Granted Patent B2

US 12,429,280 · App. 18/112,729 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Inventors: Sheng Huang (Changsha, CN); Yujia Zhai (Changsha, CN); Shoudao Huang (Changsha, CN); Chang Yan (Changsha, CN); Wu Liao (Changsha, CN); Ji Zhang (Changsha, CN); Juan Wei (Changsha, CN); Yinpeng Qu (Changsha, CN)

Assignee: Hunan University

F25J1/0278F25J1/001F25J1/004F25J1/005F25J1/0065F25J1/0072F25J1/0208F25J1/0236F25J2205/86F25J2260/30H02J9/04

Abstract

Claims (26)

1. A device for manufacturing liquid hydrogen by offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine, comprising:

a liquid preparation platform ( 1 ), used as a supporting platform;

an offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ), used for wind power generation;

a seawater electrolysis unit ( 3 ), used for electrolyzing seawater to obtain hydrogen;

a hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ), used for liquefying the hydrogen into liquid hydrogen;

a liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ), used for storing the prepared liquid hydrogen;

a standby power module ( 6 ); and

a control unit ( 7 ),

wherein the seawater electrolysis unit ( 3 ), the hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ) and the liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ) are connected in sequence and respectively arranged on the liquid preparation platform ( 1 ); power ends of the seawater electrolysis unit ( 3 ) and the hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ) are connected with a power output end of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ); and an output end of the hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ) or an output end of the liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ) is connected with a coolant input port of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ) to output the liquid hydrogen as a refrigerant of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ),

wherein the seawater electrolysis unit ( 3 ) comprises a seawater desalination component ( 31 ) and a water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ) which are connected with each other,

wherein the seawater desalination component ( 31 ) comprises a seawater pump ( 311 ), a multistage filtration component ( 312 ), a booster pump ( 313 ) and a reverse osmosis filtration component ( 314 ) which are connected in sequence, an output end of the reverse osmosis filtration component ( 314 ) comprises a fresh water outlet and a brine outlet, and the seawater pump ( 311 ) and booster pump ( 313 ) are connected with the power output end of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ),

wherein the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ) comprises a PEM electrolytic bath ( 321 ) and an AC-DC converter ( 322 ), the PEM electrolytic bath ( 321 ) comprises an anode plate ( 323 ) and a cathode plate ( 324 ) which are arranged in a gap, an anode diffusion layer ( 325 ), a proton exchange membrane ( 326 ) and a cathode diffusion layer ( 327 ) are sequentially arranged between the anode plate ( 323 ) and the cathode plate ( 324 ) in a gap, a surface of a side, close to the anode diffusion layer ( 325 ), of the proton exchange membrane ( 326 ) is provided with an anode catalyst layer ( 328 ), a surface of a side, close to the cathode diffusion layer ( 327 ), of the proton exchange membrane ( 326 ) is provided with a cathode catalyst layer ( 329 ), an AC side of the AC-DC converter ( 322 ) is connected with the power output end of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ), and a DC side of the AC-DC converter ( 322 ) is connected with the anode plate ( 323 ) and the cathode plate ( 324 ),

wherein the hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ) comprises: a hydrogen-helium heat exchanger ( 42 ), used for hydrogen-helium heat exchange so as to realize hydrogen liquidation; a helium refrigeration module ( 43 ), used for using helium as a refrigerant to provide helium refrigeration for hydrogen-helium heat exchange; a hydrogen liquefaction module ( 44 ),

wherein the hydrogen liquefaction module ( 44 ) is interconnected with a hydrogen transmission channel in the hydrogen-helium heat exchanger ( 42 ); the helium refrigeration module ( 43 ) is interconnected with a helium transmission channel in the hydrogen-helium heat exchanger ( 42 ); and a liquid hydrogen output port of the hydrogen liquefaction module ( 44 ) is connected with the liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ),

wherein the helium refrigeration module ( 43 ) comprises a helium compressor ( 431 ), a primary helium heat exchanger ( 432 ), a liquid nitrogen precooler ( 433 ), a secondary helium heat exchanger ( 434 ) and a helium expander ( 435 ), an output end of the helium compressor ( 431 ) is connected with an inlet of the helium transmission channel of the hydrogen-helium heat exchanger ( 42 ) through a first heat exchange channel of the primary helium heat exchanger ( 432 ), a first precooling channel of the liquid nitrogen precooler ( 433 ), a second heat exchange channel of the secondary helium heat exchanger ( 434 ), and the helium expander ( 435 ) in sequence, and an outlet of the helium transmission channel of the hydrogen-helium heat exchanger ( 42 ) is connected with a helium inlet of the helium compressor ( 431 ) through a third heat exchange channel of the secondary helium heat exchanger ( 434 ) and a fourth heat exchange channel of the primary helium heat exchanger ( 432 ); the hydrogen liquefaction module ( 44 ) comprises a hydrogen compressor ( 441 ), a primary hydrogen heat exchanger ( 442 ), a secondary hydrogen heat exchanger ( 443 ), a throttle valve ( 444 ) and a gas-liquid separator ( 445 ), an output end of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ) passes through the hydrogen compressor ( 441 ), a fifth heat exchange channel of the primary hydrogen heat exchanger ( 442 ), a second precooling channel of the liquid nitrogen precooler ( 433 ), a sixth heat exchange channel of the secondary hydrogen heat exchanger ( 443 ), the hydrogen transmission channel of the hydrogen-helium heat exchanger ( 42 ), and the throttle valve ( 444 ) in sequence to enter the gas-liquid separator ( 445 ), a top of the gas-liquid separator ( 445 ) is provided with a hydrogen outlet, the hydrogen outlet is connected with a hydrogen inlet of the hydrogen compressor ( 441 ) after passing through a seventh heat exchange channel of the secondary hydrogen heat exchanger ( 443 ) and an eighth heat exchange channel of the primary hydrogen heat exchanger ( 442 ) in sequence, and a liquid hydrogen output port of the gas-liquid separator ( 445 ) is connected with the liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ),

wherein the liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ) comprises a liquid hydrogen storage tank which is composed of an outer shell ( 51 ) and an inner container ( 52 ) and of a double-layer structure, a vacuum or thermal insulation material layer ( 53 ) is arranged between the outer shell ( 51 ) and the inner container ( 52 ), and the liquid hydrogen storage tank is respectively provided with a liquid hydrogen filling port ( 54 ), a liquid hydrogen discharge port ( 55 ), and a hydrogen discharge port ( 56 ),

wherein the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ) comprises a superconducting generator ( 21 ), a converter ( 22 ) and a transformer ( 23 ) which are connected in sequence, the superconducting generator ( 21 ) is connected with a superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ) for cooling a superconductor in the superconducting generator ( 21 ), and the output end of the hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ) or an input end of the liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ) is connected with a coolant input port of the superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ) to output the liquid hydrogen as the refrigerant of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ),

wherein the superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ) comprises a hydrogen storage cold box ( 241 ), a low-temperature circulating pump ( 242 ), a refrigerator ( 243 ) and a heat exchanger ( 244 ), the hydrogen storage cold box ( 241 ) is provided with the coolant input port of the superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ) for inputting the liquid hydrogen, the low-temperature circulating pump ( 242 ), the refrigerator ( 243 ) and the heat exchanger ( 244 ) are connected end to end to form a liquid hydrogen flow circuit, and a liquid hydrogen output end of the hydrogen storage cold box ( 241 ) is connected with the liquid hydrogen flow circuit for supplying the liquid hydrogen for the liquid hydrogen flow circuit,

wherein an output end of the standby power module ( 6 ) is respectively connected with the power ends of the seawater electrolysis unit ( 3 ) and the hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ); the standby power module ( 6 ) is a storage battery; and the storage battery is connected with the power output end of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ) for charging; or the standby power module ( 6 ) is a hydrogen fuel cell; and a hydrogen input end of the hydrogen fuel cell is connected with the output end of the hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ) or an input end of the liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ) to use hydrogen as a fuel of the hydrogen fuel cell,

wherein the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ) further comprises a wind speed sensor connected with the control unit ( 7 ), so that the control unit ( 7 ) is capable of obtaining a current available power P according to a wind speed sensed by the wind speed sensor; an output end of the transformer ( 23 ) is provided with a voltage transformer and a current transformer to detect an output power P wt of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ); the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ) is provided with a pitch control mechanism connected with the control unit ( 7 ), for controlling a rotation speed of a blade of the superconducting generator ( 21 ) to adjust the output power P wt of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ); a control end of the refrigerator ( 243 ) is connected with the control unit ( 7 ) for adjusting a refrigeration power P r of the superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ); a control end of the AC-DC converter ( 322 ) is connected with the control unit ( 7 ) for adjusting a electrolysis power P h of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ); a control end of the standby power module ( 6 ) is connected with the control unit ( 7 ) for adjusting an output power P g of the standby power module ( 6 ),

wherein the control unit ( 7 ) is configured to schedule the output power P wt of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ), the electrolysis power P h of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ), and the output power P g of the standby power module ( 6 ) in various modes as follows, to ensure a stable operation of the superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ):

if P>P hmax +P rmax +P y , then the output power P W t of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ) is limited by controlling the rotation speed of the blade of the superconducting generator ( 21 ), so that P wt =P hmax +P rmax +P y , and the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ) is controlled to operate in a maximum electrolytic power P hmax of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 );

if P hmin +P rmin +P y <P≤P hmax +P rmax +P y , then the output power P W t of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ) is limited by controlling the rotation speed of the blade of the superconducting generator ( 21 ), so that P wt =P, and the electrolysis power P h of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ) is controlled to be equal to P W t−P r − P y ;

if P rmin <P≤P hmin +P rmin +P y , then the output power P wt of the offshore off-grid superconducting wind turbine generator ( 2 ) is limited by controlling the rotation speed of the blade of the superconducting generator ( 21 ), so that P wt =P r , and the electrolysis power P h of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ) is controlled to be equal to 0;

if P≤P rmin , then the standby power module ( 6 ) is started to produce power and the output power P g of the standby power module ( 6 ) is controlled to be equal to P r −P wt , and the electrolysis power P h of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ) is controlled to be equal to 0,

wherein P rmax is a maximum refrigeration power of the superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ), P rmin is a minimum refrigeration power of the superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ) and P rmax and P rmin are equipment parameters of the superconducting liquid hydrogen refrigeration unit ( 24 ); P hmax is a maximum electrolysis power of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ), P hmin is a minimum electrolysis power of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ), and P hmax and P hmin are equipment parameters of the water electrolysis hydrogen production module ( 32 ); and P y is required total power consumption of the seawater desalination component ( 31 ), the hydrogen liquefaction unit ( 4 ) and the liquid hydrogen storage unit ( 5 ).

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