WO2009135485A9 - Dispositif de transformation d'énergie thermique en énergie électrique - Google Patents
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- the invention deals with the conversion of heat energy into electrical energy, in particular the generation of electricity by solar energy, by a thermoelectric cycle.
- any heat source for the production of electrical energy has been the use of a pressure gradient which drives an electrochemical cell, in conjunction with a cyclic process proposed. So is in the alkali-metal Thermoelectric converter sodium or potassium converted by supplying heat in vapor form and built up a pressure which leads to a flow of ions over a solid electrolyte to the low pressure compartment, where condensation takes place. By oxidation and reduction at the two electrodes of the ceramic electrolyte, a current is generated.
- One of the disadvantages of this type of thermoelectric converter is that the metals are relatively corrosive.
- the converter due to the high boiling point of the metals, must be operated at high temperatures, which also includes a high lower temperature level, and thus leads to a relatively low efficiency in terms of the Carnot process. Furthermore, the limited conductivity of the ionic conductors in this case poses a problem.
- Robert, E. US 4,677,038, 1987
- a cell produces a pressure gradient by supplying current by transporting a gas through an electrolyte in ionized form associated with reduction and oxidation.
- a second cell is operated at a high temperature and uses the established gradient to generate electricity.
- the aim of the present invention is a device which allows the simplest possible means an efficient generation of electric power from heat.
- the generation of electrical energy from solar radiation with a high efficiency is the aim of the invention.
- the mechanical Compression takes place with dissipation of heat by liquid or gas cooling at a low temperature.
- a concentration cell consisting of a solid ion conductor is operated while supplying heat.
- the electrolyte forms a boundary between the room with high and the space with lower partial pressure.
- At the electrolyte electrodes are each attached to the surfaces which face the two rooms.
- This electrochemical concentration cell generates electric energy by supplying heat at a high temperature level by an ion flux caused by the partial pressure difference.
- the heat of the hydrogen or oxygen removed from the cell in the low pressure chamber is used to heat the compressed hydrogen or oxygen supplied in the high pressure chamber of the cell.
- the advantages achieved by the invention are, in particular, that in comparison to the pure mechanical heat engine no moving parts are exposed to high temperatures. Furthermore, the process runs continuously at high temperatures. Since, in contrast to the so-called Amtec converter, hydrogen or oxygen is used instead of alkali metals, there are advantages in terms of electrolyte properties, thermodynamics, phase change, corrosion and lifetime of the electrodes. Furthermore, the use of simple, yet efficient, electromechanical components for compression presents a potential for reducing costs over the construction of a partial pressure differential by electrolysis cells. Also, using efficient electric machines and intensive near-isothermal cooling in compression can provide very good overall efficiency be achieved and which can expect even better values compared to expensive polymer electrolyte cells. The invention thus forms a combination of the proven simple mechanical principle of the Stirling engine, with the benefits of direct, known from fuel cells, electrochemical energy conversion, which requires no moving parts at high temperature.
- Fig. 1 shows the schematic structure of the device
- Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of the device, wherein solar heat is used to generate electricity shows.
- Fig.3 shows the device corresponding to the theoretical Ercisson cycle.
- the device according to the invention for the conversion of heat into electrical energy comprises a solid electrolyte, which gas-tightly separates two chambers 1, 2 in a closed system.
- a pressure difference between the two spaces is generated within the system by a mechanical compressor 3.
- electrodes 5, 6 are mounted.
- the working gas 7, which is hydrogen or oxygen, or contains portions of hydrogen and oxygen, is ionized and can pass through the electrolyte 4 at high temperature.
- the driving force of this process is the partial pressure difference on both sides.
- the compressor 3 is operated by cooling 8 at a temperature T2 which is below the operating temperature Tl of the electrochemical concentration cell.
- the process in the electrochemical cell is carried out with the supply of heat energy QTl.
- This step in the cycle corresponds to the isothermal expansion in a Stirling or exact Ericsson engine.
- the heat of the gas 2, which leaves the electrochemical cell in the hot and relaxed state, is transferred in a heat exchanger 9 to the compressed gas 1, which is supplied to the cell.
- This process corresponds to the internal isobaric heating and isobaric cooling in the Ericsson process.
- the open circuit voltage of the cell is described by the Nernst equation:
- No-load voltage R * Tl / z * F In (pl / p2)
- the mechanical work of the compressor under isothermal conditions, at the lower temperature, corresponds to the amount of heat to be dissipated by the cooling.
- An increase in the pressure difference leads to a higher cell voltage.
- the current correlates with the amount of gas to be compressed and circulated through the electrolyte.
- the electrochemical cell must be continuously supplied with thermal energy during operation.
- the passage of the ions in the electrolyte from the high pressure side to the low partial pressure side corresponds to the isothermal expansion of the gas in the Stirling engine. In both cases, energy is supplied in the form of heat.
- water can be injected into the cylinder chamber of the compressor at a temperature of 3O 0 C.
- a very advantageous development is mentioned, wherein the compression process is carried out very slowly.
- An operating frequency below 6 Hz achieves the most effective and reversible heat dissipation and thus compression. This positively influences the overall efficiency. It is also conceivable that more compressor stages are used.
- the use of hydrogen as a working gas in conjunction with a proton conductor as the electrolyte membrane is mentioned in claim 6.
- Advantages of hydrogen include the reducing effect and the high thermal conductivity. In the Scientific literature has been discussed in particular proton conductors of the perovskite type.
- the use of yttrium-stabilized zirconia which has a high ionic conductivity, is suitable.
- the use of a variable in the speed electronic control of the electric motor of the compressor is given in claim 7. Whereby the electronics ideally also have the possibility to buffer the kinetic energy of the piston during its braking in capacitors and again to use for the acceleration.
- the drive of the compressor by a linear motor has the advantage that no gear is necessary.
- a linear motor is used in synchronous design.
- the generation of a water vapor pressure in the system is called by the cooling water in claim 10.
- the cooling water with a corresponding temperature provides this vapor pressure.
- a mechanical compressor 17 which is controlled by a synchronous linear motor 18, the working gas hydrogen is compressed from 0.5 bar to 30 bar.
- the Working frequency is about one stroke per second which makes an ideal heat dissipation through the cooling water 19, which is sprayed into the piston chamber with a temperature of 30 0 C possible.
- the cooling water is then taken out at about 40 ° and circulated to a cooling tower or the like.
- the cooling water also provides a corresponding vapor pressure in the system, which maintains the proton conductivity of the electrolyte.
- Accumulator 19, 20 at ambient temperature are the compressor 17 upstream and downstream and take over a Windkesselfunktion.
- the compressed hydrogen gas 18 is heated by a countercurrent heat exchanger 19, by the flowing out of the cell at about 1000 ° C gas 21, also approximately 1000 °, while cools the low-pressure hydrogen from.
- the cell is operated as constant as possible at a temperature of 1000 0 C.
- the pressure difference leads to a flow of ionized gas particles over the electrolyte membrane 14 and thus to a voltage which can be dissipated and used via the electrodes 15 and current collector 16. Part of the energy is needed for the operation of the compressor. However, the energy required for compaction is significantly lower than the energy released by the ion current at high temperature, corresponding to the isothermal expansion.
- the compressor is controlled by a computer-controlled power electronics 22.
- the compressor piston can alternatively be driven by a crankshaft with flywheel and a conventional electric motor with reduction.
- the invention can also be used to convert parabolic mirrored solar energy into electricity.
- a central compression and cooling of the working gas offers. This can then be forwarded to numerous individual parabolic mirrors, which are equipped at the focal point with ceramic concentration cells for generating electricity.
- the use of the invention in parabolic trough power plants is possible, in which case ideally an elongated shaped cell is used in the focal point. Because of the smaller concentration ratio in this case, the operation at slightly lower temperatures offers.
- the present invention also enables the efficient use of combustion heat of any kind.
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