US 2022/0178498 A1 · POWER SUPPLY

Abstract

A power supply 100 is described. The power supply 100 has a first electrical outlet 110 and comprises: optionally a set of hydrogen storage devices 200, including a first hydrogen storage device 200A, a set of heaters 300, including a first heater 300A, a first releasable fluid inlet coupling 410 and/or a first releasable fluid outlet coupling 510; wherein the first hydrogen storage device 200A comprises: a pressure vessel 230A, having a first fluid inlet 210A and a first fluid outlet 220A, comprising therein a thermally conducting network 240A optionally thermally coupled to the first heater 300A, wherein the pressure vessel 230A is arranged to receive therein a hydrogen storage material 250A in thermal contact, at least in part, with the thermally conducting network 240A, wherein the first fluid inlet 210A and/or the first fluid outlet 220A are in fluid communication with the first releasable fluid inlet coupling 410 and/or the first releasable fluid outlet coupling 510, respectively; and preferably, wherein the thermally conducting network 240A has lattice geometry and/or a fractal geometry in two and/or three dimensions.

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Dependent claims

A power supply, having a first electrical outlet, comprising:

a set of hydrogen storage devices, including a first hydrogen storage device, a set of heaters including a first heater, and either or both of a first releasable fluid inlet coupling and a first releasable fluid outlet coupling;
wherein the first hydrogen storage device comprises:
a pressure vessel, having a first fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, comprising therein a thermally conducting network thermally coupled to the first heater, wherein the pressure vessel is arranged to receive therein a hydrogen storage material in thermal contact, at least in part, with the thermally conducting network, wherein either or both of the first fluid inlet and the first fluid outlet are in fluid communication with either or both of the first releasable fluid inlet coupling and the first releasable fluid outlet coupling, respectively;
and
wherein the thermally conducting network has one or more of a lattice geometry, a gyroidal geometry, or a fractal geometry in either or both of two dimensions and three dimensions.

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A method of controlling a power supply comprising a set of hydrogen gas generators, including a first hydrogen gas generator, a set of hydrogen storage devices, including a first hydrogen storage device, a set of heaters including a first heater, a set of electrical generators, including a first electrical generator and a controller;

wherein the first hydrogen storage device comprises:
a pressure vessel, having a first fluid inlet and a first fluid outlet, comprising therein a thermally conducting network thermally coupled to the first heater, wherein the pressure vessel is arranged to receive therein a hydrogen storage material in thermal contact, at least in part, with the thermally conducting network, and wherein the thermally conducting network has either or both of a lattice geometry and a fractal geometry in either or both of two dimensions and three dimensions;
wherein the method comprises:
generating, by the first hydrogen gas generator, hydrogen gas;
storing, by the first hydrogen storage device, the generated hydrogen gas;
releasing, at least in part, the stored hydrogen gas comprising controlling, by the controller, the first heater to release, at least in part, the stored hydrogen gas;
and
generating, by the first electrical generator, electrical energy using the released hydrogen gas.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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