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Electrochemical device and gas storage apparatus

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-04-14
SONY CORP
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[0011] It is an object of the present invention to provide a new pressure reducing device, an electrochemical device, a pressure reducing and pressurizing device, a gas storage device and a gas storage assist system, and a method for driving these devices that can solve problems of the usually proposed device for converting high pressure gas to low pressure gas as described above.
[0012] It is another object of the present invention to provide a compact, durable and silent pressure reducing device, an electrochemical device, a pressure reducing and pressurizing device, a gas storage device and a gas storage assist system, and a method for driving these devices.

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Further, since the above-described gas regulator has movable parts, an abrasion due to a friction is generated so that the life of a machine is shortened.
Further, noise is undesirably generated during an operation.

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[0055] Now, embodiments of the present invention will be described by referring to the drawings.

[0056] A pressure reducing device according to the present invention comprises, as shown in FIG. 2, an electrochemical cell 4 as a partition wall, having first and second catalytic electrodes 1 and 2 respectively forming first and second electrodes on which catalysts such as platinum are carried and a proton conductor 3 sandwiched in between the catalytic electrodes 1 and 2, and a high pressure vessel 5 and a low pressure vessel 6 disposed at both the sides of the electrochemical cell 4. A vacuum pump 8 is connected to the high pressure vessel 5 and the low pressure vessel 6 through a vacuum line 7. Further, an H2 reservoir 9 and a gas flow meter 10 are connected to the high pressure vessel 5 and the low pressure vessel 6. To each of the vessels 5 and 6, lead introducing terminals 11 and 12 are connected. To the end of the gas flow meter 10, a power generation device using hydrogen gas a...

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Abstract

The present invention relates to a gas pressure regulator including an electrochemical cell (4) having a first electrode (1) for decomposing gas into ions, a second electrode (2) for converting the ions generated in the first electrode (1) into the gas again and an ion conductor (3) sandwiched in between both the electrodes (1) and (2); and a high pressure vessel (5) disposed in one side of the electrochemical cell (4). In this device, the gas is decomposed into the ions in the first electrode (1). The decomposed ions are allowed to pass through the ion conductor (3) sandwiched in between the first electrode (1) and the second electrode (2) and conducted to the second electrode (2) side. The conducted ions are reconverted into the gas in the second electrode (2).

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a pressure reducing device, an electrochemical device, a pressure reducing and pressurizing device, a gas storage device, a gas storage assist system, and a method for driving these devices. [0002] This application claims a priority on the basis of Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-009456 filed on Jan. 18, 2002 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-373798 filed on Dec. 25, 2002, the entireties of which are incorporated by reference herein. BACKGROUND ART [0003] As means for converting high pressure gas into low pressure gas, a mechanical gas regulator has been hitherto widely employed. The usual gas regulator has been a mechanical device as disclosed in, for instance, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H04-244506. [0004] Now, according to the contents described in the Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H04-244506, the usual gas regulator will be described below. [0005] The usual gas regulator is formed as sh...

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IPC IPC(8): F23N1/00B01D53/32B01J19/00G05D16/20H01M8/04
CPCB01D53/326H01M8/04089Y02E60/50H01M8/04216H01M8/04126B01D53/32B01J19/00H01M8/04
Inventor WACHI, SHIGEAKIMARUYAMA, RYUICHIROATA, MASAFUMI
Owner SONY CORP
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