Integrated photovoltaic electrolytic cell

Patent · Tue Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 1982

OSTI ID:6667777

Ohkawa, T

A photovoltaic-electrolytic unit is provided to produce an electric current from solar energy and utilize the current to produce hydrogen by the electrolysis of water. The unit floats in an aqueous medium so that photoelectric cells are exposed to solar radiation, and electrodes submerged in the medium produce oxygen which is vented and hydrogen which is collected in the unit.

• Assignee: General Atomic Co.
• Patent Number(s): US 4352722
• OSTI ID: 6667777
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 12 Mar 1981; Other Information: PAT-APPL-243265
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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