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Thermal energy storage systems employing metal hydrides

Patent ·
OSTI ID:7288762

Thermal energy storage systems employing metal hydrides are useful for storing thermal energy produced, for example, by solar radiation. The metal hydrides, examples of which include FeTiH and the VH--VH/sub 2/ reaction system, evidence ease of reversibility of the metal-hydrogen reaction and have relatively high heats of formation. An additional advantage of the metal hydrides over other thermal storage materials is that the metal hydrides permit a greater degree of control to be exercised over the rate of heat evolution when needed.

Assignee:
Allied Chemical Corp.
Patent Number(s):
US 4040410
OSTI ID:
7288762
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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