Metal Hydride Compressor for High-Pressure (> 875 bar) Hydrogen Delivery

Technical Report · Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1432754· OSTI ID:1432754

Johnson, Terry A. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

This project will explicitly investigate and demonstrate on a laboratory scale a two-stage Metal Hydride Compressor (MHC) system with a feed pressure of approximately 100 bar delivering highpurity H₂ gas at outlet pressures ≥ 875 bar capable of an energy efficiency of ≤ 4.0 kWh/kg relying on an innovative heat pump configuration at a refueling station.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1432754
• Report Number(s): SAND-2018-3493R; 662029
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English