System and method for providing electrical power

An electrical power unit (10) provides electrical power to an electrical component (12) on-board an aircraft (100). The electrical power unit (10) includes a hydrogen generation system (16) configured to be positioned on-board the aircraft. The hydrogen generation system is further configured to gen...

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Hauptverfasser:	ZHOU ZHI, YIN MING, PRESLEY JAMES ROBERT, DEMUTH RUSSELL STEPHEN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	chi ; eng
Schlagworte:	BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS ELECTRICITY PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
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Zusammenfassung:	An electrical power unit (10) provides electrical power to an electrical component (12) on-board an aircraft (100). The electrical power unit (10) includes a hydrogen generation system (16) configured to be positioned on-board the aircraft. The hydrogen generation system is further configured to generate hydrogen using a reaction between water and metal. The electrical power unit also includes a fuel cell (14) configured to be positioned on-board the aircraft. The fuel cell is operatively connected to the hydrogen generation system such that the fuel cell receives hydrogen from the hydrogen generation system. The fuel cell is further configured to generate electrical power from the hydrogen received from the hydrogen generation system and to be electrically connected to the electrical component for supplying the component with electrical power.