A compressed gas container is disclosed. The compressed gas container has a single one-piece casing surrounding a storage volume and includes a matrix material and reinforcing fibers. The composition of the matrix material between the region of the single one-piece casing facing the storage volume and the region of the single one-piece casing facing the surroundings of the single one-piece casing changes at least once. A method for manufacturing a compressed gas container is also disclosed.

A pressure vessel includes a liner, a composite shell covering the liner, and at least one boss assembly having a metal boss. The metal boss is positioned at respective openings though the liner and the composite shell. A plastic layer is formed between the liner and the metal boss. The plastic layer adheres to both the metal boss and the liner to form a seal at the interface between the metal boss and liner. The plastic layer further increases a torque strength of the metal boss.

An internal casing for a pressurized fluid storage tank for a motor vehicle includes: a hollow body includes a layer made of a first polymer material; and a neck arranged on the hollow body and delimiting an opening of the hollow body, the neck receiving an interface part mounted on the neck in a sealed manner by a gasket arranged between the neck and the interface part. The neck is made of a composite material composed of a second polymer material loaded with reinforcing fibers, the composite material having a deformation resistance than that of the first polymer material. The neck is joined to the hollow body by molecular entanglement of polymer chains of the first polymer material and polymer chains of the second polymer material. Methods for manufacturing such an internal casing, and a storage tank including such an internal casing are disclosed.

The invention relates to a tank device (1) for a gaseous medium, comprising a valve device (2) and a tank (10), wherein the valve device (2) has a valve housing (20) with a longitudinal axis (11). The valve housing (20) is equipped with an inner chamber (7), in which a main valve element (16) is arranged in a movable manner along the longitudinal axis (11), said main valve element (16) interacting with a first valve seat (40) and thus forming a main valve (43). An actuation valve element (18) which can be moved along the longitudinal axis (11) is arranged coaxially to the main valve element (16), said actuation valve element (18) interacting with a second valve seat (41) in order to open and close an inlet opening (160) and thus forming an actuation valve (44). The valve device (2) additionally comprises a magnet coil (14). Furthermore, the inlet opening (28) is arranged in the valve housing (20) coaxially to an outlet opening (30), whereby the gaseous medium can flow against the valve device (2) or a away therefrom axially to the longitudinal axis (11), and the magnet coil (14) is arranged in the valve housing (20) and surrounds the main valve element (16) and the actuation valve element (18).

A cryogenic tank includes a heat insulating material layer which is disposed between a concrete wall and a membrane and includes a secondary barrier layer in an inner portion of the heating insulating material, and a membrane anchor mechanism which penetrates the secondary barrier layer, is fixed to the concrete wall, and presses the membrane. The membrane anchor mechanism includes a seal portion which covers a through portion penetrating the secondary barrier layer.

A method of storing hydrogen involves forming an excavation in the earth and constructing a storage tank therein comprised of integrated primary and secondary containment structures. The primary containment structure composed of a plurality of joinable cylindrical segments, or pre-fabricated sections joined to form a cylinder within the excavation. The secondary containment structure formed by pumping a curable, flowable composition into the cylinder, allowing it to flow out the bottom and up the second annulus to the earth's surface, and then hardening; thereby encasing the primary containment structure. The bottom of the cylinder is sealed with the bottom assembly. The top assembly is attached to the cylinder and tubing and packer are run into the cylinder creating a first annulus between the cylinder and tubing. Top assembly is sealed, fluids circulated out, and the tank dried. Thereafter, the tank is capable of safely storing hydrogen gas.

A fuel system is provided that includes a fuel system frame and in some cases access steps. The frame can be mounted to a vehicle frame rail. Bracket assemblies can be coupled to the fuel system frame at a plurality of positions. The fuel tank can be mounted at neck portions thereof and can be supported on the frame rail between the neck portion, e.g., spaced a distance from the neck portions in a longitudinal direction of the fuel system. The access steps can be non-rectangular to provide a wide stepping portion even if the fuel system includes large tanks. The steps can be directly supported by an outside surface of the tank.

The present invention relates to a device for the storage and delivery of liquid and/or gaseous media under pressure, having a media container (1) of a plastics material, preferably of polyamide, receiving the medium, at least one valve connection element (2), connected to the media container (1), and at least one valve element (3, 3a, 3b), connectable to the valve connection element (2), wherein the media container (1) has a collar (4), which is molded on in one piece and protrudes from the media container (1) and has a collar outer wall (5) and a collar inner wall (6). A restoring element (11, 11a, 11b) is arranged in such a way that, during the fitting of the valve element (3, 3a), the collar (4) and the restoring element (11, 11a, 11b) are jointly pressed between a partial region (9a) of the wall (9) and the pressing portion (10), wherein the restoring element (11, 11a, 11b) is formed from a crosslinked plastics material, preferably from crosslinked polyethylene, and wherein the pressing portion (10), the collar (4) and the restoring element (11, 11a, 11b) are made to match one another and formed in such a way that the joint pressing of the collar (4) and the restoring element (11, 11a, 11b) has the effect that an elastic deformation (X) of the restoring element (11, 11a, 11b) that is greater than the maximum creep deformation (Y) of the collar (4) over the service life of the device can be set, and so the creep deformation (Y) of the collar (4) can be compensated by way of the restoring element (11, 11a, 11b). The invention also relates to a fuel-energy conversion device, a motor vehicle and a method for fitting a device for the storage and delivery of liquid and/or gaseous media under pressure.

A hydrogen storage tank has a composite laminate wall, a hydrogen-porous layer in contact with the outer surface of the composite laminate wall and a hydrogen-non-porous layer in contact with the outer surface of the hydrogen-porous layer, the hydrogen-non-porous layer having an output port for venting hydrogen which passes through the composite laminate wall and the hydrogen-porous layer from the interior of the tank. The tank allows hydrogen which leaks through the composite laminate wall to be collected and re-used. The invention also allows for the rate of hydrogen leakage from the tank to be measured, providing a measure of the structural integrity of the tank.

A high-pressure hydrogen tank includes a metal circular cylinder configured to store high-pressure hydrogen therein, a cap part configured to cover each of opposite end portions of the metal circular cylinder, an outer cylinder surrounding an outer periphery of a circular-cylindrical portion of the metal circular cylinder, and a fastening part configured to fix the cap part to the outer cylinder.