IMUSE CAPTN Energy
Project data
Brief description
The overall objective of the project is to develop an electrolysis system with higher efficiency than the state of the art and to further develop this technology up to a certain technology level. This includes both the electrical supply and the electrolysis electrodes themselves. The following key points are to serve as measurable goals for the success of the project:
- Improving the efficiency of the electrolysis plant both by using the more efficient capillary electrodes and low-loss circuit technology in the control system. Together, this should achieve an increase in efficiency of at least 5% compared to the state of the art of conventional electrolysis on the market.
- A more efficient separation of the gases is made possible by porous electrodes whose surface area is at least a factor of 2 higher than conventional electrodes and which can therefore enable an increase in the maximum current densities.
- The materials and electronic components are characterized by economic scalability, i.e. only materials and components that can be mass-produced are used in the overall system. The aim is also to be able to scale up from the research setup to the laboratory demonstrator by at least a factor of 5.
- The power supply for electrolysis systems is usually provided by means of rectifier circuits based on silicon thyristor technology. In the project applied for here, power supply is to be realized using the new semiconductor material gallium nitride. This will ensure a fundamental improvement in efficiency through reduced switching and conduction losses.
