公开(公告)号：US20140138452A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-22

申请号：US13681943

申请日：2012-11-20

Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

Inventor： Volker Formanski ,  Bram Peters ,  Remy Fontaine

IPC: B60H1/22 ,  B60H1/00

CPC classification number: B60H1/22 ,  B60H1/00385

Abstract: A system for conditioning the air in a passenger compartment of a fuel cell-powered vehicle is provided, the system including a metal hydride buffer and a hydrogen source, wherein the metal hydride buffer reversibly adsorbs and desorbs hydrogen gas. The change in temperature associated with adsorption or desorption of the hydrogen gas by the metal hydride buffer is thermally communicated to the passenger compartment, thereby conditioning the air therein. Desorbed hydrogen gas is fed back to the fuel cell to power the vehicle. Also provided are a vehicle having a system for conditioning air in a passenger compartment that employs the change in temperature resulting from the adsorption and desorption of hydrogen gas by the metal hydride buffer and methods for heating or cooling a passenger compartment of a fuel cell-powered vehicle.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种用于调节燃料电池动力车辆的乘客舱中的空气的系统，该系统包括金属氢化物缓冲器和氢源，其中金属氢化物缓冲液可逆地吸附和解吸氢气。 与金属氢化物缓冲液的氢气的吸附或解吸有关的温度变化与客舱热传导，由此调节其中的空气。 解吸的氢气被反馈到燃料电池以为车辆供电。 还提供了一种车辆，其具有用于调节乘客舱中的空气的系统，其采用由金属氢化物缓冲器吸收和解吸氢气导致的温度变化，以及用于加热或冷却燃料电池供电的乘客舱的方法 车辆。