System for feeding gaseous fuel, in particular hydrogen, for fuel cells
US7504171B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
System for feeding gaseous fuel, in particular hydrogen, for fuel cells which comprises a storage tank for the gaseous fuel of the type comprising a case containing a material absorbing the gaseous fuel, in particular a metal hydride, and means for applying an amount of heat to the material absorbing gaseous fuel and determining the flow of the gaseous fuel from the absorbing material towards an anode of one or more fuel cell. The storage tank and the one or more fuel cell are mutually arranged in such a way as to achieve a heat exchange relationship between the anode of one or more fuel cells and the gas absorbing material, the means for applying an amount of heat comprising the heat exchange between the anode of one or more fuel cells and the gas absorbing material.
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