A regenerable fuel
cell system comprising a combination of a fuel
cell and a water electrolyzer (10), consisting of a
polymer membrane and electrodes arranged on respective sides of the
polymer membrane, wherein the regenerable fuel
cell system can be operated to generate electrical energy during an energy generation period by supplying
oxygen gas (O2) to an
electrode arranged on one side of the
polymer membrane and
hydrogen gas (H2) to an
electrode arranged on the other side of the polymer membrane, and can be operated to generate
oxygen gas (O2) and
hydrogen gas (H2) during a charging period by electrolyzing water in the combination of fuel cell and water electrolyzer (10), wherein the regenerable fuel
cell system comprises: an
oxygen container (1) for storing
oxygen gas (O2); a
hydrogen container (1') for storing hydrogen gas (H2); a first storage unit (2) for storing water and an
oxygen gas (O2) that is not used to generate energy from the
oxygen gas (O2) supplied during the energy generation period; a second storage unit (2') for storing water and hydrogen gas (H2); which is not used for energy generation from the hydrogen gas (H2) supplied during the energy generation period; and a
vapor pressure control device for regulating the
vapor pressure of the water in the first and / or second
storage tank (2, 2'), wherein the combination of fuel cell and water electrolyzer (10), the oxygen reservoir (1), the hydrogen reservoir (1'), the first storage (2), the second storage (2') and a liquid / gas path connecting them are provided as a
closed path, wherein the oxygen reservoir (1) and the first storage (2) are connected to each other so that the oxygen gas (O2) can move back and forth between them, and wherein the oxygen gas (O2) is supplied to the
electrode arranged on one side of the polymer membrane during the energy generation period, wherein the hydrogen reservoir (1') and the second storage (2') are connected to each other so that the hydrogen gas (H2) can move back and forth between them, and wherein the hydrogen gas (H2) is supplied to the electrode arranged on the other side of the polymer membrane during the energy generation period, and wherein water required during the energy generation period is supplied to the polymer membrane.by regulating the
vapor pressure of the water by the vapor
pressure control medium, and wherein the vapor
pressure control medium regulates the vapor pressure of the water by changing the temperature of the first
storage tank (2) and the second
storage tank (2').