Electrolysis Unit
Glavkosmos
An electrolysis unit designed for oxygen generation from water, capable of operating in zero-gravity conditions, and intended for space applications.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 30 kg
- Design life
- 7 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Purpose
- Obtaining oxygen by water electrolysis.
- Year of release
- 2007
- Design life
- 7 years
- Lead time
- 12 months
- Flight qualification of the product
- No
- Possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements
- Yes
- Oxygen purity
- 99.9%
- Mass of electrolysis unit
- 30 kg
- Operating current
- 10…70 A
- Oxygen capacity
- 25 - 160 l/h
About
The Electrolysis Unit is designed for obtaining oxygen through water electrolysis, primarily for oxygen supply systems in space. It was released in 2007 and has a guaranteed service life of 7 years. The estimated production and delivery time is 12 months. While it does not have flight qualification, there is a possibility to adapt the product to customer requirements. Key features include its ability to work in zero-gravity conditions, ensuring tightness, and the absence of aggressive chemical components. It utilizes a gas-tight solid polymer membrane, a membrane-electrode unit, and a membrane-catalytic unit, with corrosion-resistant electrodes to ensure durability and performance in harsh environments.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.