EP 2844385 A1 20150311 - SELF-REGULATING GAS GENERATOR AND METHOD
Title (en)
SELF-REGULATING GAS GENERATOR AND METHOD
Title (de)
SELBSTREGULIERENDER GASGENERATOR UND VERFAHREN
Title (fr)
GÉNÉRATEUR DE GAZ AUTORÉGULATEUR ET PROCÉDÉ
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 201213464881 A 20120504
- US 201213465798 A 20120507
- US 2013039521 W 20130503
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2013166424A1] A self-regulating gas generator that, in response to gas demand, supplies and automatically adjusts the amount of gas (e.g., hydrogen or oxygen) catalytically generated in a chemical supply chamber from an appropriate chemical supply, such as a chemical solution, gas dissolved in liquid, or mixture. In some embodiments, the gas generator may employ a piston, rotating rod, or other element(s) to expose the chemical supply to the catalyst in controlled amounts. In another embodiment, the self-regulating gas generator uses bang-bang control, with the element(s) exposing a catalyst, contained within the chemical supply chamber, to the chemical supply in ON and OFF states according to a self-adjusting duty cycle, thereby generating and outputting the gas in an orientation-independent manner. The gas generator may be used to provide gas for various gas consuming devices, such as a fuel cell, torch, or oxygen respiratory devices.
IPC 8 full level
B01J 19/18 (2006.01); B01J 7/02 (2006.01); B01J 23/40 (2006.01); C01B 3/06 (2006.01); F17C 11/00 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2006.01); H01M 8/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: CN EP)
B01J 7/02 (2013.01 - CN EP); B01J 19/1893 (2013.01 - CN EP); C01B 3/065 (2013.01 - CN EP); C01B 3/501 (2013.01 - CN EP); F17C 11/005 (2013.01 - CN EP); H01M 8/04208 (2013.01 - CN EP); H01M 8/04216 (2013.01 - CN EP); H01M 8/0606 (2013.01 - CN EP); H01M 8/0687 (2013.01 - CN EP); B01J 2219/00162 (2013.01 - CN EP); B01J 2219/00182 (2013.01 - CN EP); B01J 2219/00186 (2013.01 - CN EP); B01J 2219/185 (2013.01 - CN); Y02E 60/32 (2013.01 - CN EP); Y02E 60/36 (2013.01 - CN); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 2013166424A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2013166424 A1 20131107; CA 2911234 A1 20131107; CA 2911234 C 20200714; CN 104619409 A 20150513; CN 104619409 B 20180928; EP 2844385 A1 20150311; HK 1210444 A1 20160422; IN 9365DEN2014 A 20150717; JP 2015522400 A 20150806; JP 6239593 B2 20171129
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2013039521 W 20130503; CA 2911234 A 20130503; CN 201380033832 A 20130503; EP 13723351 A 20130503; HK 15111231 A 20151113; IN 9365DEN2014 A 20141107; JP 2015510487 A 20130503