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US 2019/0198896 A1Published application
Gas Storage System
AssigneeEncite LLC
InventorsStephen Alan Marsh, Donald M. Parker, William J. Grande
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Abstract
Among other things, a gas storage system includes a group of capsules and an activation element coupled to the group. The group of capsules are formed within a substrate and contain gas stored at a relatively high pressure compared to atmospheric pressure. The activation element is configured to deliver energy in an amount sufficient to cause at least one of the capsules to release stored gas.
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A gas storage system comprising:
- a plurality of substrates arranged in a stack that provides plural, elongated capsules within the stack, with the plural capsules configured into one or more groups of capsules that contain a gas that is stored at a relatively high pressure compared to atmospheric pressure;
- a first end cap of a first one of the plurality of substrates;
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- an activation element coupled to at least some of the groups of capsules, the activation element configured to deliver energy in an amount sufficient to cause at least one of the capsules in a corresponding group of the capsules to release stored gas.
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A system for digitally controlled release of a fluid, the system comprises:
- a plurality of substrates arranged in a stack, the substrates having passages forming plural capsules, with the plural capsules configured into one or more groups of capsules, the capsules containing gas that is stored at a relatively high pressure compared to atmospheric pressure;
- plural activation elements coupled to the one or more groups of fluid-filled capsules, with activation elements comprising a conductor disposed over at least one capsule in at least some of the groups of capsules to provide thermal activation;
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- control circuitry configured to deliver a control signal to a selected activation element, the control signal causing the selected activation element to rupture a corresponding group of fluid-filled capsules to release fluid in the corresponding group.
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