Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a self-hydrogen-production power generation device for taking water from air, which can produce hydrogen at any time, solves the problem that hydrogen is difficult to store and transport, and simultaneously does not need to carry a large amount of water sources so as to improve the hydrogen storage density.
The embodiment of the invention is realized by the following steps:
the embodiment of the invention provides a self-hydrogen-generation power generation device for taking water from air, which comprises a shell, and a water absorption assembly, a hydrogen generation assembly and a power supply assembly which are arranged in the shell, wherein the water absorption assembly is arranged on the hydrogen generation assembly, and the hydrogen generation assembly is communicated with the power supply assembly; the subassembly that absorbs water is including the package that absorbs water, the package that absorbs water can absorb and store the moisture in the air to release the moisture of storing under the state of being heated, hydrogen generation subassembly includes the hydrogen manufacturing package, the hydrogen manufacturing package be used for with the moisture reaction that the package that absorbs water released makes hydrogen, the power supply subassembly be arranged in with the oxygen in the air with hydrogen reaction release electric energy. The self-hydrogen-production power generation device capable of taking water from the air can produce hydrogen at any time, solves the problem that hydrogen is difficult to store and transport, and simultaneously does not need to carry a large amount of water sources, thereby improving the hydrogen storage density.
Optionally, the water absorption assembly further comprises a box body, an opening is formed in the top of the box body, a drain hole is formed in the bottom of the box body, and the water absorption bag is arranged in the box body.
Optionally, the subassembly that absorbs water still includes a plurality of heat conduction baffle, and is a plurality of heat conduction baffle be the interval set up in the box, be provided with first ventilation hole on the lateral wall of box, be provided with the second ventilation hole on the heat conduction baffle, the material package that absorbs water sets up in adjacent two between the heat conduction baffle.
Optionally, the water absorption assembly further includes a heat collection plate, the heat collection plate is detachably disposed on the tank body to selectively close the opening, and when the heat collection plate closes the opening, the heat collection plate and the heat conduction partition plate are in contact with each other.
Optionally, the absorbent material package includes at least two first water-absorbing layers and sets up in two the second water-absorbing layer between the first water-absorbing layer, first water-absorbing layer is planar structure, the second water-absorbing layer is the ripple architecture.
Optionally, the moisture-absorbing pack comprises at least one of a porous material comprising at least one of activated carbon, zeolite molecular sieves, porous silica gel, aerogel, and metal organic frameworks, and a hygroscopic salt comprising at least one of lithium chloride and calcium chloride.
Optionally, the hydrogen production material package comprises a solid hydrolyzed hydrogen production material comprising at least one of an active metal and an active metal compound, the active metal comprising at least one of Mg, Li, Al, Ca, Na, and K, the active metal compound comprising LiH, NaH, KH, MgH2、AlH3And CaH2At least one of them.
Optionally, the power supply subassembly includes fuel cell and radiator, hydrogen production subassembly still includes connecting line and filter-dryer, fuel cell with pass through between the hydrogen production material package connecting line intercommunication, filter-dryer set up in connecting line, it is right to filter and dry hydrogen, the radiator with fuel cell is relative setting, is used for rightly the fuel cell heat dissipation.
Optionally, a power interface is disposed on the housing, the power supply assembly further includes a BMS power management system and an auxiliary battery, an input end of the BMS power management system is connected to the fuel cell and the auxiliary battery, respectively, and an output end of the BMS power management system is connected to the power interface for controlling operations of the fuel cell and the auxiliary battery.
Optionally, the power supply assembly further includes a check valve and a flow regulating valve, the check valve and the flow regulating valve are sequentially disposed on the connection pipeline, the check valve is used for limiting the hydrogen to flow to the fuel cell from the hydrogen production material, and the flow regulating valve is used for regulating the flow rate of the hydrogen flowing through the connection pipeline.
The embodiment of the invention has the beneficial effects that:
this power generation facility includes the casing and sets up the subassembly that absorbs water in the casing, hydrogen production subassembly and power supply unit spare, the subassembly that absorbs water sets up on hydrogen production subassembly, in other words, hydrogen production subassembly is located the below of subassembly that absorbs water, so that the subassembly that absorbs water will follow moisture transmission to hydrogen production subassembly that acquires in the air, thereby make hydrogen production subassembly can utilize the moisture of acquireing to make hydrogen, hydrogen production subassembly and power supply unit spare intercommunication, so that hydrogen production subassembly will make hydrogen transmission to power supply unit spare, thereby make power supply unit spare can utilize the hydrogen that makes to generate electricity. Specifically, the subassembly that absorbs water includes the material package that absorbs water, and the material package that absorbs water can absorb and store the moisture in the air to release the moisture of storing under the state of being heated, hydrogen generation subassembly includes the hydrogen manufacturing material package, and the hydrogen manufacturing material package is used for making hydrogen with the moisture reaction that the material package that absorbs water released, and the power supply subassembly is arranged in with the oxygen in the air and hydrogen reaction release electric energy. So, this power generation facility can utilize earlier the material package that absorbs water to absorb moisture and store in the material package that absorbs water from the air, heat the material package that absorbs water again and make it be under the heated state, release with the moisture that absorbs water and store in the material package, when the moisture that releases makes and reaches certain humidity in the casing, hydrogen manufacturing material package can react with moisture (can be gaseous state, also can be liquid) and make hydrogen, the hydrogen that makes can transmit to the power supply subassembly, react the release electric energy with the hydrogen that makes through the oxygen of power supply subassembly in with the air. Compare in the power generation facility among the prior art, the power generation facility that this application provided can be simply, high-efficient, produce hydrogen promptly to solved the problem that hydrogen is difficult to the warehousing and transportation, simultaneously, can also follow water in the air and utilize, thereby need not to carry a large amount of water sources, and then show ground and improved hydrogen storage density.
Detailed Description
In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.
Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings or the orientations or positional relationships that the products of the present invention are conventionally placed in use, and are only used for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," "third," and the like are used solely to distinguish one from another and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
Furthermore, the terms "horizontal", "vertical" and the like do not imply that the components are required to be absolutely horizontal or pendant, but rather may be slightly inclined. For example, "horizontal" merely means that the direction is more horizontal than "vertical" and does not mean that the structure must be perfectly horizontal, but may be slightly inclined.
In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly and may, for example, be fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; either directly or indirectly through intervening media, or may be internal to both elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Referring to fig. 1, the present embodiment provides a self-hydrogen-generation power generation apparatus 100 (hereinafter referred to as power generation apparatus 100) for taking water from air, which includes ahousing 10, and awater absorption assembly 20, ahydrogen generation assembly 30 and apower supply assembly 40 disposed in thehousing 10, wherein thewater absorption assembly 20 is disposed on thehydrogen generation assembly 30, and thehydrogen generation assembly 30 is communicated with thepower supply assembly 40; thesubassembly 20 that absorbs water includes thepackage 21 that absorbs water, and thepackage 21 that absorbs water can absorb and store the moisture in the air to release the moisture of storing under the state of being heated,hydrogen generation subassembly 30 includes hydrogenproduction material package 31, and hydrogenproduction material package 31 is used for making hydrogen with the moisture reaction that thepackage 21 releases that absorbs water, andpower supply unit 40 is arranged in with the oxygen in the air and hydrogen reaction release electric energy. The self-generating hydrogenpower generation device 100 which takes water from the air can produce hydrogen at any time, solves the problem that hydrogen is difficult to store and transport, and simultaneously does not need to carry a large amount of water sources, thereby improving the hydrogen storage density.
It should be noted that thepower generation device 100 includes ahousing 10, awater absorption assembly 20 disposed in thehousing 10, ahydrogen generation assembly 30, and apower supply assembly 40, wherein thewater absorption assembly 20 is disposed on thehydrogen generation assembly 30, in other words, thehydrogen generation assembly 30 is located below thewater absorption assembly 20, so that thewater absorption assembly 20 transmits moisture obtained from air to thehydrogen generation assembly 30, so that thehydrogen generation assembly 30 can produce hydrogen gas by using the obtained moisture, thehydrogen generation assembly 30 is communicated with thepower supply assembly 40, so that thehydrogen generation assembly 30 transmits the produced hydrogen gas to thepower supply assembly 40, and thepower supply assembly 40 can generate power by using the produced hydrogen gas.
Specifically, subassembly 20 absorbs water includes themoisture absorption package 21, and themoisture absorption package 21 can absorb and store the moisture in the air to release the moisture of storage under the heated state,hydrogen generation subassembly 30 includeshydrogen manufacturing package 31, andhydrogen manufacturing package 31 is used for making hydrogen with the moisture reaction that themoisture absorption package 21 released, andpower supply unit 40 is arranged in with the oxygen in the air and hydrogen reaction release electric energy. So, thispower generation facility 100 can utilize earlier the waterabsorption material package 21 to absorb moisture from the air and store in the waterabsorption material package 21, heat the waterabsorption material package 21 again and make it be under the heated state, release with the moisture that stores in the waterabsorption material package 21, when the moisture that releases makes and reaches certain humidity in thecasing 10, hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31 can react with moisture (can be gaseous state, also can be liquid) and make hydrogen, the hydrogen that makes can transmit topower supply unit 40, react the release electric energy with the hydrogen that makes through the oxygen ofpower supply unit 40 in with the air.
It should be noted that, since the water absorbingmaterial bag 21 needs to be heated to be in a heated state, assuming that the temperature of the water absorbingmaterial bag 21 before being heated is the first temperature and the temperature of the water absorbingmaterial bag 21 after being heated is the second temperature, the specific value of the first temperature is less than the specific value of the second temperature. Regarding the specific values of the first temperature and the second temperature, those skilled in the art should be able to select and design reasonably according to practical situations, and the specific values of the first temperature are not limited to the specific values, and only need to be smaller than the specific values of the second temperature.
In addition, regarding the components of themoisture absorption pack 21, those skilled in the art should be able to select and design the components reasonably according to actual situations, and the components are not limited to specific ones, and it is sufficient that themoisture absorption pack 21 can absorb and store moisture in the air, and release the stored moisture in a heated state. Regarding the components of the hydrogen producingmaterial bag 31, those skilled in the art should be able to select and design the components reasonably according to actual situations, and the components are not limited to specific ones, so long as the hydrogen producingmaterial bag 31 can react with the moisture released from the moisture absorbingmaterial bag 21 to produce hydrogen.
As described above, thepower generation device 100 includes thehousing 10, thewater absorption assembly 20 disposed in thehousing 10, thehydrogen generation assembly 30, and thepower supply assembly 40, wherein thewater absorption assembly 20 is disposed on thehydrogen generation assembly 30, in other words, thehydrogen generation assembly 30 is disposed below thewater absorption assembly 20, so that thewater absorption assembly 20 transmits moisture obtained from the air to thehydrogen generation assembly 30, so that thehydrogen generation assembly 30 can produce hydrogen gas by using the obtained moisture, thehydrogen generation assembly 30 is communicated with thepower supply assembly 40, so that thehydrogen generation assembly 30 transmits the produced hydrogen gas to thepower supply assembly 40, and thepower supply assembly 40 can generate power by using the produced hydrogen gas. Specifically, subassembly 20 absorbs water includes themoisture absorption package 21, and themoisture absorption package 21 can absorb and store the moisture in the air to release the moisture of storage under the heated state,hydrogen generation subassembly 30 includeshydrogen manufacturing package 31, andhydrogen manufacturing package 31 is used for making hydrogen with the moisture reaction that themoisture absorption package 21 released, andpower supply unit 40 is arranged in with the oxygen in the air and hydrogen reaction release electric energy. So, thispower generation facility 100 can utilize earlier the waterabsorption material package 21 to absorb moisture from the air and store in the waterabsorption material package 21, heat the waterabsorption material package 21 again and make it be under the heated state, release with the moisture that stores in the waterabsorption material package 21, when the moisture that releases makes and reaches certain humidity in thecasing 10, hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31 can react with moisture (can be gaseous state, also can be liquid) and make hydrogen, the hydrogen that makes can transmit topower supply unit 40, react the release electric energy with the hydrogen that makes through the oxygen ofpower supply unit 40 in with the air. Compared with thepower generation device 100 in the prior art, thepower generation device 100 provided by the application can simply and efficiently produce hydrogen in real time, so that the problem that hydrogen is difficult to store and transport is solved, and meanwhile, water can be taken from the air for utilization, so that a large amount of water sources do not need to be carried, and the hydrogen storage density is obviously improved.
Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, thewater absorbing assembly 20 further includes abox body 22, the top of thebox body 22 has an opening, the bottom of thebox body 22 has a drainage hole, and the water absorbingmaterial bag 21 is disposed in thebox body 22. Illustratively, in the present embodiment, thebox 22 has a rectangular structure, but in other embodiments, thebox 22 may also have a cylindrical structure, a trapezoidal structure, etc., and those skilled in the art should be able to make reasonable selection and design according to the actual situation, and the invention is not limited in this respect.
It should be noted that, the waterabsorption material bag 21 is disposed in thebox body 22, so that the waterabsorption material bag 21 can contact with air to absorb moisture in the air, as shown in fig. 1 and fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the top of thebox body 22 has an opening, wherein the larger the area of the opening, the more sufficient the waterabsorption material bag 21 contacts with the air. In order to enable the moisture released by the waterabsorption material bag 21 in a heated state to contact with the hydrogenproduction material bag 31, the bottom of thebox body 22 is provided with drain holes, wherein the more the number and the larger the area of the drain holes are, the easier the released moisture is to fully contact with the hydrogenproduction material bag 31.
In addition, can be provided with place the platform on the lateral wall ofcasing 10, hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31 sets up in the bottom ofcasing 10, and hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31 is located below the place the platform,box 22 sets up on place the platform, so,box 22 can enough set up on hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31, can also with hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31 between reserve have certain clearance, the bottom of avoidingbox 22 is the laminating setting with hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31, or said,box 22 tightly presses on hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31 under the action of gravity, lead to the moisture of water absorbingmaterial package 21 release and the hydrogen manufacturing reaction between the hydrogenmanufacturing material package 31 to receive the influence.
As shown in fig. 2, in this embodiment, thewater absorption assembly 20 further includes a plurality of heatconductive partition plates 23, the heatconductive partition plates 23 are disposed in thebox body 22 at intervals, afirst vent hole 221 is disposed on a side wall of thebox body 22, asecond vent hole 231 is disposed on the heatconductive partition plate 23, and the waterabsorption material bag 21 is disposed between two adjacent heatconductive partition plates 23.
It should be noted that, in order to make the water absorbingmaterial bag 21 to be heated sufficiently, so as to release the water stored in the water absorbingmaterial bag 21 more rapidly and completely, in this embodiment, thewater absorbing assembly 20 further includes a plurality of heat-conductingpartition plates 23, the heat-conductingpartition plates 23 are disposed in thebox 22 at intervals, and the water absorbingmaterial bag 21 is disposed between two adjacent heat-conductingpartition plates 23. In order to further improve the sufficient degree of the contact between the waterabsorption material bag 21 and the air, the side wall of thebox body 22 is provided with afirst vent hole 221, and the heatconduction partition plate 23 is provided with asecond vent hole 231, wherein the more the number and the larger the area of thefirst vent hole 221 and thesecond vent hole 231 are, the more the contact between the waterabsorption material bag 21 and the air is sufficient.
As shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, thewater absorbing assembly 20 further includes aheat collecting plate 24, theheat collecting plate 24 is detachably disposed on thetank 22 to selectively close the opening, and when theheat collecting plate 24 closes the opening, theheat collecting plate 24 and the heatconductive partition 23 are in contact with each other. Illustratively, thetank 22 may be provided with a sliding slot, and theheat collecting plate 24 may be slidably disposed in the sliding slot, so that theheat collecting plate 24 is detachably connected with thetank 22.
It should be noted that, when thewater absorption bag 21 needs to absorb moisture from the air, theheat collection plate 24 can be detached from thebox 22 to expose the opening, so that thewater absorption bag 21 can be fully contacted with the air until thewater absorption bag 21 stores the moisture in the air inside the air, and when thewater absorption bag 21 needs to release the moisture stored inside the air, theheat collection plate 24 can be installed on thebox 22 to close the opening, so that the heat (for example, solar energy) absorbed by theheat collection plate 24 can be transmitted to thewater absorption bag 21 through the heatconductive partition plate 23, so that thewater absorption bag 21 can absorb and store the moisture in the air, and release the stored moisture in a heated state.
Referring to fig. 3 again, theabsorbent material bag 21 includes at least two first water-absorbinglayers 211 and a second water-absorbinglayer 212 disposed between the two first water-absorbinglayers 211, the first water-absorbinglayers 211 are planar structures, and the second water-absorbinglayers 212 are corrugated structures, so that two adjacent first water-absorbinglayers 211 and the second water-absorbinglayer 212 disposed between two adjacent first water-absorbinglayers 211 form cavities alternately existing therebetween, thereby increasing the contact area between theabsorbent material bag 21 and the air.
Optionally, the moisture-absorbingpack 21 includes at least one of a porous material including at least one of activated carbon, zeolite molecular sieves, porous silica gel, aerogel, and metal organic framework, and a hygroscopic salt including at least one of lithium chloride and calcium chloride.
It is estimated that the atmosphere contains more than 12.9 x 1012 cubic meters of regenerable water, and once the atmospheric temperature is reduced and the partial pressure of water vapor contained in the air reaches saturation, the water vapor begins to condense, water can be removed from the air at a lower temperature and released at a higher temperature by using the porous material and hygroscopic salt, thereby allowing the water-absorbingmaterial pack 21 to absorb and store the moisture in the air and release the stored moisture in a heated state.
Optionally, hydrogenproduction material bag 31 includes a solid hydrolyzed hydrogen production material including at least one of an active metal and an active metal compound, where the active metal includes at least one of Mg, Li, Al, Ca, Na, and K, and the active metal compound includes LiH, NaH, KH, and MgH2、AlH3And CaH2At least one of them.
The principle of hydrogen production by the solid hydrolysis hydrogen production material is that the solid hydrolysis hydrogen production material is contacted with water (or aqueous solution) to rapidly react to produce hydrogen, the purity of the produced hydrogen is as high as 99.99%, and the hydrogen production method has the characteristics of low water quality requirement, spontaneous reaction, rapid hydrogen release and high volume hydrogen storage density. Optionally, the solid hydrolysis hydrogen production material is in a powder shape, so that the contact area of the solid hydrolysis hydrogen production material and water can be increased, and the reaction rate is increased. When the solid hydrolysis hydrogen production material is in a powder shape, the hydrogenproduction material bag 31 can be made of non-woven fabrics, metal materials and the like to wrap the solid hydrolysis hydrogen production material, so that the solid hydrolysis hydrogen production material is prevented from flying apart.
Secondly, metals such as Al, Mg, Na are abundant in content on earth, have wide sources, low density and low price, can effectively reduce the cost of passing through thepower generation device 100, and the duration of generating hydrogen is long, and meanwhile, the reaction process does not generate harmful substances containing carbon and nitrogen, and the product is environment-friendly and conforms to the concept of green and environmental protection. In addition, the solid hydrolysis hydrogen production material may include a catalyst to accelerate the reaction rate of the active metal and/or active metal compound with water. Illustratively, the active metal reacts with water to generate hydrogen under the catalytic action of the catalyst, the duration of hydrogen generation is long, and the purity of the generated hydrogen is high.
As shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, thepower supply assembly 40 includes afuel cell 41 and aheat sink 42, thehydrogen generation assembly 30 further includes a connectingpipeline 32 and afilter dryer 33, thefuel cell 41 is communicated with the hydrogenproduction material packet 31 through the connectingpipeline 32, thefilter dryer 33 is disposed on the connectingpipeline 32 to filter and dry hydrogen, and theheat sink 42 is disposed opposite to thefuel cell 41 and used for dissipating heat from thefuel cell 41.
It should be noted that thepower supply assembly 40 includes afuel cell 41, thefuel cell 41 can react oxygen in the air with the prepared hydrogen to release electric energy, the reaction process requires dry and pure hydrogen, and can release a certain amount of heat, in order to ensure that thepower supply assembly 40 can work normally, thehydrogen production assembly 30 further includes a connectingpipeline 32 and afilter dryer 33, thefuel cell 41 is communicated with the hydrogenproduction material packet 31 through the connectingpipeline 32, thefilter dryer 33 is disposed on the connectingpipeline 32 to filter and dry the hydrogen, thepower supply assembly 40 further includes aheat radiator 42, theheat radiator 42 can be an air-cooled heat radiator 42 (e.g., a fan), and theheat radiator 42 can cool thefuel cell 41 only by facing an air outlet of theheat radiator 41 to thefuel cell 41.
As shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, apower interface 431 is disposed on thehousing 10, and in order to further improve the stability and reliability of thepower generation device 100, thepower supply assembly 40 further includes a BMSpower management system 43 and anauxiliary battery 44, wherein an input terminal of the BMSpower management system 43 is connected to thefuel cell 41 and theauxiliary battery 44, respectively, and an output terminal of the BMSpower management system 43 is connected to thepower interface 431 for controlling the operations of thefuel cell 41 and theauxiliary battery 44. Thus, when the BMSpower management system 43 determines that thefuel cell 41 is temporarily unable to supply power, theauxiliary battery 44 can be activated to supply power while thefuel cell 41 is in a standby state; when the BMSpower management system 43 determines that thefuel cell 41 is capable of supplying power, thefuel cell 41 is enabled to supply power while theauxiliary battery 44 is in a standby state.
As shown in fig. 1, in the present embodiment, thepower supply assembly 40 further includes acheck valve 45 and aflow regulating valve 46, thecheck valve 45 and theflow regulating valve 46 are sequentially disposed on the connectingpipeline 32, thecheck valve 45 is used for limiting the hydrogen to flow from the hydrogenproduction material bag 31 to thefuel cell 41 so as to prevent the hydrogen from flowing back into thehydrogen production assembly 30, and theflow regulating valve 46 is used for regulating the flow rate of the hydrogen flowing through the connectingpipeline 32 so as to precisely control the power generation of thefuel cell 41.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.