US 12,492,785 B2 · Compressed gas tank and method for operating a compressed gas tank

Abstract

The invention relates to a compressed gas storage tank, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a holder that is designed to store a compressed fuel, and with at least one pressure relief valve. Fuel is dischargeable from the holder into environment of the compressed gas tank due to the opening of at least one pressure relief valve. A catalytic converter device of the compressed gas storage tank is designed to catalyze an oxidation reaction of fuel originating from the holder with oxygen. The compressed gas storage tank has at least one piezoelectric element to which a pressure can be applied by opening the at least one pressure relief valve. Through the pressure, at least one spark can be generated by means of the at least one piezoelectric element. The invention furthermore relates to a method for operating a compressed gas storage tank of said type.

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Dependent claims

A compressed gas storage tank, in particular for a motor vehicle, with a holder which is designed to store a compressed fuel, with at least one pressure relief valve, wherein due to opening of the at least one pressure relief valve, fuel is dischargeable from the holder into an environment of the compressed gas storage tank, and with a catalytic converter device which is designed to catalyze an oxidation reaction of fuel originating from the holder (12) with oxygen, characterized in that

the compressed gas storage tank has at least one piezoelectric element to which a pressure can be applied by opening the at least one pressure relief valve, wherein the pressure can cause at least one spark to be generated by means of the at least one piezoelectric element.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Compressed gas tank and method for operating a compressed gas tank

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Abstract

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