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Parking heater and method using hydrides in motor vehicles powered by hydrogen
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1978-04-10
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Granted: 1980-07-29
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Expires: 1998-04-10
Abstract
Abstract The passenger compartment of a motor vehicle operated at least partially on hydrogen may be heated after the engine is shut off by using a LT/HT hydride combination reservoir as the hydride reservoir for the vehicle. The heat capacity of the reservoir, present after the engine is shut off or produced by charging the HT reservoir with hydrogen from the LT reservoir, is supplied at least partially to the passenger compartment.
Inventors
- 👤 Helmut Buchner
- 👤 Helmut Saufferer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-04 21:32
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60K; B60K8/00; B60H; B60H1/00; B60H1/22; C; C01; C01B; C01B3/00; C01B3/0005; C01B3/001; C01B3/0018; C01B3/0031; C01B3/0036; C01B3/0042; C01B3/0047; F; F02; F02B; F02B1/00; F02B1/02; F02B1/04; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32; Y10; Y10S; Y10S123/00; Y10S123/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
63 words
A method for parking heating of at least the passenger compartment of motor vehicles operated at least partially on hydrogen and having a hydride reservoir, wherein the hydride reservoir is a LT/HT hydride combination, comprising supplying the heat capacity of the HT reservoir, present after the engine is shut off or produced by charging with hydrogen, at least partially to the passenger compartment.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
63 words
A method for parking heating of at least the passenger compartment of motor vehicles operated at least partially on hydrogen and having a hydride reservoir, wherein the hydride reservoir is a LT/HT hydride combination, comprising supplying the heat capacity of the HT reservoir, present after the engine is shut off or produced by charging with hydrogen, at least partially to the passenger compartment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method according to claim 1, including the step of transferring hydrogen from the LT reservoir to the HT reservoir, and using the heat so produced in said supplying step.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said hydrides are chosen such that the ΔH values thereof are greater than 2 kcal/mole H 2 and the hydrogen dissociation pressure of approximately 1 bar is between +30° C. and -25° C. in the LT reservoir and at temperatures above 200° C. in the HT reservoir.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said hydrides are chosen such that a hydrogen ion dissociation pressure of approximately 1 bar is reached at temperatures below +20° C. in the LT reservoir, and a hydrogen dissociation pressure of approximately 1 bar is reached at temperatures of 200° to 400° C. in the HT reservoir.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method in accordance with claim 4, wherein the hydride in the LT reservoir is chosen such that the hydrogen ion dissociation pressure of approximately 1 bar is reached at temperatures below 0° C.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the motor vehicle has a low-power engine or an engine which is operated in mixed operation with another fuel, and wherein the hydrides are selected such that the ΔH values thereof are above approximately 7 kcal/mole H 2 .
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method in accordance with claim 6, wherein the hydrides are chosen such that the ΔH values thereof are above 10 kcal/mole H 2 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method according to claim 6, wherein hydrides are selected such that the hydrides used as HT reservoirs have ΔH values at least twice as high as those of the LT reservoir.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the LT reservoir comprises, as the base alloy thereof, TiFe or AX 5 , in which A is a metal of the rare earths and X is iron, cobalt, or nickel, or alloys thereof modified by doping.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process in accordance with claim 9, wherein said LT reservoir base alloy is TiFe or LaNi 5 .
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein the HT reservoir comprises, as the base alloy thereof, Mg 2 Ni or an alloy thereof modified by doping.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
77 words
An apparatus for parking heating of the interior of a motor vehicle having an engine operated at least partially on hydrogen, comprising an LT/HT hydride combination reservoir means for supplying hydrogen which serves as fuel for the engine, and heat transfer means disposed in a heat-transferring connection between said reservoir means and the interior of the motor vehicle, for supplying the heat capacity of the HT reservoir at least partially to the interior of the motor vehicle.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
77 words
An apparatus for parking heating of the interior of a motor vehicle having an engine operated at least partially on hydrogen, comprising an LT/HT hydride combination reservoir means for supplying hydrogen which serves as fuel for the engine, and heat transfer means disposed in a heat-transferring connection between said reservoir means and the interior of the motor vehicle, for supplying the heat capacity of the HT reservoir at least partially to the interior of the motor vehicle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the LT and HT hydride reservoirs are each surrounded by heat-insulating housing and each are connected with the interior of the motor vehicle by air ducts.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
33 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the engine has an exhaust system and wherein the hydride reservoir is additionally connected in a heat transfer manner with the exhaust system of the engine.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the engine has a radiator and wherein the LT reservoir is connected in a heat transfer manner to the engine radiator.
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