System for storing and utilizing hydrogen

摘要

The invention provides a system for storing and utilizing hydrogen comprising a liquefied hydrogen storage container 1 to be filled with liquefied hydrogen 2, a fuel cell 5 operable by a supply of hydrogen gas and serving as a hydrogen utilizing device, hydrogen gas piping 37 interconnecting the storage container 1 and the fuel cell 5, a hydrogen absorbing alloy container 3 connected to an intermediate portion of the piping 37 and having a hydrogen absorbing alloy 4 accommodated therein, a heat accumulator 6 having a heat storage medium 7 accommodated therein, piping 25 and a pump 22 for circulating the heat storage medium 7 between the fuel cell 5 and the heat accumulator 6, and piping 24 and a pump 21 for circulating the heat storage medium between the alloy container 3 and the heat accumulator 6.