Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research

Plastic Omnium New Energies France

Eric Deparis

Bjorn Criel

Joel Op De Beeck

Paul Wouters

Pierre De Keyzer

Jean-Francois Berard

Aurelien Daragon

Corentin Michel Roger Bouron

Bernard Gautherin

Damien Boquel

Mindaugas Bulota

Jean-François Berard

A gas discharge device, for a vehicle powered by compressed gas, includes: a gas manifold having a hollow body and including at least one port configured to be in fluid communication with a compressed gas tank, and an opening for discharging gas into the atmosphere; and a pipe configured to connect the port to the compressed gas tank. The pipe is freely translatable in the port to enable a first end of the pipe to move translationally along an axis in the port.

Compressed gas discharge device

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 method for manufacturing a thermoplastic component for fuel systems or SCR systems includes the following steps: (1) molding and/or forming of a thermoplastic substrate from a first thermoplastic material, and (2) three-dimensional printing of a second thermoplastic material onto a first area of the thermoplastic substrate obtained after step (1). The first thermoplastic material of the thermoplastic substrate and the second thermoplastic material have a chemical compatibility.

Overmoulding by 3D printing

It is an object of the invention is a fuel cell system architecture provides a good weight distribution, improved trunk space without reducing the security against front-end and rear end collision. The above objective is accomplished by a fuel cell vehicle comprising:&#x2014;A rear vessel for hydrogen gas located in the rear part of the vehicle,&#x2014;A front vessel for hydrogen gas located in the front part of the vehicle,&#x2014;A hydrogen dosing unit,&#x2014;A hydrogen control unit connected to the hydrogen dosing unit, to the rear vessel and to the front vessel, the hydrogen control unit being provided with first means for equalizing the pressure between the first rear vessel and the front vessel, the hydrogen control unit being provided with second means for transferring hydrogen at a predetermined pressure level to the hydrogen dosing unit from the two vessels,&#x2014;An air supply,&#x2014;A fuel cell connected to the hydrogen dosing unit and the air supply, the air supply being provided with means for providing the fuel cell with air, the hydrogen dosing unit providing the fuel cell with hydrogen,&#x2014;A battery,&#x2014;A DC/DC-converter,&#x2014;The fuel cell being connected to the battery so as to provide the battery with energy, the battery and the DC/DC-converter being interconnected so as to exchange energy, the fuel cell and the battery, being located at the bottom of the vehicle.

Fuel cell architecture

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Levallois-Perret, France

Eric Deparis