Device and method for driving a vehicle, aircraft, ship or the like and vehicle, aircraft, ship or the like which has such a device and / or can be operated with such a method

摘要

The present invention relates to a device for driving a vehicle (12), aircraft, ship or the like, comprising - an electrolyzer (14) for separating water into hydrogen and oxygen using electrical energy, - a hydrogen line (24) through which Hydrogen can be conducted from the electrolyzer (14) to one or more combustion chambers (28), - an oxygen line (26) through which oxygen can be conducted from the electrolyzer (14) to the combustion chamber (28), - in the combustion chamber (28) a hydrogen-oxygen mixture can be ignited and water vapor can be generated, - a drive turbine (36) which interacts with the combustion chamber (28) and has an input shaft (39) which can be set in rotation by the water vapor, and - an output unit (68) for Driving the, vehicle (12), aircraft, ship or the like, the output unit (68) being drivable with the drive shaft (39). The invention also relates to a method hear, which can be carried out with such a device (10), and a vehicle (12), aircraft, ship or the like, which has such a device (10) and / or can be operated with such a method.