid 510 through over-heat-exchanger 514, When 516 and 518, compression fluid is gradually heated by the sonochemical activity in each heat exchanger until the temperature of compression fluid is in 1 bar to 20 bars Pressure under about 720 DEG C to 1350 DEG C.Hot compression fluid 520 discharges heat exchanger unit 514 and enters the first turbine 200. In first turbine 200, the fully expansion of hot compressed air 520 is provided to the first generator 104 and the machinery of compressor 508 with generating Energy 120.Heat discharge air-flow 504 discharges the first turbine 200 and enters heat exchanger 502 to continue thermodynamic cycle.Such as Fig. 5 institutes Show, first heat exchanger 502, compressor 508, the combination of the turbine 200 of heat exchanger 514 and first can continue the mine-laying of closure Step on circulation;But other heat power heat recoveries can be used to circulate.In some embodiments, part or all of compression fluid 510 may be at do not need heat exchanger unit 512 sufficient temp under, therefore compression fluid steam 510 ' can by directly it is defeated Deliver to the first turbine 200.The flow of Partial shrinkage fluid 510 can be adjusted by valve 522.The described system 500 that is used for Solar turbine unit 106 provides effective " green " system of heat to produce the energy needed for electrolysis water, while having minimum Or without carbon dioxide generation.
E. the circulatory system of solar energy is combined
In some embodiments, the system with reference to solar energy can be used for generation for electrolysis cells 102 steam and Electric current.Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 describe the schematic diagram of the circulating current system 600 with reference to solar energy.System 600 includes Fig. 5 and described too The feature of positive energy turbine system combination back-pressure steam turbine 602.With reference to Fig. 6, back-pressure steam turbine 602 is used for the first hair Electric motor units 104 provide extra mechanical energy.Back-pressure steam turbine 602 receives the steam from steam generating unit 204 and entered Material 604.As described by through this specification, steam feed 604 can be generated in steam generating unit 204.Steam feed 604 expand generation in back-pressure steam turbine 602 can be provided to the additional machinery energy 606 of generator unit 104.Expansion Steam stream 608 discharges back-pressure steam turbine 602 and enters electrolysis cells 102, the thermal water source as generation hydrogen and oxygen. In some embodiments, expansion steam stream 608 is mixed with entering the steam feed 108 of electrolysis cells 102.
With reference to Fig. 7, solar energy system 700 includes the generator unit 704 of back-pressure steam turbine 702 and the 4th, and it is combined Solar heat generation unit 106, the first generator unit 104, electrolysis cells 102 and cooling unit 300.Back pressure steam Turbine 702 provides mechanical energy to the 4th generator unit 704, then generates the electric energy 706 for electrolysis cells 102.Steam enters The part of material 108, steam feed 708 is used in back-pressure steam turbine 702.Steam feed 708 is in steam generating unit 204 Expansion is to produce mechanical energy 710 and thermal expansion steam 712, and it may be used as the water source in electrolysis cells 102.As shown in fig. 7, Into before electrolysis cells 102, thermal expansion steam 712 merges with steam feed 108.It should be understood that thermal expansion steam 712 can be straight Connect and be supplied to electrolysis cells.In some embodiments, in the system 600 and system 700 described by Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 without using Cooling unit 302.The combined-cycle poser generation system described in figure 6 and figure 7 provides effective, new " green " system of heat to produce Energy required for unboiled water cracking reaction is without generating CO2 emission.
F. the method for preparing hydrogen and oxygen
Hydrogen and oxygen can be produced by water using system 100 described throughout this disclosure to system 700.It is non-at one In restricted method, the water of vapor form can be provided from solar turbine unit 106 to electrolysis cells 102.Use this explanation System 400 to system 700 described by book chapters and sections C to E can produce steam.In electrolysis cells 102, steam is set to be subjected to being enough Generate the condition of hydrogen and oxygen.In some embodiments, hydrogen and oxygen can be collected separately in electrolysis cells 102 And/or collect and separated in the unit for be connected to electrolysis cells as a kind of air-flow.Can be by hydrogen, oxygen or the two offer To one or more memory cell, chemical technology unit, delivery unit or its any combination.Due in system 100 to system Electricity is generated without using fossil fuel and without using the raw material based on carbon, the system generates minimum carbon dioxide or not in 700 Generate carbon dioxide.
Using appropriate sensor and/or thermocouple system 100 can be made to be automated to system 700 to obtain in method Data.The data of acquisition can be transferred into one or more computer systems.Computer system can include component for example CPU or the application program with related machine readable medium or product, it can be with store instruction or one group of instruction, if held by machine OK, the instruction or one group of instruction can make machine perform the method according to the invention and/or operation.For example, from sensor and/or heat During galvanic couple input data, can control fluid flow, open or close with various turbines, compressor, heat exchanger, generator, The associated valve of the inlet and outlet of electrolysis cells etc..This machine can include for example any appropriate process platform, calculate Platform, computing device, process apparatus, computing system, procedures system, computer, processor etc., it is possible to using any appropriate The combination of hardware and/or software is performed.Machine readable medium or product can include, such as the memory list of any appropriate type Member, memory storage, memory product, memory media, storage device, storage product, storage product and/or memory cell, for example, deposit Reservoir, removable medium or irremovable medium, erasable medium or non-erasable medium, writable medium or erasable Jie It is matter, digital medium or simulation medium, hard disk, floppy disk, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), etch-recordable optical disk (CD-R), erasable Writing optical disk (CD-RW), CD, magnetic medium, magnet-optical medium, removable memory card or CD, different types of digital universal light Disk (DVD), tape, cassette tape etc..Instruction can include the code of any appropriate type, such as source code, compiled code, turn over Translate code, executable code, static code, dynamic code etc..Instruction can use any appropriate high-level programming language, it is rudimentary Programming language, object oriented programming language, visual programming language, compiling programming language and/or translation programming language, such as C, C++, Java, BASIC, Perl, Matlab, Pascal, Visual BASIC, assembler language, machine code etc..Computer system Display device such as display, alphanumeric input device such as keyboard can also be included and device such as mouse is directly inputted Mark.
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The present invention can be described more fully by specific embodiment.Following examples are provided for illustration purposes only, It is not intended to be limiting in any manner the present invention.Those skilled in the art, which can easily identify, can change or change and produce base The various nonessential parameters of this identical result.
Predictive embodiment 1:
(calculating for proving the solar energy system efficiency with solar energy gas-turbine unit)
Being given below with reference to Fig. 8 proves the calculating of efficiency of the present invention and benefit.Fig. 8 includes closed-loop gas whirlpool for the present invention The schematic diagram of the solar turbine unit of wheel unit, and be Fig. 5 rough schematic view.
214.82kWh solar energy is amounted to collect by solar units 202.Handed in the heat for being connected to solar units 202 In parallel operation 514,516 and 518, those solar energy are further transferred to working fluid.In view of in heat exchanger 50% efficiency, Fluid 520 carry heat energy be:
214.82kWh × 50%=120.91kWh (IV)
Fluid 520 enters the first turbine 200, and wherein hot compressed air 520 fully expands to generate mechanical energy 120.It is assumed that 80% gas-turbine efficiency, the energy total amount in air-flow 120 may be calculated:
120.91kWh × 80%=96.73kWh (V)
The machinery in air-flow 120 is provided to the first generator 104 and compressor 508 respectively with 85% to 15% ratio Energy.It is in being to provide to the mechanical energy of the first generator 104:
96.73kWh × 85%=82.22kWh (VI)
Usual generator has about 90% efficiency.Therefore, the electric energy 118 of generation is:
82.22kWh × 90%=74kWh (VII)
Electric energy 118 eventually enters into electrolysis cells 102.For simplest situation, it is assumed that the 18kg water in air-flow 108 is direct Into electrolysis cells 102.Using water and electric energy, hydrogen and oxygen are produced in electrolysis cells 102.Use the low heat value of hydrogen (LHV) 33.31kWh/kg, 90% electrolytic efficiency calculate generated amounts of hydrogen:
74kWh × 90%/33.31kWh/kg=2kg (VIII)
Finally, water-splitting chemical reaction and every kind of chemistry that the amount of oxygen generated can be provided based on reaction formula (III) The molecular weight of composition is quantified:
(2kg/.2g/mol) × 0.5 × 32g/mol=16kg (IX)
In a word, the embodiment is by using the method for the present invention, and will amount to 214.82kWh solar energy and 18kg water is used to produce Raw 2kg hydrogen and 16kg oxygen.Note not forming carbon dioxide in whole process.As simple contrast, if using water Heat chemistry cracking produce same amount of hydrogen and oxygen, wherein energy supply is not solar energy but the fossil of natural gas fires Material, then about 117 pounds of CO will be generated2;If energy supply is gasoline, then about 157 pounds of CO will be generated2;If energy supply is Coal (lignite), then about 215 pounds of CO will be generated2

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1. a kind of solar energy system that hydrogen and oxygen are generated by water, the system includes:
(a) electrolysis cells, it is configured as producing hydrogen and oxygen by water, and the electrolysis cells include steam feed mouthful and are used for Hydrogen, oxygen or at least the first product exit of the two;
(b) the first generator unit, it is configured as providing electricity to the electrolysis cells;
(c) solar turbine unit, it is configured as driving first generator unit and provided to the steam feed mouthful Steam, the solar turbine unit includes:
(i) it is connected to first generator unit and is configured as providing it the first turbine of shaft work;
(ii) it is connected to the steam feed mouthful of the electrolysis cells and is configured as filling the steam generating unit of water;
(iii) it is configurable to generate heat and the solar units of heat is provided to the steam generating unit.
2. system according to claim 1, it also includes being connected to the electrolysis cells and is configured as produced by receiving Hydrogen oxygen or preferably the two and make its cool product cooling unit.
3. system according to claim 2, wherein the product cooling unit includes:
(i) it is connected to the second generator unit and is configured as providing it the second turbine of energy, wherein second turbine Be configured as receive produced by hydrogen oxygen or preferably the two;
(ii) be connected to steam generating unit and being configured as the heat produced by the product cooling unit is transferred to it is described The heat transfer unit of steam generating unit.
4. system according to claim 3, wherein second generator unit is configured as providing electricity to electrolysis cells.
5. system according to claim 4, wherein the product cooling unit include being connected to the second generator unit or 3rd generator unit and the 3rd turbine for being configured as providing it energy, wherein the 3rd turbine is configured as receiving institute The hydrogen or oxygen of generation or preferably the two, wherein the 3rd generator unit be configured as to the electrolysis cells provide Electricity.
6. system according to claim 1, wherein the solar turbine unit includes:
(i) it is connected to first generator unit and is configured as providing it the first turbine of shaft work;
(ii) steam generating unit of the steam feed mouthful of the electrolysis cells is connected to, wherein the steam generating unit includes It is configured as filling water and produces the boiler of steam;
(iii) it is configurable to generate heat and the solar units of heat is provided to the boiler;
(iv) condenser;
Wherein described boiler is connected to first turbine and is configured as steam being transferred to first whirlpool from the boiler Wheel,
Wherein described first turbine is connected to condenser and is configured as steam being transferred to the condenser from turbine,
Wherein described condenser is configured as making the steam shifted by turbine be condensed into liquid,
Wherein described condenser is connected to the boiler and is configured as liquid being transferred to the boiler.
7. system according to claim 1, wherein the solar turbine unit is closed-loop gas turbine unit, it is described to close Ring gas-turbine unit includes:
(i) it is connected to first generator unit and is configured as providing it the first turbine of shaft work;
(ii) steam generating unit of the steam feed mouthful of the electrolysis cells is connected to, wherein the steam generating unit includes The first heat exchanger of first turbine is connected to receive the heating fluid from first turbine, wherein in the first heat Heat is transferred to water to produce steam and cooling fluid from heating fluid in exchanger;
(iii) it is configurable to generate heat and the solar units of heat is provided to cooling fluid;
Wherein described heat exchanger is connected to compressor and is configured as cooling fluid being transferred to the compressor,
Wherein described compressor is connected to second heat exchanger, and the second heat exchanger is configured as being produced with solar units Heat cooling fluid,
Wherein described second heat exchanger is connected to first turbine heating fluid is transferred into first turbine.
8. system according to claim 7, it also includes back-pressure steam turbine unit, wherein the back pressure steam whirlpool Wheel is connected to the first heat exchanger and is configured as receiving the steam from the heat exchanger.
9. system according to claim 8, wherein the back-pressure steam turbine unit includes being connected to the first generator Unit and the 4th turbine for being configured as providing it shaft work.
10. system according to claim 8, wherein the back-pressure steam turbine unit includes being connected to the 4th generator Unit and the 4th turbine for being configured as providing it energy, wherein the 4th generator unit is configured as to the electrolysis Unit provides electricity.
11. system according to claim 1, wherein the steam that the steam generating unit is produced is steam under pressure.
12. system according to claim 1, wherein the system does not produce carbon dioxide during use.
13. system according to claim 1, wherein produced hydrogen or produced oxygen or the two respectively under Swim chemical technology.
14. system according to claim 1, wherein the electrolysis cells include at least two product exits, wherein first Product exit is used for hydrogen, and the second product exit is used for oxygen.
15. system according to claim 14, it also includes the air supply for being connected to the electrolysis cells, wherein described Air is supplied to be provided air to cause the mixture for producing oxygen and air by second outlet to the analysis oxygen side of the electrolysis cells.
16. the method that the system described in a kind of usage right requirement 1 is generated hydrogen and oxygen by water, methods described includes passing through water By the electrolytic condition for being enough to produce hydrogen and oxygen.
17. method according to claim 16, it also includes providing hydrogen to one or more memory cell, chemistry Technique unit, delivery unit or its any combination, and/or oxygen is provided to one or more memory cell, chemical technology Unit, delivery unit or its any combination.
18. method according to claim 16, wherein produced hydrogen or produced oxygen or the two respectively for Downstream chemical technique.
19. method according to claim 16, wherein the system does not produce carbon dioxide.
20. method according to claim 16, its reclaimed water is the vapor form produced by steam generating unit.
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