Patents by Inventor David COLOMAR

David COLOMAR has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11060196
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system (1) for producing dihydrogen comprising: —a high-temperature electrolyser (2) suitable for implementing steam electrolysis at a temperature greater than 500° C. and producing a mixture of steam and dihydrogen; —a dihydrogen compressor (3); —a main water and dihydrogen circuit (10) on which at least an evaporator (11), the high-temperature electrolyser (2), a condenser (E3) and the compressor (3) are arranged in succession, a first heat exchanger (E1) bringing the steam from the evaporator (11) and the mixture of steam and dihydrogen from the high-temperature electrolyser (2) into heat exchange so as to superheat the steam from the evaporator (11); the system being characterised in that—the compressor (3) is a chemical compressor supplied with heat by heat exchange with the condenser (E3); —the condenser (E3) is disposed directly at the outlet of the first exchanger (E1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Inventor: David Colomar
  • Patent number: 10378117
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for producing dihydrogen, comprising: an electrolyzer (2) suitable for performing water electrolysis and for producing dioxygen and dihydrogen; a dihydrogen compressor (3); a dihydrogen cooler (4); a main circuit (10) of dihydrogen from the electrolyzer (2), on which at least the compressor (3) and the cooler (4) are successively arranged; and an auxiliary circuit (20) of dioxygen and residual water vapor from the electrolyzer (2), the system being characterized in that it also includes: a condenser of said residual steam; the cooler (4) comprises an expander, an exchanger and a heat-storage module; the condenser, the expander and the exchanger being successively arranged on the auxiliary circuit (20), the exchanger establishing a heat exchange between the dihydrogen compressed by the compressor (3), the dioxygen expanded by the expander and the heat-storage module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: ELECTRICITE DE FRANCE
    Inventor: David Colomar
  • Publication number: 20190017181
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system (1) for producing dihydrogen, comprising: an electrolyser (2) suitable for performing water electrolysis and for producing dioxygen and dihydrogen; a dihydrogen compressor (3); a dihydrogen cooler (4); a main circuit (10) of dihydrogen from the electrolyser (2), on which at least the compressor (3) and the cooler (4) are successively arranged; and an auxiliary circuit (20) of dioxygen and residual water vapour from the electrolyser (2), the system being characterised in that it also includes: a condenser of said residual steam; the cooler (4) comprises an expander, an exchanger and a heat-storage module; the condenser, the expander and the exchanger being successively arranged on the auxiliary circuit (20), the exchanger establishing a heat exchange between the dihydrogen compressed by the compressor (3), the dioxygen expanded by the expander and the heat-storage module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventor: David COLOMAR
  • Publication number: 20180148847
    Abstract: The invention concerns a system (1) for producing dihydrogen comprising:—a high-temperature electrolyser (2) suitable for implementing steam electrolysis at a temperature greater than 500° C. and producing a mixture of steam and dihydrogen;—a dihydrogen compressor (3);—a main water and dihydrogen circuit (10) on which at least an evaporator (11), the high-temperature electrolyser (2), a condenser (E3) and the compressor (3) are arranged in succession, a first heat exchanger (E1) bringing the steam from the evaporator (11) and the mixture of steam and dihydrogen from the high-temperature electrolyser (2) into heat exchange so as to superheat the steam from the evaporator (11); the system being characterised in that—the compressor (3) is a chemical compressor supplied with heat by heat exchange with the condenser (E3);—the condenser (E3) is disposed directly at the outlet of the first exchanger (E1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: David COLOMAR