| 摘要 |
<p>An apparatus for storage and liberation of compressed hydrogen gas is described. The apparatus comprises a storage tank, a pre-volume chamber coupled to the storage tank, a hydrogen liberating tool, and an adapter module coupled to the pre-volume chamber and configured for coupling the pre-volume chamber to a device utilizing the hydrogen gas stored in the storage tank for supplying the hydrogen gas thereto. The storage tank comprises a plurality of arrays of hollow micro-cylinders defining cavities storing compressed hydrogen gas therewithin. Each micro-cylinder has an end sealed with a plug made of an easily meltable alloy having a melting temperature lower than the melting temperature of the micro-cylinder material. The pre-volume chamber is coupled to the storage tank such that the micro-cylinder ends sealed with the plugs are located within a volume of the pre-volume chamber. The hydrogen liberating tool comprises a plurality of heating coils wound around the micro-cylinder ends sealed with plugs. The heating coils are configured for melting the plugs, thereby to controllably liberate the hydrogen gas from the arrays of the micro-cylinders into the pre-volume chamber.</p> |
