This invention discloses a
hydrogen-assisted rechargeable battery method for
hydrogen storage and production, belonging to the field of
hydrogen energy storage and
electrochemical energy storage technology. The method includes four core steps: battery
assembly, circulating
electrolyte supply, charging for
hydrogen storage, and discharging for
hydrogen production. During charging, hydrogen-containing gas is introduced into the
cathode, where a
hydroxide reaction occurs, and
metal ion reduction and deposition occur at the
anode, storing hydrogen energy as a metallic element in a
solid state under normal pressure. During discharging, a
metal oxidation and
dissolution reaction occurs at the
anode, and a
hydrogen evolution reaction occurs at the
cathode, generating hydrogen gas in situ and releasing hydrogen energy
on demand. This invention eliminates the
oxygen evolution reaction of traditional water
electrolysis, using
hydroxide coupled with
metal oxidation-reduction to achieve hydrogen
energy storage and release. It offers high storage safety, low reaction
overpotential,
high energy efficiency, and good cycle reversibility, solving the problems of poor safety,
high energy consumption, and low energy efficiency in existing
hydrogen storage technologies. It can be widely applied to
renewable energy hydrogen production, large-scale hydrogen
energy storage, and distributed hydrogen
energy supply scenarios.