Abstract:
A metal hydride battery includes a metal hydride vessel for storing hydrogen and a battery cell (12) in another enclosure having the capability of fluid communication between the vessel and enclosure through in-line piping (20). The in-line piping (20) includes a catalytic converter (24) and a molecular sieve dryer (30) for adsorbing water from the hydrogen being piped from the battery cell (12) enclosure to the hydrogen storage metal hydride vessel.