Inergy Automotive Systems Research (societe Anonyme)

Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research

Plastic Omnium New Energies France

Inergy Automotive Systems Research (s.a.)

Inergy Automotive Systems Research

Inergy Automotive Systems Research (societe Anonym)

Inergy Automotive Systems Research (sociate Anonyme)

Bjorn Criel

David Hill

Frederic Jannot

Jules-Joseph Van Schaftingen

Pierre-Francois Tardy

Vincent Cuvelier

Stephane Leonard

Pierre De Keyzer

Thierry Ferracin

Serge Dupont

Antoine Chaussinand

Hervé Lemoine

Pascal De Henau

Philippe Bournonville

Fabrice Laborde

Nadja Walling

Ralph Pohlmann

Barbara Mabed

Scott McCleary

Pierre-François Tardy

Francois Dougnier

James Edward Thompson

Eric Boucaux

Benoit Devaux

Laurent Duez

Dominique Madoux

Stéphane Leonard

François Dougnier

Geert Nouwen

Philippe Martin

Hugues Masse

Ammar Aryan

Nicolas Hubatzeck

Ronan Bellec

Jean-Claude Mur

Frédéric Jannot

Eric Deparis

Pierric Besnard

Jean-Francois Berard

Jurgen Dedeurwaerder

Mihai Baja

Corentin Michel Roger Bouron

Jules Joseph Van Schaftingen

Stéphane Galliot

Herve Lemoine

Jeremy Wahl

Khanh-Hung Nguyen

Dries Devisscher

Yazid Belkhelfa

Michael Gras

Franck Bajor

Josh Butler

Ed Furmanczyk

Marc Poisson

Alice Perrot

Pierre Barrio

Mindaugas Bulota

Nicolas Duhem

Jean-François Berard

End fitting for a pressurized fluid reservoir, the reservoir comprising a liner () which comprises a tubular central portion () with a first cylindrical outer surface (), characterized in that the end fitting () comprises an end portion () with a second cylindrical outer surface (), the end portion () being configured to be positioned coaxially with respect to the tubular central portion (), the second cylindrical outer surface () forming a radially flush extension of the first cylindrical outer surface (), the end fitting () being configured to be mounted in a sealed manner on the outside of a neck () of the liner () by means of an annular sealing joint () arranged coaxially with respect to the end portion () in an annular groove () provided in an inner recess () of the end fitting () such that the internal pressure in the reservoir has a tendency to push the neck () radially outwards against the annular sealing joint ().

End fitting for a pressurized fluid reservoir

The invention relates to a pressurized fluid storage and dispensing assembly () for a vehicle, comprising: The invention also relates to a vehicle comprising such a storage and dispensing assembly ().

Pressurized fluid storage and dispensing assembly for a vehicle

A valve for a fluid reservoir includes an inner portion configured to be arranged inside the reservoir, the inner portion including at least one portion of a sensor for measuring at least one parameter characterizing the fluid, the valve being capable of receiving information from a computer, external to the valve, the valve also includes an outer portion configured to be arranged outside the reservoir, the outer portion having an internal computer that acquires data from the at least one sensor, communicates bidirectionally with the external computer, takes into account information received from the external computer and data from the at least one sensor for controlling at least one actuator of the valve, and measures at least one current parameter in the electrical connection.

Valve for a pressurised fluid reservoir

A pressure vessel including an internal fluid storage chamber, and an outer composite structure enclosing or encasing the internal fluid storage chamber. The outer composite structure has a thickness containing both helical layers and hoop layers of reinforcing fibers, wherein at least 20% of a combined thickness of all of the helical layers are located within a 25% innermost thickness of the outer composite structure. The internal fluid storage chamber is defined by a liner including a generally cylindrical central portion having a first outer diameter at a first longitudinal end, and a first dome-shaped longitudinal end portion having a base portion and a first intermediate portion located between the generally cylindrical central portion and the base portion for connecting the first longitudinal end of the generally cylindrical central portion to the base portion of the first dome-shaped longitudinal end portion.

Pressure vessel with optimized outer composite structure

A reinforcement element, suitable for composite pressure vessel, may be configured to be inserted and to fill in a hollow shaft of a plastic liner of the composite pressure vessel, the hollow shaft connecting opposite walls of the liner. The reinforcement element may include a central part and two external parts constituted by a plurality of continuous fibres impregnated with a first resin. The central part of the reinforcement element may have a dimension substantially equal to the dimension of the hollow shaft and being a full part. The two external parts may be able to be unfolded and fixed on the external surface of opposite walls of the liner. A composite pressure vessel may include such a reinforcement element.

Composite pressure vessel with reinforcement element

An automatic obstruction device for closing a filling circuit for filling a tank with fluid includes: a movable element movable between a non-obstruction position of the filling circuit, in which the movable element offers resistance to the fluid compatible with the filling of the tank, and an obstruction position of the filling circuit, in which the movable offers a resistance to the fluid that is incompatible with the filling of the tank; a holding element of the movable element holding the movable element in the non-obstruction position, and allowing movement of the movable element toward the obstruction position; and a first device of non-reversible movement or of non-reversible modification of the holding element allowing movement of the movable element toward the obstruction position, and being controllable by a control device.

Automatic obstruction device of a circuit for filling one or more tanks with a fluid

An internal casing for a pressurized fluid storage tank for a motor vehicle includes: a hollow body includes a layer made of a first polymer material; and a neck arranged on the hollow body and delimiting an opening of the hollow body, the neck receiving an interface part mounted on the neck in a sealed manner by a gasket arranged between the neck and the interface part. The neck is made of a composite material composed of a second polymer material loaded with reinforcing fibers, the composite material having a deformation resistance than that of the first polymer material. The neck is joined to the hollow body by molecular entanglement of polymer chains of the first polymer material and polymer chains of the second polymer material. Methods for manufacturing such an internal casing, and a storage tank including such an internal casing are disclosed.

Internal casing for pressurized fluid storage tank for a motor vehicle

The invention relates a pressure vessel () configured for storing a fluid under pressure, said pressure vessel comprising: a thermoplastic liner () having a cylindrical section (), a first rounded end section () and a second rounded end section (); a reinforcement structure () made of a composite material, said reinforcement structure surrounding at least the cylindrical section of the thermoplastic liner; and a local reinforcement layer ().

Pressure vessel

The invention is related to a tank system for storing a high pressure gas. The invention provides a system for storing a gas, the system comprising at least two tanks, a first tank and a last tank, the first tank comprising an inlet port connected to a system inlet, the last tank comprising an outlet port connected to a system outlet, each tank being provided with an on tank valve comprising an inlet port, an outlet port, and a communication line leading into the tank, each on tank valve comprising a communication line between the inlet port and the outlet port of the on tank valve, the outlet port of the on tank valve of the first tank being connected to the inlet port of the on tank valve of the last tank, the at least two tanks being serially connected.

Hydropack system

A composite pressure vessel that includes a monolayer liner and a reinforcing structure arranged on top of the liner. The liner is made by injection moulding and includes at least two shells weldable together. Each shell is made of a polymer composition including at least 45% by weight of an aromatic polyamide relative to the total weight of the polymer composition, and at least 10% by weight of an aliphatic polyamide relative to the total weight of the polymer composition.

Composite pressure vessel with a monolayer liner

It is proposed a plastic liner for the storage of hydrogen, comprising: a first barrier layer (), a second barrier layer () configured to be an inner layer in contact with hydrogen, at least one intermediate layer arranged between the first and the second barrier layers, wherein the second barrier layer () has a lower hydrogen permeability than said at least intermediate layer such that the second barrier layer () slows down the migration of hydrogen inside said at least one intermediate layer.

Plastic liner for a composite pressure vessel

A system for a motor vehicle, the system including a container having a side made of a plastic material, and a component sealingly attached to the container side. The component has at least one portion provided with microgrooves that form a sealing area between the component and the container side.

System for a motor vehicle

A module () for use in a vehicle fuel system, said module comprising a housing () having a first port (), a second port () and a passage () between the first port and the second port; a closure body () that is moveably arranged in said housing; wherein said closure body is configured for closing the passage between the first port and the second port in a first position of the closure body and for allowing access to the passage in a second position of the closure body; and a pump () that is integrated in said housing (), wherein said pump () communicates with the first port () and is configured for pumping fluid into or out of the first port () while the closure body () is in the first position, characterized in that the module () further comprises a motor () and a closure body actuator () configured for positioning the closure body () in at least the first position and the second position, wherein said closure body actuator is driven by said motor (), and said motor is configured for driving the pump () while the closure body is in the first position.

Vehicle fuel system with vapour control

A tank manufactured from a plastic material and having a reinforcement member. The reinforcement member having a first portion made of a first material weldable to the plastic material of the tank; and a second portion made of a second material having a tensile stress at break which is three to nine times larger than the tensile stress at yield of the first material. The second portion having at least one through-hole, and the first material extends in said at least one through-hole and at opposite sides of said second portion adjacent said at least one through-hole.

Tank comprising a reinforcement member and method for manufacturing such a reinforcement member

The invention relates to a pressure vessel system comprising a pressure vessel for storing a gas under pressure, at a potential leakage interface of the pressure vessel, one or more gas sensitive parts configured to undergo a modification when the gas passes along the potential leakage interface; said leakage interface being an interface within the pressure vessel; and one or more detection modules configured to detect a modification of the one or more gas sensitive parts. The invention also relates to a connection assembly comprising a first connection part and a second connection part, said first and second connection part being configured to realize a gas tight connection; one or more gas sensitive parts arranged at a connection interface between the first connection part and the second connection part, and one or more detection modules configured to detect a modification of the one or more gas sensitive parts.

Pressure vessel system

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Bjorn Criel