摘要:
An electrochemically stabilized Ca-Ni hydrogen storage alloy material for use as the active negative electrode material of an alkaline electrochemical cell. The alloy material includes at least one modifier element which stabilizes the alloy material from degradation during electrochemical cycling in an alkaline cell, by protecting calcium within the alloy and preventing dissolution of calcium into the alkaline electrolyte. The alloy has the formula (Ca1-x-yMxNi2y)Ni5-zQz, where M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of misch metal, rare earth metals, zirconium and mixtures of Zr with Ti or V, Q is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Al, Ge, Sn, In, Cu, Zn, Co, and mixtures thereof, x ranges between about o.o2 and o.2, y ranges between about 0.02 and 0.4, and z ranges from about 0.05 to about 1.00.
摘要:
A hydrogen cooled hydrogen storage unit (4). The unit employs excess hydrogen flow between hydrogen storage alloy rods (3) in the hydrogen storage unit in order to provide convective cooling thereof. The unit provides for high packing density of the storage materials. The unit also allows for efficient thermal transfer of heat energy from a central source of heat through the rods thereof during discharge of the stored hydrogen. The hydrogen storage rods of the unit are encased in an encapsulant layer (2) which prevents entrainment of the hydrogen storage material in the high flow rate hydrogen.
摘要:
A magnesium hydrogen storage alloy that has been hydrided and compacted into highly dense pellets for shipment and use, a method for making said magnesium alloy (see Fig. 7) and a method for the safe, economical shipment of said hydrided magnesium hydrogen storage material.
摘要:
Hydrogen propelled vehicles and fundamentally new magnesium-based hydrogen storage alloy materials (12) which for the first time make it feasible and practical to use solid state storage and delivery of hydrogen to power internal combustion engine or fuel cell vehicles. These exceptional alloys have remarkable hydrogen storage capacity of well over 6 weight % coupled with extraordinary absorption kinetics such that the alloy powder absorbs 80 % of its total capacity within 10 minutes at 300C and a cycle life of at least 500 cycles without loss of capacity or kinetics.
摘要:
A magnesium based hydrogen storage alloy powder which is useful as a hydrogen supply material for powering internal combustion engine or fuel cell vehicles. The alloy contains greater than about 85 atomic percent magnesium, about 2-8 atomic percent nickel, about 0.5-5 atomic percent aluminum and about 2-7 atomic percent rare earth metals or mixtures of rare earth metals. The rare earth elements may be Misch metal and may predominantly contain Ce and/or La. The alloy may also contain about 0.5-5 atomic percent silicon. The alloys can be modified to store more than 4 wt.%, preferably more than 4.5 wt.%, most preferably more than 5 wt.% hydrogen, with a reduced hydride bond strength (i.e. about 64 kJ/mole) which allows for economic recovery of the stored hydrogen. Also, they have a plateau pressure about two times greater than pure Mg and comparable bond energies and plateau pressures to Mg2Ni alloys, while reducing the amount of incorporated nickel by 25-30 atomic %. This reduced nickel content greatly reduces cost of the alloy. Also, while the kinetics of the alloy are improved over pure Mg, the storage capacity of the alloy is significantly greater than the 3.6 wt.% of Mg2Ni material.
摘要:
A magnesium based hydrogen storage alloy powder which is useful as a hydrogen supply material for powering internal combustion engine or fuel cell vehicles. The alloy contains greater than about 85 atomic percent magnesium, about 2-8 atomic percent nickel, about 0.5-5 atomic percent aluminum and about 2-7 atomic percent rare earth metals or mixtures of rare earth metals. The rare earth elements may be Misch metal and may predominantly contain Ce and/or La. The alloy may also contain about 0.5-5 atomic percent silicon. The alloys can be modified to store more than 4 wt.%, preferably more than 4.5 wt.%, most preferably more than 5 wt.% hydrogen, with a reduced hydride bond strength (i.e. about 64 kJ/mole) which allows for economic recovery of the stored hydrogen. Also, they have a plateau pressure about two times greater than pure Mg and comparable bond energies and plateau pressures to Mg2Ni alloys, while reducing the amount of incorporated nickel by 25-30 atomic %. This reduced nickel content greatly reduces cost of the alloy. Also, while the kinetics of the alloy are improved over pure Mg, the storage capacity of the alloy is significantly greater than the 3.6 wt.% of Mg2Ni material.
摘要:
A nickel hydroxide positive electrode active material which can be made by an ultrasonic precipitation method. The nickel hydroxide active material is characterized by the composition: Ni(OH)6-x/3(OH2)x/3(Anionsy-)x/3y where x, the number of water ligands surrounding each Ni cation, is between 0.05 and 0,4 and y is the charge on the anions.
摘要:
A complete infrastructure system for the generation (32), storage (34) transportation (35), and delivery (36) of hydrogen which makes a hydrogen ecosystem possible. The infrastructure system utilizes high capacity, low cost, light weight thermal hydrogen storage alloy materials (42) having fast kinetics. Also, a novel hydrogen storage bed design which includes a support/heat-transfer component (41) which is made from a highly porous, high thermal conductivity, solid material such as a high thermal conductivity graphitic foam. Finally a material including at least one particle having atomically engineered local chemical and electronic environments, characterized in that the local environments providing bulk nucleation.
摘要:
0 hydrogen storage bed system (1) which includes a pressure container (2), a hydrogen alloy (3) disposed within the pressure container (2), and an integrated thermal management system integrally disposed within the pressure container. The integrated thermal management system includes heat generation means (4), cooling means(5) and heat distribution means comprising heat sink (6) with heat distribution fins (7).
摘要:
Hydrogen propelled vehicles and fundamentally new magnesium-based hydrogen storage alloy materials which for the first time make it feasible and practical to use solid state storage and delivery of hydrogen to power internal combustion engine or fuel cell vehicles. These exceptional alloys have remarkable hydrogen storage capacity of well over 6 weight % coupled with extraordinary absorption kinetics such that the alloy powder absorbs 80 % of its total capacity within 2 minutes at 300 °C.