| 摘要 |
A hydrogen storage system and method (1; 1'; 1'') having a main hydrogen storage site (10, 12; 70, 72; 80) that contains a sufficient amount of hydrogen for a fuel cell employing a polymer membrane to generate power in accordance with a predetermined electrical power requirement. An auxiliary hydrogen storage site (16) contains a sufficient amount of hydrogen to allow the fuel cell to operate on a scheduled basis that is required to maintain t he polymer membrane hydrated. A manifold (18; 18'; 18'') connects the main (10, 12; 70, 72; 80) and auxiliary hydrogen storage sites (16) and has an outlet to deliver hydrogen to the fuel cell. The manifold (18; 18'; 18'') allows the auxiliary hydrogen storage site (16) to be renewed independently of the main storage site (10, 12; 70, 72; 80) and has a flow control network to allow th e fuel cell to draw hydrogen from the auxiliary hydrogen storage site (16) for maintenance purposes without utilization of the hydrogen from the main hydrogen storage site (10, 12; 70, 72; 80). |
