JPH08314372A - Water electrolysis/fuel battery device - Google Patents
Water electrolysis/fuel battery deviceInfo
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- 238000005868 electrolysis reaction Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 45
- 239000000446 fuel Substances 0.000 title claims abstract description 22
- XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N water Substances O XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 20
- UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N Hydrogen Chemical compound [H][H] UFHFLCQGNIYNRP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 26
- QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N atomic oxygen Chemical compound [O] QVGXLLKOCUKJST-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims abstract description 26
- 239000001301 oxygen Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 26
- 229910052760 oxygen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 26
- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 25
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 claims abstract description 25
- 239000004020 conductor Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 8
- 238000006243 chemical reaction Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 5
- 239000007864 aqueous solution Substances 0.000 claims description 13
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 claims description 13
- KJFMBFZCATUALV-UHFFFAOYSA-N phenolphthalein Chemical compound C1=CC(O)=CC=C1C1(C=2C=CC(O)=CC=2)C2=CC=CC=C2C(=O)O1 KJFMBFZCATUALV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 claims description 6
- 239000000243 solution Substances 0.000 claims description 5
- 239000003086 colorant Substances 0.000 claims description 2
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- 238000010248 power generation Methods 0.000 abstract description 8
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- 238000002474 experimental method Methods 0.000 description 4
- HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M Sodium hydroxide Chemical compound [OH-].[Na+] HEMHJVSKTPXQMS-UHFFFAOYSA-M 0.000 description 3
- PXHVJJICTQNCMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N Nickel Chemical compound [Ni] PXHVJJICTQNCMI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 230000005611 electricity Effects 0.000 description 2
- 239000003792 electrolyte Substances 0.000 description 2
- BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N platinum Chemical compound [Pt] BASFCYQUMIYNBI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 2
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 2
- NIXOWILDQLNWCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N acrylic acid group Chemical group C(C=C)(=O)O NIXOWILDQLNWCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
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Abstract
Description
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、水の電気分解と、この
電気分解によって生じる水素と酸素をそのまま使用して
電気を発生させる状態を、一つの装置で同時に実験乃至
は実演することができるようにした水電解／燃料電池装
置に関するものである。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention can simultaneously perform an experiment or demonstration of electrolysis of water and a state in which hydrogen and oxygen produced by this electrolysis are used as they are to generate electricity by one apparatus. The present invention relates to such a water electrolysis / fuel cell device.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来より、学校等において水の電気分解
を、学生等に視覚的に理解させるため、実験用の水電解
装置が使用されている。この水電解の実験装置は、電解
質を含む水溶液を収容した電解槽に、２本の電極を挿入
できるようにして支持させ、該電極の両端に例えば約２
Ｖの電圧を印加することにより行うようになっている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in order to make students visually understand the electrolysis of water in schools and the like, water electrolysis devices for experiments have been used. In this experimental apparatus for water electrolysis, two electrodes are supported so that they can be inserted into an electrolysis tank containing an aqueous solution containing an electrolyte, and both ends of the electrodes are, for example, about 2
This is done by applying a voltage of V.
【０００３】上記の水電解実験装置では、電解質を含む
水溶液の中に電気分解された水素と酸素が気泡状態で発
生するところから、それらの気泡が水素と酸素であるこ
とを教えることはできるが、水素と酸素の発生割合が
２：１であることや、例えば、その気泡が実際に水素ガ
スであることを直接的に確認することはできない。In the above-mentioned water electrolysis experimental apparatus, it is possible to teach that these bubbles are hydrogen and oxygen because electrolyzed hydrogen and oxygen are generated in the form of bubbles in an aqueous solution containing an electrolyte. It is not possible to directly confirm that the generation ratio of hydrogen and oxygen is 2: 1 or that the bubbles are actually hydrogen gas.
【０００４】一方、燃料電池は、一例として水素と酸素
を電極上に導くことにより、それらの持つ化学エネルギ
−を電気エネルギ−に変換し、前記電極からその電気エ
ネルギ−を取出して利用できるようにしたものであるか
ら、上記の水の電気分解から見れば、電気分解とは逆方
向をたどる現象であるが、燃料電池における電気の発生
状況を視覚的に確認できる簡便な実験装置、或は、教育
用装置は未だない。On the other hand, in a fuel cell, for example, by introducing hydrogen and oxygen onto an electrode, the chemical energy of the hydrogen and oxygen is converted into electric energy, and the electric energy can be extracted from the electrode and used. Therefore, from the viewpoint of the electrolysis of the above water, it is a phenomenon that follows the opposite direction from electrolysis, but a simple experimental device that can visually confirm the state of electricity generation in the fuel cell, or There are no educational devices yet.
【０００５】[0005]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】本発明は、主として教
育用の水の電気分解装置、及び、燃料電池装置の上記の
ような現状に鑑み、水の電気分解とこの電気分解により
生成される水素と酸素をそのまま利用する発電機構、即
ち、燃料電池を一つの装置内に組込み、電気分解現象と
燃料電池の発電現象を、化学的，物理的に理解させるこ
とは勿論、これらを視覚的にも確認させることができる
装置を提供することを課題とするものである。SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention is mainly intended for the electrolysis of water for education and the above-mentioned current situation of fuel cell devices, and electrolysis of water and hydrogen produced by this electrolysis. Power generation mechanism using oxygen and oxygen as it is, that is, by incorporating a fuel cell in one device, to understand the electrolysis phenomenon and the power generation phenomenon of the fuel cell chemically and physically, as well as visually An object of the present invention is to provide a device that can be confirmed.
【０００６】[0006]
【課題を解決するための手段】上記課題を解決すること
を目的としてなされた本発明の水電解／燃料電池装置の
構成は、電解される水溶液を収容する電解槽と、該電解
槽の深さの大略１／２以下程度の高さを有する電極板で
あって前記電解槽内に絶縁状態で上，下に並べて配置さ
れる２組の電極板と、これらの電極板に夫々に接続され
た導線と、該導線に接続された端子を具備して前記電解
槽に装着される蓋体とから成り、前記電解槽に収容した
水溶液を下方の電極板に電圧を印加することにより電気
分解し、この電気分解によって発生する水素と酸素とを
上方の電極板に導いてそこで反応させ、上方の電極板に
接続された端子から電力を取出すようにしたことを特徴
とするものである。The structure of the water electrolysis / fuel cell device of the present invention made for the purpose of solving the above-mentioned problems is as follows: an electrolytic cell for containing an aqueous solution to be electrolyzed, and a depth of the electrolytic cell. 2 electrode plates having a height of approximately ½ or less of the above, and two sets of electrode plates arranged side by side in the above-mentioned insulated state in an insulating state, and respectively connected to these electrode plates. A conductor and a lid equipped with a terminal connected to the conductor and attached to the electrolytic cell. The aqueous solution contained in the electrolytic cell is electrolyzed by applying a voltage to an electrode plate below, It is characterized in that hydrogen and oxygen generated by this electrolysis are guided to an upper electrode plate and reacted there, and electric power is taken out from a terminal connected to the upper electrode plate.
【０００７】本発明の上記構成において、電解槽は透明
材料によって正面幅を大きく、かつ、奥行き量を小さく
した扁平な形状に形成することにより、電気分解によっ
て発生するガスの気泡が電解槽の正面と背面から見え易
いようにする。In the above-mentioned structure of the present invention, the electrolytic cell is made of a transparent material in a flat shape having a large front width and a small depth amount, so that gas bubbles generated by electrolysis cause the front surface of the electrolytic cell. And make it easy to see from the back.
【０００８】また、前記電解槽内に配設する２組の電極
板は、電解槽の前後方向において、セパレ−タを介して
二層以上形成し、電気分解効率、或は、反応効率を高め
る。Further, the two sets of electrode plates arranged in the electrolytic cell are formed in two or more layers in the front-rear direction of the electrolytic cell via a separator to enhance electrolysis efficiency or reaction efficiency. .
【０００９】電解槽内に収容された電気分解される水溶
液は、電極に電気的，化学的に影響を与えることのない
着色剤、例えば、フェノ−ルフタレイン反応液により着
色し、水溶液の中に発生する水素と酸素の気泡を外部か
ら視認し易いようにした。The electrolyzed aqueous solution contained in the electrolytic cell is colored by a coloring agent that does not electrically or chemically affect the electrodes, for example, a phenolphthalein reaction solution, and is generated in the aqueous solution. The bubbles of hydrogen and oxygen are made to be easily visible from the outside.
【００１０】前記電解槽の下部には、開閉コックを有す
るガス注入口を、また、上部には開閉コックを有するガ
ス取出口を形成した。この場合において、電解槽上部の
ガス取出口に電気分解により生じたガスが一箇所に集ま
り易いように、当該電解槽の蓋体の下面を斜面に形成
し、ガスがこの斜面に沿ったガス取出口に集まるように
する。A gas inlet having an opening / closing cock was formed in the lower part of the electrolytic cell, and a gas outlet having the opening / closing cock was formed in the upper part. In this case, the lower surface of the lid of the electrolytic cell is formed into an inclined surface so that the gas generated by electrolysis can be easily gathered at one place at the gas extraction port in the upper part of the electrolytic cell, and the gas is removed along the inclined surface. Try to gather at the exit.
【００１１】[0011]
【実施例】次に、本発明装置の実施の一例を図に拠り説
明する。図１は本発明装置の一例における電解槽の正面
図、図２は図１の電解槽の右側面図、図３は前記電解槽
の上部開口に施着される電極支持板を具備した蓋体の正
面図、図４は図３の蓋体の右側面図、図５は本発明装置
における電極板の構成例を示す右側図面、図６は図５の
電極板の正面図、図７は本発明装置における蓋体の構成
の別例を示す正面図、図８は本発明装置における電解槽
の構成の別例を示す右側面図である。DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT An embodiment of the device of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view of an electrolytic cell in an example of the device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the electrolytic cell of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a lid body provided with an electrode support plate attached to an upper opening of the electrolytic cell. FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is a right side view of the lid body of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a right side drawing showing a configuration example of the electrode plate in the device of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a front view of the electrode plate of FIG. 5, and FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view showing another example of the configuration of the lid in the device of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a right side view showing another example of the configuration of the electrolytic cell in the device of the present invention.
【００１２】図１，図２において、１は本発明装置にお
ける電解槽で、平面から見て横長矩形のベ−ス板1aの上
に、ここでは透明アクリル板による壁板1b，1cを、平面
から見て細長い矩形をなすように立設すると共に互に密
着接合することにより、上面が開口された電解槽１に形
成されている。この電解槽１の大きさは任意であるが、
一例として長辺200mm，短辺40mm，高さ250mm程度に形成
されている。また、電解槽１の平面形状も、細い横長矩
形に限られないことは勿論である。In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an electrolytic cell in the apparatus of the present invention, in which a base plate 1a having a horizontally long rectangular shape in plan view and wall plates 1b and 1c made of a transparent acrylic plate in this case are arranged on a plane. By standing upright so as to form a slender rectangular shape when viewed from the above and closely adhering to each other, the electrolytic cell 1 having an open upper surface is formed. Although the size of this electrolytic cell 1 is arbitrary,
As an example, the long side is 200 mm, the short side is 40 mm, and the height is about 250 mm. Further, the planar shape of the electrolytic cell 1 is not limited to a narrow horizontally long rectangle, as a matter of course.
【００１３】図３，図４に於て、２は前記電解槽１の上
部開口部を塞ぐための蓋体、３，４は前記蓋体２の下面
に、隙間ｇを保持して吊下状態で設けられる２枚の電極
支持板で、この支持板３，４の大きさは、前記電解槽１
の内のりよりわずかに小さい程度に形成され、かつ、周
囲の枠部3a，4aを残して全面に大きな開口3b，4bが形成
されている。これら２枚の支持板３，４の間には液透過
性の絶縁性フィルムによるセパレ−タ５が配置される
（図５参照）。3 and 4, 2 is a lid for closing the upper opening of the electrolytic cell 1, and 3 and 4 are in a suspended state with a gap g held on the lower surface of the lid 2. The two electrode support plates provided in 1. The size of the support plates 3 and 4 is the same as that of the electrolytic cell 1 described above.
The openings 3b and 4b are formed to have a size slightly smaller than the inner side of the inner wall, and large openings 3b and 4b are formed on the entire surface except the surrounding frame portions 3a and 4a. A separator 5 made of a liquid-permeable insulating film is arranged between the two support plates 3 and 4 (see FIG. 5).
【００１４】電極支持板３，４の開口3b，4bには、図
５，図６に例示したように、各開口3b，4bの上，下で２
枚を対向させた２組の電極板６，７と同８，９とが、ビ
ス止めにより取付けられている。電極板６〜９は、いず
れも一例としてニッケル網板に白金メッキを施たもので
あるが、電極板６〜９の種類はこれ以外のものであって
もよい。As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the openings 3b and 4b of the electrode support plates 3 and 4 are located above and below the openings 3b and 4b, respectively.
Two sets of electrode plates 6 and 7 and 8 and 9 facing each other are attached with screws. Each of the electrode plates 6 to 9 is, for example, a nickel net plate plated with platinum, but the electrode plates 6 to 9 may be of other types.
【００１５】２枚の電極支持板３，４に、上，下におい
て間隙を保って取付けられる２枚の電極板６，７、同
８，９は、それぞれプラスチックビス6a，8aとプラスチ
ックナット6b，8bにより支持板３，４の外面に固定され
ている。また、２枚の電極支持板３，４は、間にセパレ
−タ５を挟んだ状態で周囲を固定用のプラスチックボル
ト3cとナット3dにより止めて一体化されている。これに
よって、電解槽１の上部に位置する一対の電極板６，７
と、下部に位置する一対の電極板８，９とが、その支持
板３，４を介して蓋材２の下に吊下状態で設けられるこ
ととなる（図４参照）。The two electrode plates 6, 7, 8 and 9 which are attached to the two electrode support plates 3 and 4 with a gap between the upper and lower sides respectively include plastic screws 6a and 8a and a plastic nut 6b, respectively. It is fixed to the outer surfaces of the support plates 3 and 4 by 8b. Further, the two electrode support plates 3 and 4 are integrated by fixing the periphery with a plastic bolt 3c and a nut 3d for fixing with a separator 5 sandwiched therebetween. As a result, the pair of electrode plates 6, 7 located above the electrolytic cell 1
And the pair of electrode plates 8 and 9 located at the bottom are provided in a suspended state under the lid member 2 via the support plates 3 and 4 (see FIG. 4).
【００１６】10，11は蓋体２の上面に立設した２組のプ
ラグタイプの端子で、一組の端子10は、上方の電極板
６，７に、他の一組の端子11は下方の電極板８，９に、
それぞれ導線12，13により接続されている。Reference numerals 10 and 11 are two sets of plug type terminals standing on the upper surface of the lid body 2. One set of terminals 10 is on the upper electrode plates 6 and 7, and the other set of terminals 11 is on the lower side. On the electrode plates 8 and 9 of
They are connected by conductors 12 and 13, respectively.
【００１７】図４の状態に組立てられた電極は、図７に
例示する状態で図１の電解槽１の内部に上部開口から挿
入すると共に、電解槽１内に、一例として水酸化ナトリ
ウム水溶液を入れて、電気分解と燃料電池の実験準備を
する。The electrode assembled in the state of FIG. 4 is inserted into the inside of the electrolytic cell 1 of FIG. 1 from the upper opening in the state illustrated in FIG. 7, and an aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is put in the electrolytic cell 1 as an example. Put in and prepare for the experiment of electrolysis and fuel cell.
【００１８】この状態で電解槽１の下方に位置する一対
の電極板８，９に接続された端子11に、例えば乾電池を
電源とする3V程度の直流電圧を印加すると、前記水溶液
の電気分解が始まる。この電気分解では、電極板８の陰
極から水素が、また、電極板９の陽極から酸素が発生す
る。In this state, when a DC voltage of about 3 V using a dry battery as a power source is applied to the terminals 11 connected to the pair of electrode plates 8 and 9 located below the electrolytic cell 1, the aqueous solution is electrolyzed. Begins. In this electrolysis, hydrogen is generated from the cathode of the electrode plate 8 and oxygen is generated from the anode of the electrode plate 9.
【００１９】上記の電気分解で発生した水素と酸素は、
電解槽１内の溶液中に浮遊して上方へ浮上移動する。電
解槽内で上方へ移動する水素と酸素は、上方の電極板
６，７の前面に到達すると、そこで反応して当該電極板
６，７の間にH+又はＯＨ-を移動させることにより、起
電力をつくり出して水に戻り、端子10から前記電力を取
出すことができる。従って、この端子10に豆電球や直流
モ−タを接続しておけば、これらを点灯或は起動させる
ことができる。Hydrogen and oxygen generated by the above electrolysis are
It floats in the solution in the electrolytic cell 1 and floats upward. When the hydrogen and oxygen that move upward in the electrolytic cell reach the front surfaces of the upper electrode plates 6 and 7, by reacting there and moving H + or OH − between the electrode plates 6 and 7, An electromotive force can be generated and returned to water, and the electric power can be extracted from the terminal 10. Therefore, if a miniature bulb or a DC motor is connected to this terminal 10, these can be turned on or activated.
【００２０】上記のように本発明装置は、水の電気分解
と、その電気分解により生成される水素と酸素を使用し
た燃料電池の作動原理、つまり、発電とを、一つの装置
で一緒に実験することができる。As described above, in the device of the present invention, the electrolysis of water and the operating principle of the fuel cell using hydrogen and oxygen produced by the electrolysis, that is, power generation, are tested together in one device. can do.
【００２１】これまでに説明した本発明装置は、電解槽
１の下方に位置付けた電極板８，９において水溶液の電
気分解を行い、この電気分解によって発生する水素と酸
素を上方の電極板６，７に導くことにより、燃料電池の
発電状態を槽の外部から視認できるようにしたが、本発
明ではその装置を図７又は図８に示すように構成するこ
とにより、上記実施例とは異なる態様での実験を行うこ
とができるので、次にこの点について説明する。In the apparatus of the present invention described so far, the aqueous solution is electrolyzed in the electrode plates 8 and 9 positioned below the electrolytic cell 1, and hydrogen and oxygen generated by this electrolysis are electrolyzed in the upper electrode plate 6. 7, the power generation state of the fuel cell can be visually confirmed from the outside of the tank. However, in the present invention, the apparatus is configured as shown in FIG. 7 or FIG. Since the experiment can be performed at, the point will be explained next.
【００２２】図７に略示した本発明装置の別例では、蓋
体２における下面を傾斜面14に形成した。これは、下方
の電極板８，９における電気分解により生じる水素と酸
素を、この電解槽１の上部に集めるとき、図７における
蓋体２の右方一箇所に集めて取出し易くするためであ
る。In another example of the device of the present invention schematically shown in FIG. 7, the lower surface of the lid 2 is formed as an inclined surface 14. This is because when hydrogen and oxygen generated by electrolysis in the lower electrode plates 8 and 9 are collected in the upper part of the electrolytic cell 1, they are collected in one place on the right side of the lid body 2 in FIG. .
【００２３】ガスを一箇所に集めるのは、電気分解によ
って生じるガスが水素と酸素であることを確認するた
め、これらのガスを上記構成によって電解槽１の外部に
取出し易くし、従って、この傾斜面の終端に対応した電
解槽１の前後の側壁1bに、図８に例示するような開閉コ
ック付の取出口16a，16bを設けて夫々の口から水素と酸
素を取出して試験管等に分取し、分取した水素による引
火，爆発、或は、酸素による燃焼をさせることができる
かどうかを確認するのである。Collecting the gas in one place confirms that the gases generated by the electrolysis are hydrogen and oxygen, and thus makes it easy to take these gases out of the electrolytic cell 1 by the above-mentioned configuration, and therefore, this inclination At the front and rear side walls 1b of the electrolytic cell 1 corresponding to the end of the surface, outlets 16a and 16b with opening and closing cocks as shown in FIG. 8 are provided to take out hydrogen and oxygen from the respective outlets and divide them into test tubes or the like. Check whether it is possible to ignite, explode, or burn with oxygen by taking and sorting hydrogen.
【００２４】一方、本発明装置では、電解槽１での電気
分解を経ない外部の水素と酸素によっても電極板６，７
において燃料電池動作をさせることができることを確認
するため、電解槽１の前後側壁1bの下部に、外部の水素
と酸素を注入するための開閉コック付のガス注入口15
a，15bを設けている。なお、前記取出口16a，16b、及
び、注入口15a，15bは、電解槽１の左，右の側壁1cに設
けてもよい。また、電解槽１に入れる水溶液は、電極に
電気的，化学的に影響のないフェノ−ルフタレイン反応
液により着色した液を用いると、電気分解により水溶液
中に生じる酸素と水素の気泡の発生状態やその浮上状態
を外部から視認し易くなる。On the other hand, in the device of the present invention, the electrode plates 6 and 7 can also be supplied by the external hydrogen and oxygen which do not undergo electrolysis in the electrolytic cell 1.
In order to confirm that the fuel cell can be operated in the above, a gas inlet 15 with an opening / closing cock for injecting external hydrogen and oxygen is provided in the lower part of the front and rear side walls 1b of the electrolytic cell 1.
a and 15b are provided. The outlets 16a and 16b and the inlets 15a and 15b may be provided on the left and right side walls 1c of the electrolytic cell 1. When an aqueous solution to be put in the electrolytic cell 1 is colored with a phenolphthalein reaction solution which has no electrical or chemical influence on the electrodes, the state of generation of oxygen and hydrogen bubbles generated in the aqueous solution by electrolysis or It becomes easy to visually recognize the floating state from the outside.
【００２５】[0025]
【発明の効果】本発明は以上の通りであって、水の電気
分解と、この電気分解において生成する水素と酸素を同
じ一つの装置の中で反応させる燃料電池としての発電と
を、電解槽の外部からよく観察できるように装置を形成
したので、電気分解と燃料電池の発電の原理、或は、そ
れらのメカニズムを学習したり、確認したりするための
実験装置としてきわめて有用である。The present invention is as described above, and comprises electrolysis of water and power generation as a fuel cell in which hydrogen and oxygen produced in this electrolysis are reacted in the same device. Since the device was formed so that it can be observed well from the outside, it is extremely useful as an experimental device for learning and confirming the principles of electrolysis and power generation of fuel cells, or their mechanisms.
【図１】本発明装置の一例における電解槽の正面図。FIG. 1 is a front view of an electrolytic cell in an example of the device of the present invention.
【図２】図１の電解槽の右側面図。FIG. 2 is a right side view of the electrolytic cell of FIG.
【図３】前記電解槽の上部開口に施着される電極支持板
を具備した蓋体の正面図。FIG. 3 is a front view of a lid body including an electrode support plate attached to an upper opening of the electrolytic cell.
【図４】図３の蓋体の右側面図。FIG. 4 is a right side view of the lid body of FIG.
【図５】本発明装置における電極板の構成例を示す右側
図面。FIG. 5 is a right side view showing a configuration example of an electrode plate in the device of the present invention.
【図６】図５の電極板の正面図。6 is a front view of the electrode plate of FIG.
【図７】本発明装置における蓋体の構成の別例を示す正
面図。FIG. 7 is a front view showing another example of the configuration of the lid in the device of the present invention.
【図８】本発明装置における電解槽の構成の別例を示す
右側面図。FIG. 8 is a right side view showing another example of the configuration of the electrolytic cell in the device of the present invention.
１ 電解槽 1a 平面矩形ベ−ス板 1b，1c 壁板 ２ 蓋体 ３，４ 電極支持板 3a，4a 枠部 3b，4b 開口 ５ 液透過性の絶縁性フィルム状セパレ−タ ６，７，８，９ 電極板 3c，6a，8a プラスチックビス 3d，6b，8b プラスチックナット 10，11 プラグタイプの端子 12，13 導線 1 Electrolyzer 1a Plane rectangular base plate 1b, 1c Wall plate 2 Lid 3,4 Electrode support plate 3a, 4a Frame 3b, 4b Opening 5 Liquid permeable insulating film separator 6,7,8 , 9 Electrode plate 3c, 6a, 8a Plastic screw 3d, 6b, 8b Plastic nut 10, 11 Plug type terminal 12, 13 Conductor wire
Claims (5)
該電解槽の深さの大略１／２以下程度の高さを有する電
極板であって前記電解槽内に絶縁状態で上，下に並べて
配置される２組の電極板と、これらの電極板に夫々に接
続された導線と、該導線に接続された端子を具備して前
記電解槽に装着される蓋体とから成り、前記電解槽に収
容した水溶液を下方の電極板に電圧を印加することによ
り電気分解し、この電気分解によって発生する水素と酸
素とを上方の電極板に導いてそこで反応させ、上方の電
極板に接続された端子から電力を取出すようにしたこと
を特徴とする水電解／燃料電池装置。1. An electrolytic cell containing an aqueous solution to be electrolyzed,
An electrode plate having a height of about ½ or less of the depth of the electrolytic cell, the two electrode plates arranged side by side in an insulated state in the electrolytic cell, and these electrode plates. Each of which is connected to the conductor and a lid which is equipped with a terminal connected to the conductor and is attached to the electrolytic cell, and a voltage is applied to the lower electrode plate of the aqueous solution contained in the electrolytic cell. By electrolysis, hydrogen and oxygen generated by this electrolysis are guided to the upper electrode plate and reacted there, and electric power is taken out from the terminal connected to the upper electrode plate. Electrolysis / fuel cell device.
く、かつ、奥行き量を小さくした扁平な形状にした請求
項１の水電解／燃料電池装置。2. The water electrolysis / fuel cell device according to claim 1, wherein the electrolytic cell is made of a transparent material and has a flat shape with a large front width and a small depth.
溶液は、電極に電気的，化学的に影響を与えることのな
い着色剤、例えば、フェノ−ルフタレイン反応液により
着色した請求項１又は２の水電解／燃料電池装置。3. The electrolyzed aqueous solution contained in the electrolytic cell is colored with a coloring agent which does not electrically or chemically affect the electrodes, for example, a phenolphthalein reaction solution. 2. Water electrolysis / fuel cell device.
を具えたガス取出口とガス注入口とを設けた請求項１〜
３のいずれかの水電解／燃料電池装置。4. A gas outlet and a gas inlet each having an opening / closing cock are provided above and below the electrolyzer.
3. The water electrolysis / fuel cell device according to any one of 3 above.
形成して発生するガスを前記傾斜面の終端部に集めるよ
うにした請求項４の水電解／燃料電池装置。5. The water electrolysis / fuel cell device according to claim 4, wherein the upper ceiling of the electrolytic cell is formed on an inclined surface having an upward slope so that the generated gas is collected at the end portion of the inclined surface.
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