DEVICE FOR STORING AND SUPPLYING HYDROGEN IN POWER PLANT OF VEHICLE Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC F17C11/00 

FIELD: automotive industry.

SUBSTANCE: device comprises fuel compartment with containers and tank for hydrogen, collector, heater, and branch pipes for supplying and discharging hydrogen. The fuel compartment has a set of sockets that receives the hydrogen tanks with board storage of hydrogen. Each of the sockets is connected with the outlet branch pipe through the electrically controlled shut-off valve with the hydrogen collector. A pressure pickup is mounted at the outlet of each socket, and each socket receives the temperature gage. The heater of the device is made of a microwave emitters and infrared emitters. The sockets are made of a composite material and provided with hatch made of the same material. The outer side of the housing and hatch are protected with the metallic shield . The housing receives the adjusting perforated casing made of a radio-transparent material. The microwave emitter is interposed between the outer surface of the casing and inner surface of the housing. An infrared emitter connected with a power source is mounted at the face of each socket.

EFFECT: reduced explosion hazard.

1 cl, 2 dwg