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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Syed Hussain, Anaheim Hills, CA (US);
Neel Sirosh, Irvine, CA (US);
Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for storing hydrogen fuels or other gaseous fuels. One embodiment of a container for storing gaseous fuels in accordance with an aspect of the invention comprises a high-pressure vessel configured to contain the gas in a high-pressure zone at a pressure significantly above atmospheric pressure. The container can also include a storing medium in the vessel and an inlet/outlet line extending through the vessel. The storing medium can have a plurality of storage spaces configured to physically bind molecules of the gas to the storing medium, and the inlet/outlet line can be a tube extending through the vessel in fluid communication with the storing medium. In operation, the high-pressure vessel is pressurized with a gaseous fuel (e.g., hydrogen) to a pressure significantly above atmospheric pressure (e.g., approximately 3,000-10,000 psi). The molecules of the gaseous fuel bind to the storing medium, and the pressure in the vessel drives additional molecules of the gaseous fuel into vacant spaces within the storing medium or in other regions of the vessel.