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High-pressure Metal Hydride Tank for Fuel Cell Vehicles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Daigoro Mori ,
Norihiko Haraikawa ,
Nobuo Kobayashi ,
Hidehito Kubo ,
Keiji Toh ,
Makoto Tsuzuki ,
Tamio Shinozawa  and
Tomoya Matsunaga
Daigoro Mori
Affiliation:
Fuel Cell System Engineering Div., Toyota Motor Corporation, Susono, Shizuoka, 410-1193, Japan
Norihiko Haraikawa
Affiliation:
Fuel Cell System Engineering Div., Toyota Motor Corporation, Susono, Shizuoka, 410-1193, Japan
Nobuo Kobayashi
Affiliation:
Fuel Cell System Engineering Div., Toyota Motor Corporation, Susono, Shizuoka, 410-1193, Japan
Hidehito Kubo
Affiliation:
Corporate Technical Center, Toyota Industries Corporation, Obu, Aichi, 474-8601, Japan
Keiji Toh
Affiliation:
Corporate Technical Center, Toyota Industries Corporation, Obu, Aichi, 474-8601, Japan
Makoto Tsuzuki
Affiliation:
Corporate Technical Center, Toyota Industries Corporation, Obu, Aichi, 474-8601, Japan
Tamio Shinozawa
Affiliation:
Material Engineering Div. 3, Toyota Motor Corporation, Susono, Shizuoka, 410-1193, Japan
Tomoya Matsunaga
Affiliation:
Material Engineering Div. 3, Toyota Motor Corporation, Susono, Shizuoka, 410-1193, Japan
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Abstract

A new type of hydrogen-absorbing alloy tank has been developed. The high-pressure metal hydride (MH) tank has been designed based on a 35 MPa cylinder vessel. The heat exchanger module is integrated into the tank. Its advantage over high-pressure cylinder vessels is its large hydrogen storage capacity, for example 7.3 kg with a tank volume of 180 L. Cruising range is about 2.5 times longer than that of a 35 MPa cylinder vessel system with the same volume.

The hydrogen-charging rate of this system is equal to the 35 MPa cylinders without any external cooling facility. Furthermore, release of hydrogen at 243 K is enabled due to the use of a hydrogen-absorbing alloy with a high disassociation pressure, Ti-Cr-Mn alloy with AB2 laves phase. It is thought that the high-pressure MH system is one realistic option for fuel cell vehicles to achieve a cruising range of over 700 km.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 884: Symposium GG – Materials and Technology for Hydrogen Storage and Generation , 2005 , GG6.4
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2005

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