Water supply oxygenation systems and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023178778-A1
Application number	US-202218076757-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 7, 2022
Priority date	Dec 7, 2021
Publication date	Jun 8, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present disclosure provides systems and methods for producing a continuous supply of water. The systems generally comprise an electrolyzer module fluidly connectable to a hydrogen storage system and a water-capture unit for generating water, the water-capture unit electrically connectable to a photovoltaic panel and to a hydrogen fuel cell.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system for generating a continuous supply of water comprising:
an electrolyzer module fluidly connectable to a hydrogen storage system; and a water-capture unit for generating water, the water-capture unit electrically connectable to a photovoltaic panel and to a hydrogen fuel cell.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the water capture unit comprises a hydropanel, a dehumidifier, a filtered waste water stream, a rainwater capture system, a river water capture system, a lake water capture system, an ocean capture system, or any combination thereof.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen fuel cell is fluidly connected to the hydrogen storage system.

4 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the hydrogen fuel cell is electrically connected to an electricity storage system.

5 . The system of claim 3 , wherein the hydrogen fuel cell is electrically connected to a pump.

6 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a first pump fluidly connected to the water-capture unit and to the water supply.

7 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a water storage system fluidly connected to the water-capture unit and a second pump fluidly connected to the water storage system and to the water-capture unit.

8 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a thermal loop in thermal communication with the electrolyzer module, the thermal loop including a circulating heat exchange fluid.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the thermal loop comprises a third pump operable to pump the circulating heat exchange fluid through the thermal loop.

10 . The system of claim 8 , the thermal loop further including a solar thermal system.

11 . The system of claim 8 , the thermal loop further including a heat load.

12 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the hydrogen fuel cell provides electricity to the water-capture unit when the photovoltaic panel is not producing electricity.

13 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an electricity storage system electrically connected to the photovoltaic panel.

14 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the electrolyzer module is operable to provide oxygen to the water supply, thereby increasing the oxygen concentration of the water in the water supply.

15 . A system for generating a continuous supply of water comprising:
an electrolyzer module electrically connected to a photovoltaic panel and fluidly connected to a hydrogen storage system; a water-capture unit for generating water, the water-capture unit electrically connected to the photovoltaic panel; a hydrogen fuel cell fluidly connected to the hydrogen storage system and electrically connected to the water-capture unit; and a thermal loop including a circulating heat exchange fluid thermally connected to the electrolyzer module, the hydrogen fuel cell, and a heat load.

16 . A method for generating a continuous supply of water comprising:
producing hydrogen via an electrolyzer module, and producing water via a water-capture unit electrically connected to a photovoltaic panel and to a hydrogen fuel cell, wherein:
the water-capture unit is powered by the photovoltaic panel when the photovoltaic panel is receiving sunlight,
the water-capture unit is powered by the hydrogen fuel cell when the photovoltaic panel is not receiving sunlight; and
the hydrogen fuel cell produces electricity using the hydrogen produced by the electrolyzer module.

17 . The method of claim 16 , further comprising storing the produced hydrogen in a hydrogen storage system fluidly connected to the hydrogen fuel cell.

18 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the electrolyzer further produces oxygen and the method further comprises diffusing the produced oxygen in a water supply.

19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the water-capture unit comprises a hydropanel, a dehumidifier, a filtered waste water stream, a rainwater capture system, a river water capture system, a lake water capture system, an ocean capture system, or any combination thereof.

20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the electrolyzer module is electrically connected to the photovoltaic panel.

Assignees

• Ohmium International Inc

Inventors

• Ballantine Arne

Classifications

• H01M2250/10

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• C02F7/00

  Aeration of stretches of water · CPC title

• H01M8/04029

  Heat exchange using liquids · CPC title

• C25B15/08

  Supplying or removing reactants or electrolytes; Regeneration of electrolytes · CPC title

• C25B9/67

  Heating or cooling means · CPC title