Heating device for hydrogen storage canister
AssigneeAsia Pacific Fuel Cell Technologies, Ltd.
InventorsJefferson Ys Yang, Yao-sheng Hsu
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Abstract
A heating device for a container in which a hydrogen storage canister is disposed. The hydrogen storage canister supplies hydrogen to a fuel cell including a discharge port, and the heating device includes a water jacket and a seal member. The water jacket is disposed on the container, and communicates with the discharge port of the fuel cell. When the hydrogen storage canister is disposed on the container, the hydrogen storage canister is surrounded by the water jacket and is heated by via water from the discharge exit. The seal member is disposed between the water jacket and the container so that the hydrogen storage canister is closely abutted by the water jacket.
Claims20
A heating device for a container in which a hydrogen storage canister is disposed, wherein the hydrogen storage canister supplies hydrogen to a fuel cell including a discharge port, and the heating device comprises:
- a water jacket, disposed on the container, communicating with the discharge port of the fuel cell, wherein the hydrogen storage canister is surrounded by the water jacket and is heated by water from the discharge port when the hydrogen storage canister is disposed on the container;
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- a seal member disposed between the water jacket and the container so that the hydrogen storage canister is closely abutted by the water jacket.
A container for a hydrogen storage canister, comprising:
- a support for holding the hydrogen storage canister;
- a heating device disposed on the support, wherein the hydrogen storage canister is surrounded by the heating device when the hydrogen storage canister is disposed on the support;
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- a supplying device, communicating with the heating device, for supplying a thermal-conductive material into the heating device so that the hydrogen storage canister is heated by the heating device.
A heating device, for a container in which a hydrogen storage canister is disposed, comprising:
- a water jacket disposed on the container, wherein the hydrogen storage canister is surrounded by the water jacket when the hydrogen storage canister is disposed on the container;
- a supplying device, communicating with the water jacket, for supplying a thermal-conductive material into the water jacket so that the hydrogen storage canister is heated by the water jacket;
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- a seal member disposed between the water jacket and the container so that the hydrogen storage canister is closely abutted by the water jacket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.