IL307993A - Systems and methods of electrolytical thermogeneration for domestic heating - Google Patents

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SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ELECTROLYTICAL THERMOGENERATION FOR DOMESTIC HEATING TECHNICAL FIELD id="p-1" id="p-1" id="p-1" id="p-1" id="p-1" id="p-1"

[0001] In general, the present invention pertains to the art of thermodynamic [0001] appliances. In particular, the invention relates to systems and methods of systems and methods of electrolytical thermogeneration for domestic heating.

BACKGROUND ART id="p-2" id="p-2" id="p-2" id="p-2" id="p-2" id="p-2"

[0002] It is believed that the current state of the art is represented by the [0001] following patent literature: US10208665, US2010187321, US2010155233, EP3657095. id="p-3" id="p-3" id="p-3" id="p-3" id="p-3" id="p-3"

[0003] US2010187321 that is believed to represent the closest prior art discloses a heating system utilizing electrolysis of water for heating a space. In US2010187321, the system includes a tank configured to hold water, a separation [0001] cell configured to perform electrolysis of water, a first heat exchanger, a gas bubbler, a burn unit, and a second heat exchanger, where water from the tank is delivered to the separation cell where electrolysis is performed. In US2010187321, the fluid produced from the electrolysis is delivered through the first heat exchanger back to the tank, then to the gas bubbler, and finally to the burn unit, where the [0001] hydrogen gas produced during electrolysis is burned to emit heat directed at the second heat exchanger. Through the process environment air is heated.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION id="p-4" id="p-4" id="p-4" id="p-4" id="p-4" id="p-4"

[0004] The following summary of the invention is provided to exhibit the basic understanding of some principles, underlying various aspects and features of the invention. This summary is not an extensive overview of the invention and as such it is not necessarily intended to particularly identify all key or critical elements of the [0001] invention and is not to delineate the scope of the invention. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of the invention in a simplified form as a prelude to the following more detailed. id="p-5" id="p-5" id="p-5" id="p-5" id="p-5" id="p-5"

[0005] The invention was made in view of the deficiencies of the prior art and provides systems and methods for overcoming these deficiencies. According to [0001] some embodiments and aspects of the present invention, there is provided an electrolytical thermogenerator for domestic heating comprises: a water inlet, configured for receiving an inflow of tap water; a pretreatment module, operationally connected to the water inlet and configured for processing the tap water into a suitable electrolytical substrate; a reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank, [0001] operationally connected to the pretreatment module and configured for storing the electrolytical substrate; a power module, operationally connected to a power inlet; a controller, operationally connected to the power module; an electrolyzer operationally connected to the power module reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank, configured for splitting the electrolytical substrate into molecular hydrogen and [0001] molecular oxygen; a pressure regulator, operationally connected to the electrolyzer and configured to control an output pressure of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen according to a predetermined value; a combustion module, operationally connected to the pressure regulator and configured to receive the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen having the output pressure of the predetermined value, the combustion module is configured for controllably ignite a mixture of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen, thereby generating an overheated steam; a condenser in combination with a heat exchanger, operationally connected to the combustion module and the reprocessing [0001] electrolytical substrate tank, the condenser is configured to cool down the overheated steam into a liquid condensate and warm up a heat exchanger working fluid; a hot water heat exchanger operationally connected to the condenser and configured to receive an inflow of the heat exchanger working fluid and to warm up the tap water for a domestic hot tap water subsystem; a domestic heating heat [0001] exchanger operationally connected to the hot water heat exchanger and configured to receive an inflow of the heat exchanger working fluid and to warm up a working fluid of a domestic heating subsystem. id="p-6" id="p-6" id="p-6" id="p-6" id="p-6" id="p-6"

[0006] In some embodiments, a closed loop of said condenser in combination with the heat exchanger is formed, in which the heat exchanger [0001] working fluid is circulating. id="p-7" id="p-7" id="p-7" id="p-7" id="p-7" id="p-7"

[0007] In some embodiments, an essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate is formed, in which the suitable electrolytical substrate is circulating. id="p-8" id="p-8" id="p-8" id="p-8" id="p-8" id="p-8"

[0008] In some embodiments, the essentially closed loop of the suitable [0001] electrolytical substrate is replenishable from the water inlet. id="p-9" id="p-9" id="p-9" id="p-9" id="p-9" id="p-9"

[0009] In some embodiments, the system further comprises a manifold module, interconnecting the electrolyzer with the essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate and with the pressure regulator. id="p-10" id="p-10" id="p-10" id="p-10" id="p-10" id="p-10"

[0010] In some embodiments, the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen are consumed in their entirety in a real time. id="p-11" id="p-11" id="p-11" id="p-11" id="p-11" id="p-11"

[0011] In some embodiments, essentially no molecular hydrogen and/or molecular oxygen are stored. [0001] id="p-12" id="p-12" id="p-12" id="p-12" id="p-12" id="p-12"

[0012] In some embodiments, the controller is configured to automatically ignite the mixture of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen, upon the output pressure of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen reaching the predetermined value. id="p-13" id="p-13" id="p-13" id="p-13" id="p-13" id="p-13"

[0013] In some embodiments, the domestic heating heat exchanger is [0001] connected in tandem and downstream to the hot water heat exchanger. id="p-14" id="p-14" id="p-14" id="p-14" id="p-14" id="p-14"

[0014] In some embodiments, the combustion is performed in an essentially closed loop system. id="p-15" id="p-15" id="p-15" id="p-15" id="p-15" id="p-15"

[0015] According to some embodiments and aspects of the present invention, there is provided a method electrolytic thermogeneration system for [0001] domestic heating comprises: receiving an inflow of tap water; processing the tap water into a suitable electrolytical substrate; storing the electrolytical substrate in the reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank; splitting the electrolytical substrate into molecular hydrogen and molecular oxygen; controlling an output pressure of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen according to a predetermined [0001] value; controllably igniting a mixture of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen, thereby generating an overheated steam; cooling down the overheated steam into a liquid condensate and warming up a heat exchanger working fluid; recycling the liquid condensate into the reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank; warming up the tap water for a domestic hot tap water subsystem, by the heat exchanger working fluid; warming up a working fluid of a domestic heating subsystem, by the heat exchanger working fluid. id="p-16" id="p-16" id="p-16" id="p-16" id="p-16" id="p-16"

[0016] In some embodiments, the method further comprises forming a [0001] closed loop of the condenser in combination with the heat exchanger and circulating the heat exchanger working fluid therein. id="p-17" id="p-17" id="p-17" id="p-17" id="p-17" id="p-17"

[0017] In some embodiments, the method further comprises forming an essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate and circulating the suitable electrolytical substrate therein. [0001] id="p-18" id="p-18" id="p-18" id="p-18" id="p-18" id="p-18"

[0018] In some embodiments, the method further comprises replenishing the essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate from the water inlet. id="p-19" id="p-19" id="p-19" id="p-19" id="p-19" id="p-19"

[0019] In some embodiments, the method further comprises interconnecting the electrolyzer with the essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate and with the pressure regulator, by a retrievable manifold module. [0001] id="p-20" id="p-20" id="p-20" id="p-20" id="p-20" id="p-20"

[0020] In some embodiments, the method further comprises consuming the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen essentially in their entirety in a real time. id="p-21" id="p-21" id="p-21" id="p-21" id="p-21" id="p-21"

[0021] In some embodiments, the method further comprises storing essentially no molecular hydrogen and/or molecular oxygen. [0001] id="p-22" id="p-22" id="p-22" id="p-22" id="p-22" id="p-22"

[0022] In some embodiments, the method further comprises automatically igniting the mixture of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen, upon the output pressure of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen reaching the predetermined value. id="p-23" id="p-23" id="p-23" id="p-23" id="p-23" id="p-23"

[0023] In some embodiments, the method further comprises connecting the domestic heating heat exchanger in tandem and downstream to the hot water heat exchanger. id="p-24" id="p-24" id="p-24" id="p-24" id="p-24" id="p-24"

[0024] In some embodiments, the method further comprises performing the [0001] combustion is in an essentially closed loop system.

DEFINITIONS id="p-25" id="p-25" id="p-25" id="p-25" id="p-25" id="p-25"

[0025] The term matching or a term similar thereto, as referred to herein, is to be construed as having a cross-sectional area and/or shape of a component [0001] equal or essentially similar to a cross-sectional area and/or shape of another component. It should be acknowledged that the components may only to be similar in the cross-sectional areas and/or shapes, to satisfy the term matching or similar, so long as the cross-sectional areas of the components can be mated and/or inserted into each other and/or the combination thereof essentially fits together [0001] and/or occupy essentially the same space. id="p-26" id="p-26" id="p-26" id="p-26" id="p-26" id="p-26"

[0026] The term structured, as referred to herein, is to be construed as including any geometrical shape, exceeding in complexity a plain linear shape or a shape embodying a simple and/or standardized circular, elliptical or polygonal contour or profile. Any more complex shape than a plain linear shape or a shape [0001] embodying a simple and/or standardized circular, elliptical or polygonal contour or profile, constitutes an example of structured geometry. id="p-27" id="p-27" id="p-27" id="p-27" id="p-27" id="p-27"

[0027] The term modular, as referred to herein, should be construed as a including a stand-alone and/or autonomically functioning of structured unit. The term modular inter alia means a standardized unit that may be conveniently installed or deployed without significant impact to the environment. The term modular, however, doesn’t necessarily mean providing for ease of interchange or replacement. The term modular is optionally satisfied solely by providing for ease [0001] of onetime deployment or installation. id="p-28" id="p-28" id="p-28" id="p-28" id="p-28" id="p-28"

[0028] The term readily connectable, as referred to herein, should be construed as including any structure and/or member that is configured to be conveniently connected to other structure and/or member and/or components of a larger system or assembly. The term readily connectable, however, doesn’t [0001] necessarily mean readily disconnectable or removable. The term readily connectable is optionally satisfied by providing for ease of onetime connection or coupling. id="p-29" id="p-29" id="p-29" id="p-29" id="p-29" id="p-29"

[0029] By operationally connected and operably coupled or similar terms used herein is meant connected in a specific way (e.g., in a manner allowing fluid [0001] to move and/or electric power or signal to be transmitted) that allows the disclosed system and its various components to operate effectively in the manner described herein. id="p-30" id="p-30" id="p-30" id="p-30" id="p-30" id="p-30"

[0030] The term fluid or liquid, as referred to herein, is to be construed as any material that deforms when a shear stress is applied. While fluid generally [0001] would refer to any liquids or gases, it may be used herein to describe fluidized solids and bulk solids and/or granulate matter that are capable of flowing or otherwise moving inside a device as a result of pressure differences and/or gravitational force.

Such materials may include slurries, suspensions, pastes, powders, granular solids, particle solids, granulate matter, particulate matter, as well as any combinations thereof. id="p-31" id="p-31" id="p-31" id="p-31" id="p-31" id="p-31"

[0031] The terms firm rigid, or stiff, as referred to herein, are to be construed as having rigidity modulus value, otherwise referred to as the shear modulus, of 4800 MPa or more. Materials are considered to be firm rigid, or stiff but not tensile, [0001] when such materials are incapable of being efficiently elastically flexed or bent. Stiff materials, such as steel, are defined as having rigidity modulus value well exceeding 4800 MPa. id="p-32" id="p-32" id="p-32" id="p-32" id="p-32" id="p-32"

[0032] The term water shall particularly include water that is fit for consumption by a living organism and/or make the water potable. In certain [0001] embodiments the living organism is a "mammal" or "mammalian", where these terms are used broadly to describe organisms which are within the class mammalia, including the orders carnivore, rodentia and primates or humans. In some embodiments of the disclosed systems, desalination is removing an amount of salt and/or other minerals or components from saline water so that the water is fit for a [0001] specific purpose (e.g., irrigation or industry). id="p-33" id="p-33" id="p-33" id="p-33" id="p-33" id="p-33"

[0033] The term printed circuit board and/or acronym PCB, as referred to herein, is to be construed as encompassing any type of a circuit board, not intended to limit to any particular board type or production technique, including inter alia non- printed circuit boards. device. The term printed circuit board and/or acronym PCB [0001] particularly include any type of structure configured to mechanically support and/or electrically connect electric and electronic components, such as: Printed Wire Boards (PWB), Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCA), Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (PCBA), Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA), Flexible Circuit Boards (FCB), integrated circuits (IC), monolithic integrated circuits (often referred to as a chips or microchips), chipsets and etc. The term printed circuit board and/or acronym PCB optionally include embedded software, written to control machines or devices that are not typical computers. Embedded software is specialized for the particular hardware and sometimes used interchangeably with the term firmware. A [0001] characteristic of embedded software is that no or at least not all functions thereof are initiated and/or controlled via a human interface but rather through machine- interfaces instead. id="p-34" id="p-34" id="p-34" id="p-34" id="p-34" id="p-34"

[0034] The term microcontroller controller unit and/or acronym MCU, as referred to herein, is to be construed as encompassing any type of a small computer [0001] on a single integrated circuit. MCU is typically similar to, but less sophisticated than, a system on a chip (SoC); an SoC may include a microcontroller as one of its components. An MCU contains one or more CPUs (processor cores) along with memory and programmable input/output peripherals. Program memory in the form of ferroelectric RAM, NOR flash or OTP ROM is also often included on chip, as well [0001] as a small amount of RAM. MCUs are designed for embedded applications, in contrast to the microprocessors used in personal computers or other general- purpose applications consisting of various discrete chips. id="p-35" id="p-35" id="p-35" id="p-35" id="p-35" id="p-35"

[0035] The term power source, as referred to herein, is to be construed as in a non-limiting manner including: a rechargeable battery, non-rechargeable battery, [0001] magnetic induction coil, wired connection, an electric socket such as: micro-USB, mini-USB and USB-C and power grid electric socket. id="p-36" id="p-36" id="p-36" id="p-36" id="p-36" id="p-36"

[0036] The term storage, as referred to herein, is to be construed as including one or more of volatile or non-volatile memory, hard drives, flash storage devices and/or optical storage devices, e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc. The term computer-readable media, as referred to herein, can include transitory and non-transitory computer- readable instructions, whereas the term computer-readable storage media includes only non-transitory readable storage media and excludes any transitory instructions or signals. The terms computer-readable media and computer-readable storage [0001] media encompass only a computer-readable media that can be considered a manufacture (i.e., article of manufacture) or a machine. Computer-readable storage media includes computer-readable storage devices. Examples of computer- readable storage devices include volatile storage media, such as RAM, and non- volatile storage media, such as hard drives, optical discs, and flash memory, among [0001] others. id="p-37" id="p-37" id="p-37" id="p-37" id="p-37" id="p-37"

[0037] The term network, as referred to herein, should be understood as encompassing any type of computer and/or data network, in a non-limiting manner including one or more intranets, extranets, local area networks (LAN), wide area networks (WAN), wireless networks (WIFI), the Internet, including the world wide [0001] web, and/or other arrangements for enabling communication between the computing devices, whether in real time or otherwise, e.g., via time shifting, cashing, batch processing, etc. id="p-38" id="p-38" id="p-38" id="p-38" id="p-38" id="p-38"

[0038] The term real-time as referred to herein shall be construed as including a reasonable acceptable delay, without breaking communication and/or [0001] stopping the fluent exchange of messages and/or correlation to occurred event. In some preferred embodiments real-time is limited to the range of zero to about seconds, after which a near real-time period begins that typically lasts for up to a minute but in some instances can last until several minutes. id="p-39" id="p-39" id="p-39" id="p-39" id="p-39" id="p-39"

[0039] The terms method and process as used herein are to be construed as including any sequence of steps or constituent actions, regardless a specific timeline for the performance thereof. The particular steps or constituent actions of any given method or process are not necessarily in the order they are presented in the claims, description or flowcharts in the drawings, unless the context clearly [0001] dictates otherwise. Any particular step or constituent action included in a given method or process may precede or follow any other particular step or constituent action in such method or process, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Any particular step or constituent action and/or a combination thereof in any method or process may be performed iteratively, before or after any other particular step or [0001] action in such method or process, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Moreover, some steps or constituent actions and/or a combination thereof may be combined, performed together, performed concomitantly and/or simultaneously and/or in parallel, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Moreover, some steps or constituent actions and/or a combination thereof in any given method or [0001] process may be skipped, omitted, spared and/or opted out, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. id="p-40" id="p-40" id="p-40" id="p-40" id="p-40" id="p-40"

[0040] In the specification or claims herein, any term signifying an action or operation, such as: a verb, whether in base form or any tense, gerund or present/past participle, is not to be construed as necessarily to be actually [0001] performed but rather in a constructive manner, namely as to be performed merely optionally or potentially. id="p-41" id="p-41" id="p-41" id="p-41" id="p-41" id="p-41"

[0041] The term substantially as used herein is a broad term, and is to be given its ordinary and customary meaning to a person of ordinary skill in the art (and is not to be limited to a special or customized meaning), and refers without limitation to being largely but not necessarily entirely of that quantity or quality which is specified. id="p-42" id="p-42" id="p-42" id="p-42" id="p-42" id="p-42"

[0042] The term essentially means that the composition, method or structure may include additional ingredients, stages and or parts, but only if the additional [0001] ingredients, the stages and/or the parts do not materially alter the basic and new characteristics of the composition, method or structure claimed. id="p-43" id="p-43" id="p-43" id="p-43" id="p-43" id="p-43"

[0043] As used herein, the term essentially changes a specific meaning, meaning an interval of plus or minus ten percent (± 10%). For any embodiments disclosed herein, any disclosure of a particular value, in some alternative [0001] embodiments, is to be understood as disclosing an interval approximately or about equal to that particular value (i.e., ± 10%). id="p-44" id="p-44" id="p-44" id="p-44" id="p-44" id="p-44"

[0044] As used herein, the terms about or approximately modify a particular value, by referring to a range equal to the particular value, plus or minus twenty percent (+/−20%). For any of the embodiments, disclosed herein, any disclosure of [0001] a particular value, can, in various alternate embodiments, also be understood as a disclosure of a range equal to about that particular value (i.e. +/−20%). id="p-45" id="p-45" id="p-45" id="p-45" id="p-45" id="p-45"

[0045] As used herein, the term or is an inclusive or operator, equivalent to the term and/or, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise; whereas the term and as used herein is also the alternative operator equivalent to the term and/or, unless [0001] the context clearly dictates otherwise. id="p-46" id="p-46" id="p-46" id="p-46" id="p-46" id="p-46"

[0046] It should be understood, however, that neither the briefly synopsized summary nor particular definitions hereinabove are not to limit interpretation of the invention to the specific forms and examples but rather on the contrary are to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the scope of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS [0001] id="p-47" id="p-47" id="p-47" id="p-47" id="p-47" id="p-47"

[0047] The present invention will be understood and appreciated more comprehensively from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the appended drawings in which: id="p-48" id="p-48" id="p-48" id="p-48" id="p-48" id="p-48"

[0048] FIG 1 is a schematic block diagram of a system of electrolytical thermogenerator for domestic heating, according to some embodiments of the [0001] present invention; id="p-49" id="p-49" id="p-49" id="p-49" id="p-49" id="p-49"

[0049] FIG 2 is a flowchart of a method of electrolytical thermogeneration for domestic heating, according to some embodiments of the present invention; id="p-50" id="p-50" id="p-50" id="p-50" id="p-50" id="p-50"

[0050] FIG 3is a schematic diagram for an exemplary IoT device; id="p-51" id="p-51" id="p-51" id="p-51" id="p-51" id="p-51"

[0051] FIG 4 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary computing [0001] environment and/or computing device. id="p-52" id="p-52" id="p-52" id="p-52" id="p-52" id="p-52"

[0052] While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof have been shown merely by way of example in the drawings. The drawings are not necessarily complete and components are not essentially to scale; emphasis instead being placed upon [0001] clearly illustrating the principles underlying the present invention.

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[0054] Illustrative embodiments of the invention are described below. In the interest of clarity, not all features of actual implementation are described in this specification. It should be appreciated that various features or elements described in the context of some embodiment may be interchangeable with features or [0001] elements of any other embodiment described in the specification. Moreover, it will be appreciated that for the development of any actual embodiment, numerous implementation-specific decisions must be made to achieve the developers' specific goals, such as compliance with technology- or business-related constraints, which may vary from one implementation to another, and the effort of such a development [0001] might be complex and time-consuming, but would nevertheless be a routine undertaking for those of ordinary skill in the art having the benefit of this disclosure. id="p-55" id="p-55" id="p-55" id="p-55" id="p-55" id="p-55"

[0055] In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, reference is now made to FIG 1 , showing a schematic block diagram of a system of electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating. In some embodiments, [0001] electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating comprises to water inlet 12 .

Water inlet 12 is configured for receiving an inflow of tap water, typically from the grid. id="p-56" id="p-56" id="p-56" id="p-56" id="p-56" id="p-56"

[0056] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating further comprises pretreatment module 14 . Pretreatment module 14 is [0001] operationally connectable to water inlet 12 Pretreatment module 14 is configured for processing the tap water into a suitable electrolytical substrate. In some embodiments, pretreatment module 14 comprises filters and/or reverse osmosis membranes configured to filter the inflow of tap water received from inlet 12 , so as to remove essentially all impurities from tap water received from inlet 12 . id="p-57" id="p-57" id="p-57" id="p-57" id="p-57" id="p-57"

[0057] In some embodiments, an essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate is formed in electrolytical thermogenerator 10 , where the suitable electrolytical substrate circulates. In some embodiments, the essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate is replenishable from pretreatment [0001] module 14 . id="p-58" id="p-58" id="p-58" id="p-58" id="p-58" id="p-58"

[0058] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating further comprises reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank 16 .

Reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank 16 is operationally connected to pretreatment module 14 . Reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank 16is configured [0001] for storing the electrolytical substrate. id="p-59" id="p-59" id="p-59" id="p-59" id="p-59" id="p-59"

[0059] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating further comprises power module 18 . Power module 18 is operationally connected to power inlet 20 . In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10further includes controller 22 . Controller 22 is operationally connected to power [0001] module 18 . Controller 22 optionally comprises a computing device. In some embodiments, controller 22 further comprises an IoT device, as specified hereunder. Controller 22 is configured for controlling the operation of electrolytical thermogenerator 10 . id="p-60" id="p-60" id="p-60" id="p-60" id="p-60" id="p-60"

[0060] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic [0001] heating further comprises electrolyzer 24 . Electrolyzer 24 is operationally connected to power module 18 and reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank 16 . Electrolyzer 24 is configured for splitting the electrolytical substrate into molecular hydrogen 23 and molecular oxygen 25 . id="p-61" id="p-61" id="p-61" id="p-61" id="p-61" id="p-61"

[0061] In some embodiments, molecular hydrogen 23 and molecular oxygen are consumed essentially in their entirety in a real time. In some embodiments, essentially no molecular hydrogen and/or molecular oxygen are stored. In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating specifically [0001] excludes essentially any dedicated means or device for storing the molecular hydrogen and/or molecular oxygen. id="p-62" id="p-62" id="p-62" id="p-62" id="p-62" id="p-62"

[0062] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating further includes pressure regulator 26 . Pressure regulator 26 is operationally connected to electrolyzer 24 . Pressure regulator 26 is configured to [0001] receive molecular hydrogen 23 and the molecular oxygen 25 from electrolyzer 24 and output molecular hydrogen 23 and molecular oxygen 25 at a preset pressure value. id="p-63" id="p-63" id="p-63" id="p-63" id="p-63" id="p-63"

[0063] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 further comprises manifold module 15 , interconnecting electrolyzer 24 with the essentially [0001] closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate and with pressure regulator 26 . id="p-64" id="p-64" id="p-64" id="p-64" id="p-64" id="p-64"

[0064] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating further comprises combustion module 28 . Combustion module 28 is operationally connected to pressure regulator 26 . Combustion module 28 is configured to receive molecular hydrogen 23 and molecular oxygen 25 having the [0001] output pressure of the preset value, controlled by pressure regulator 26 . id="p-65" id="p-65" id="p-65" id="p-65" id="p-65" id="p-65"

[0065] In some embodiments, combustion module 28 is configured for controllably ignite a mixture of molecular hydrogen 23 and molecular oxygen 25 , thereby generating an overheated steam. In some embodiments, combustion module forms an essentially closed loop system. id="p-66" id="p-66" id="p-66" id="p-66" id="p-66" id="p-66"

[0066] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating further comprises condenser 30 in combination with heat exchanger 32 .

Condenser 30 in combination with heat exchanger 32 is operationally connected to [0001] combustion module 28 and reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank 16 . id="p-67" id="p-67" id="p-67" id="p-67" id="p-67" id="p-67"

[0067] In some embodiments, condenser 30 is configured to cool down the overheated steam into liquid condensate 31 and to warm up heat exchanger working fluid 33 . In some embodiments, a closed loop of condenser 30 in combination with heat exchanger 32 is formed, in which heat exchanger working [0001] fluid circulates. id="p-68" id="p-68" id="p-68" id="p-68" id="p-68" id="p-68"

[0068] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating further comprises hot water heat exchanger 34 . Hot water heat exchanger 34 is operationally connected to condenser 30 . Hot water heat exchanger 34 is configured to receive an inflow of heat exchanger working fluid and to warm up the [0001] tap water for a domestic hot tap water subsystem. id="p-69" id="p-69" id="p-69" id="p-69" id="p-69" id="p-69"

[0069] In some embodiments, electrolytical thermogenerator 10 for domestic heating further comprises domestic heating heat exchanger 36 . Domestic heating heat exchanger 36 is operationally connected to hot water heat exchanger 34 .

Domestic heating heat exchanger 36 is configured to receive an inflow of heat [0001] exchanger working fluid from hot water heat exchanger 34 and to warm up a working fluid of a domestic heating subsystem. In some embodiments, domestic heating heat exchanger 36 is connected in tandem and downstream to hot water heat exchanger 34 . id="p-70" id="p-70" id="p-70" id="p-70" id="p-70" id="p-70"

[0070] In some embodiments, controller 22 is configured to automatically ignite the mixture of molecular hydrogen 23 and molecular oxygen 25 , upon the output pressure of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen reaching the preset value. [0001] id="p-71" id="p-71" id="p-71" id="p-71" id="p-71" id="p-71"

[0071] In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, reference is now made to FIG 2 , showing a flowchart of method 100 of electrolytical thermogeneration for domestic heating. Method 100 of the embodiment of FIG 2 illustrates various features that may be interchangeable with elements and/or features of any other embodiment described in the specification. [0001] id="p-72" id="p-72" id="p-72" id="p-72" id="p-72" id="p-72"

[0072] In some embodiments, method 100 comprises step 102 of receiving an inflow of tap water. In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises 104 of processing the tap water into a suitable electrolytical substrate. id="p-73" id="p-73" id="p-73" id="p-73" id="p-73" id="p-73"

[0073] In some embodiments, method 100 further includes a step of forming an essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate and circulating the [0001] suitable electrolytical substrate therein. In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises a step of replenishing the essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate. id="p-74" id="p-74" id="p-74" id="p-74" id="p-74" id="p-74"

[0074] In some embodiments, method 100 further includes step 106 of storing the electrolytical substrate in the reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank. [0001] In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises step 108 of splitting the electrolytical substrate into molecular hydrogen and molecular oxygen. id="p-75" id="p-75" id="p-75" id="p-75" id="p-75" id="p-75"

[0075] In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises a step of consuming the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen essentially in their entirety in a real time. In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises a step of essentially not storing any molecular hydrogen and/or molecular oxygen. id="p-76" id="p-76" id="p-76" id="p-76" id="p-76" id="p-76"

[0076] In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises step 110 of controlling an output pressure of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen [0001] according to a predetermined value. In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises a step of automatically igniting a mixture of molecular hydrogen and molecular oxygen, upon the output pressure of the molecular hydrogen and the molecular oxygen reaching the preset value. id="p-77" id="p-77" id="p-77" id="p-77" id="p-77" id="p-77"

[0077] In some embodiments, method 100 further includes step 112 of [0001] controllably igniting a mixture of the molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen, thereby generating an overheated steam. In some embodiments, method 100 further includes step 114 of cooling down the overheated steam into a liquid condensate and warming up a heat exchanger working fluid. In some embodiments, method 100 further includes step 116 of recycling the liquid condensate into the [0001] reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank. id="p-78" id="p-78" id="p-78" id="p-78" id="p-78" id="p-78"

[0078] In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises step 118 of warming up the tap water for a domestic hot tap water subsystem, by the heat exchanger working fluid. In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises step 120 of warming up a working fluid of a domestic heating subsystem, by the heat [0001] exchanger working fluid. id="p-79" id="p-79" id="p-79" id="p-79" id="p-79" id="p-79"

[0079] In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises a step of connecting the domestic heating heat exchanger in tandem and downstream to the hot water heat exchanger. id="p-80" id="p-80" id="p-80" id="p-80" id="p-80" id="p-80"

[0080] In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises a step of forming a closed loop of the condenser in combination with the heat exchanger and circulating the heat exchanger working fluid therein. id="p-81" id="p-81" id="p-81" id="p-81" id="p-81" id="p-81"

[0081] In some embodiments, method 100 further comprises a step of [0001] interconnecting an electrolyzer with the essentially closed loop of the suitable electrolytical substrate and with the pressure regulator, by a retrievable manifold module. id="p-82" id="p-82" id="p-82" id="p-82" id="p-82" id="p-82"

[0082] In some embodiments, controller module 22of system 10 shown in FIG 1 comprises an IoT device connectable to a computer network. Reference is [0001] now made to FIG 3 shows an exemplary IoT device 302 which includes an antenna 304 for communication with antennas and propagation [AP] (not shown). Exemplary IoT device 302shown in FIG 3 is configured to receive messages, preferably in an encrypted form, so as to control operation of the controller module 22 shown in FIG 1 . A controller 306 of exemplary IoT device 302 , which includes: a transmitter, [0001] receiver and baseband processor, is coupled to the antenna and is operative to execute protocols. id="p-83" id="p-83" id="p-83" id="p-83" id="p-83" id="p-83"

[0083] The controller 306 is coupled to a public identifier Dev_m 308 , which is accessible directly to the controller 306 , and may include information printed on the IoT device 302 , or is transmitted by the IoT device, such as a registration [0001] request. The private identifier ID_m 316 is not publicly accessible. In one example shown in FIG. 3 , the private ID_m 316 may be hashed 314 using a Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA), such as the SHA-2 as published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and described in US patent 6829355. id="p-84" id="p-84" id="p-84" id="p-84" id="p-84" id="p-84"

[0084] An incoming registration acknowledgement which includes a secure ID_m as a hash may be compared 318 to generate an authorization for association 312 to the controller 306 . Alternatively, the ID_m 316 may be directly coupled to the controller 306 , which decrypts an incoming registration acknowledgement and the [0001] decrypted received ID_m from a message may be directly compared to the ID_m 316 which is unique to the IoT device 302 and not directly accessible from an external query. id="p-85" id="p-85" id="p-85" id="p-85" id="p-85" id="p-85"

[0085] With reference to FIG 4 , an exemplary system for implementing aspects described herein includes a computing device, such as computing device [0001] 400 . In its most basic configuration, computing device 400 typically includes at least one processing unit 402 and memory 404 . Depending on the exact configuration and type of computing device, memory 404 may be volatile, such as random access memory (RAM), non-volatile, such as read-only memory (ROM), flash memory, etc., or any combination thereof. This most basic configuration is illustrated in FIG 4 by [0001] dashed line 406 . id="p-86" id="p-86" id="p-86" id="p-86" id="p-86" id="p-86"

[0086] Computing device 400 may have additional features/functionality. For example, computing device 400 may include additional storage (removable and/or non-removable) including, but not limited to, magnetic or optical disks or tape. Such additional storage is illustrated in FIG 4 by removable storage 408 and non- [0001] removable storage 410 . id="p-87" id="p-87" id="p-87" id="p-87" id="p-87" id="p-87"

[0087] Computing device 400 typically includes a variety of computer readable media. Computer readable media can be any available media that can be accessed by computing device 400 and include both volatile and non-volatile media, and removable and non-removable media. Computer storage media include volatile and non-volatile, and removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. Memory 404 , [0001] removable storage 408 , and non-removable storage 410 are all examples of computer storage media. Computer storage media include, but are not limited to, RAM, ROM, electrically erasable program read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or [0001] other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can be accessed by computing device 400 . Any such computer storage media may be part of computing device 400 . id="p-88" id="p-88" id="p-88" id="p-88" id="p-88" id="p-88"

[0088] Computing device 400 may contain communications connection(s) 412 that allow the device to communicate with other devices. Computing device [0001] 400 may also have input device(s) 414 such as a keyboard, mouse, pen, voice input device, touch input device, etc. Output device(s) 416 such as a display, speakers, printer, etc. may also be included. All these devices are well known in the art and need not be discussed at length here. id="p-89" id="p-89" id="p-89" id="p-89" id="p-89" id="p-89"

[0089] It should be understood that the various techniques described herein [0001] may be implemented in connection with hardware or software or, where appropriate, with a combination of both. Thus, the processes and apparatus of the presently disclosed subject matter, or certain aspects or portions thereof, may take the form of program code (i.e., instructions) embodied in tangible media, such as floppy diskettes, CD-ROMs, hard drives, or any other machine-readable storage medium where, when the program code is loaded into and executed by a machine, such as a computer, the machine becomes an apparatus for practicing the presently disclosed subject matter. id="p-90" id="p-90" id="p-90" id="p-90" id="p-90" id="p-90"

[0090] Although exemplary implementations may refer to utilizing aspects of [0001] the presently disclosed subject matter in the context of one or more stand-alone computer systems, the subject matter is not so limited, but rather may be implemented in connection with any computing environment, such as a network or distributed computing environment. Still further, aspects of the presently disclosed subject matter may be implemented in or across a plurality of processing chips or [0001] devices, and storage may similarly be effected across a plurality of devices. Such devices might include PCs, network servers, and handheld devices, for example. id="p-91" id="p-91" id="p-91" id="p-91" id="p-91" id="p-91"

[0091] It will be appreciated by persons skilled in the art of the invention that various features and/or elements elaborated in the context of a specific embodiment described hereinabove and/or referenced herein and/or illustrated by a particular [0001] example in a certain drawing enclosed hereto, whether method, system, device or product, is/are interchangeable with features and/or elements of any other embodiment described in the specification and/or shown in the drawings. Moreover, skilled persons would appreciate that the present invention is not limited by what has been particularly shown and described hereinabove. Rather the scope of the [0001] invention is defined by the claims which follow:

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1. An electrolytical thermogenerator for domestic heating comprises: (a) a water inlet, configured for receiving an inflow of tap water; (b) a pretreatment module, operationally connected to said water inlet and configured for processing said tap water into a suitable electrolytical substrate; (c) a reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank, operationally connected to said pretreatment module and configured for storing said electrolytical substrate; (d) a power module, operationally connected to a power inlet; (e) a controller, operationally connected to said power module; (f) an electrolyzer operationally connected to said power module reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank, configured for splitting said electrolytical substrate into molecular hydrogen and molecular oxygen; (g) a pressure regulator, operationally connected to said electrolyzer and configured to control an output pressure of said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen according to a predetermined value; (h) a combustion module, operationally connected to said pressure regulator and configured to receive said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen having said output pressure of said predetermined value, said combustion module is configured for controllably ignite a mixture of said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen, thereby generating an overheated steam; (i) a condenser in combination with a heat exchanger, operationally - 25 - connected to said combustion module and said reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank, said condenser is configured to cool down said overheated steam into a liquid condensate and warm up a heat exchanger working fluid; (j) a hot water heat exchanger operationally connected to said condenser and configured to receive an inflow of said heat exchanger working fluid and to warm up said tap water for a domestic hot tap water subsystem; (k) a domestic heating heat exchanger operationally connected to said hot water heat exchanger and configured to receive an inflow of said heat exchanger working fluid and to warm up a working fluid of a domestic heating subsystem.

2. The system as in claim 1, wherein a closed loop of said condenser in combination with said heat exchanger is formed, wherein said heat exchanger working fluid is circulating.

3. The system as in claim 1, wherein an essentially closed loop of said suitable electrolytical substrate is formed, wherein said suitable electrolytical substrate is circulating.

4. The system as in claim 3, wherein said essentially closed loop of said suitable electrolytical substrate is replenishable from said water inlet.

5. The system as in any of the claims 3 or 4, further comprises a manifold - 26 - module, interconnecting said electrolyzer with said essentially closed loop of said suitable electrolytical substrate and with said pressure regulator.

6. The system as in any of the claims 1 to 5, wherein said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen are consumed in their entirety in a real time.

7. The system as in any of the claims 1 to 6, wherein essentially no molecular hydrogen and/or molecular oxygen are stored.

8. The system as in any of the claims 1 to 7, wherein said controller is configured to automatically ignite said mixture of said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen, upon said output pressure of said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen reaching said predetermined value.

9. The system as in any of the claims 1 to 8, wherein said domestic heating heat exchanger is connected in tandem and downstream to said hot water heat exchanger.

10. The system as in any of the claims 1 to 9, wherein said combustion is performed in an essentially closed loop system.

11. A method electrolytic thermogeneration system for domestic heating comprises: (a) receiving an inflow of tap water; - 27 - (b) processing said tap water into a suitable electrolytical substrate; (c) storing said electrolytical substrate in said reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank; (d) splitting said electrolytical substrate into molecular hydrogen and molecular oxygen; (e) controlling an output pressure of said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen according to a predetermined value; (f) controllably igniting a mixture of said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen, thereby generating an overheated steam; (g) cooling down said overheated steam into a liquid condensate and warming up a heat exchanger working fluid; (h) recycling said liquid condensate into said reprocessing electrolytical substrate tank; (i) warming up said tap water for a domestic hot tap water subsystem, by said heat exchanger working fluid; (j) warming up a working fluid of a domestic heating subsystem, by said heat exchanger working fluid.

12. The method, as in claim 11, further comprises forming a closed loop of said condenser in combination with said heat exchanger and circulating said heat exchanger working fluid therein.

13. The method, as in claim 11, further comprises forming an essentially closed loop of said suitable electrolytical substrate and circulating said suitable - 28 - electrolytical substrate therein.

14. The method, as in claim 13, further comprises replenishing said essentially closed loop of said suitable electrolytical substrate from said water inlet.

15. The method, as in any of the claims 13 or 14, further comprises interconnecting said electrolyzer with said essentially closed loop of said suitable electrolytical substrate and with said pressure regulator, by a retrievable manifold module.

16. The method, as in any of the claims 11 to 15, further comprises consuming said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen essentially in their entirety in a real time.

17. The method as in any of the claims 11 to 16, further comprises storing essentially no molecular hydrogen and/or molecular oxygen.

18. The method, as in any of the claims 11 to 17, further comprises automatically igniting said mixture of said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen, upon said output pressure of said molecular hydrogen and said molecular oxygen reaching said predetermined value.

19. The method, as in any of the claims 11 to 18, further comprises connecting said domestic heating heat exchanger in tandem and downstream to said hot - 29 - water heat exchanger.

20. The method, as in any of the claims 11 to 19, further comprises performing said combustion is in an essentially closed loop system.