Patent ID: 11746430

Abstract:
Disclosed are a water electrolysis system and a control method thereof. The water electrolysis system includes: i) a water electrolysis stack including active electrodes receiving an electrolyte and producing hydrogen and oxygen by electrolyzing the electrolyte; ii) a gas-liquid separation device receiving a product produced from the water electrolysis stack, separating the product into an electrolyte, oxygen, and hydrogen, and discharging the electrolyte, oxygen, and hydrogen; iii) a hydrogen sensor measuring a concentration of hydrogen in oxygen discharged from the gas-liquid separation device or a concentration of hydrogen in a circulating electrolyte; and iv) an electrolyte re-supplying module replenishing the electrolyte discharged from the gas-liquid separation device with water and then re-supplying the electrolyte to the water electrolysis stack, and selectively raising a temperature of the electrolyte on the basis of the concentration of hydrogen measured by the hydrogen sensor to remove gas in the electrolyte.