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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);
Simona E. Hunyadi Murph, North Augusta, SC (US);
Henry T. Sessions, Aiken, SC (US);
Battelle Savannah River Alliance, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Abstract
Vehicle structural components and additive manufacturing methods for forming the components are described. The structural components incorporate hydrogen storage materials for use in conjunction with hydrogen fuel cells in electric-powered vehicles such as unmanned aerial vehicles. The hydrogen storage materials can be in the form of a 3D printed metal foam that includes a metal hydride and an inert structural metal. The material can exhibit a very low weight density able to store hydrogen in a low pressure solid-state form at a high energy density. The structural components that carry the hydrogen storage materials can be exchangeable components of a vehicle, and the vehicle can be refueled by merely exchanging an exhausted component for a replacement component that is fully-charged with hydrogen.