An electrically-operated ON/OFF valve for a high pressure hydrogen tank for an automotive fuel cell system has a valve body, a solenoid group, a first gate that achieves a first-stage seal, and a sealing element provided with a main sealing surface to achieve a second-stage seal. The first-stage seal and the second-stage seal are both achieved by the sealing element.

An integrated fill system is provided for a vehicle. The integrated fill system can include a container configured to house a compressed gas having a first end and a second end. A first neck mount is configured to receive the first end of the container and configured to restrict movement, and a second neck mount is configured to receive the second end of the container and configured to enable movement. A housing is configured to encase the container and the first and second neck mounts. A fill line has a first end coupled to the first end of the container, and a draw line has a first end coupled to the second end of the container. A filter is arranged proximate to the fill line to prevent contaminants from entering the container.

Provided are a pressure vessel and a vehicle. The pressure vessel includes a casing, a cylinder valve, a valve seat and an inner liner, the casing has a storage space, the casing has a communication channel communicating the storage space with an outside, the cylinder valve is disposed at the communication channel and configured to adjust an opening degree of the communication channel, the valve seat is at least partially supported between the cylinder valve, the inner liner is disposed on an inner wall surface of the casing, the cylinder valve extends out of the inner liner, the inner liner includes a fitting portion adapted to surround and be attached on an outer peripheral surface of the cylinder valve, and a limiting portion is provided on an inner wall surface of the valve seat and adapted to be attached on and stop the outer peripheral surface of the cylinder valve.

A gas tank arrangement for an internal combustion engine of a vehicle is provided. In particular, a gas tank arrangement comprising a gas tank for containing a combustible fuel and an electrically propelled gas burning arrangement provided downstream the gas tank.

The fuel gas system (100) for a vehicle (1) comprises: —a filling device (50) having an outlet pipe (56); —a first circuit (11) for providing fuel gas to an engine (8) of the vehicle, and including: —a first tank (12); —a first supply line (13) connecting the first tank (12) and the engine (8); —a first filling pipe (14) connecting the filling device outlet pipe to the first tank (12); —a second circuit (21) for providing fuel gas to a thermic device (9) capable of heating, cooling or refrigerating, the second circuit (21) including: —a second tank (22); —a second supply line (23) connecting the second tank (22) to the thermic device (9); —a second filling pipe (24) connecting the filling device outlet pipe (56) to the second tank (22). The first circuit (11) and the second circuit (21) are configured to be in fluid communication: —in a filling phase, when fuel gas flows in the first and second filling pipes (14, 24) from the filling device (50) towards the first and second tanks (12, 22); —and in a working phase, when fuel gas flows in the first and second supply lines (13, 23) from the first and second tanks (12, 22).

This disclosure describes an assembly for gas (e.g., compressed natural gas) storage. The assembly includes multiple gas storage tanks, with each tank coupled to a separate sub-assembly that includes a pressure gauge, shutoff valve, and pressure relief device (PRD), providing for independent pressure monitoring, shutoff, and pressure relief for each of the tanks.

A storage container includes an inner tank to store a cryogenic liquid gas and an extraction system to permit extraction of the cryogenic liquid gas by a cryogenic liquid gas consumer. The extraction system includes an extraction line, a consumer line to facilitate extraction of the cryogenic liquid gas by the cryogenic liquid gas consumer, a return line to facilitate return of the cryogenic liquid gas to the inner tank, a heat transmitter to heat the cryogenic liquid gas extracted from the inner tank and transfer the cryogenic liquid gas to a gaseous phase, and a compressor to compress the gaseous cryogenic liquid gas. A first flow of the compressed cryogenic liquid gas is conducted to the cryogenic liquid gas consumer via the consumer line and a second flow of the compressed cryogenic liquid gas is returned to the inner tank via the return line.

A vehicle includes an engine and a fuel system. The fuel system includes a fuel tank that stores liquefied petroleum (LP) fuel. The fuel tank includes a tank outlet port and a tank return port. The fuel distribution system supplies fuel from the fuel tank to the engine and returns unused fuel to the fuel tank. The fuel distribution system includes an engine supply line coupled to the tank outlet port, and a fuel rail disposed on the engine and coupled to the engine supply line. The fuel system includes a fuel discharge valve disposed on the fuel distribution system for removing fuel from the fuel distribution system.

A reserve fuel tank retention and control (RTRC) module and a method of operating a vehicle including an engine and a main fuel tank containing a fuel, the method including mounting the RTRC module onto the vehicle; fluidly connecting the RTRC module to the engine and to the main fuel tank; actuating a valve of the RTRC module for a predetermined time to purge moisture in a fuel supply hose into the engine; and upon the main fuel tank becoming empty, actuating the valve to allow fuel from the reserve fuel tank to supply the engine.

The present disclosure relates to a gas consumer system for a vehicle, the gas consumer system being configured to generate power by consuming gas, the gas consumer system comprising a gas consumer comprising an inlet configured to receive a flow of gas, at least one gas tank, the gas tank comprising a gas tank outlet, a conduit connecting the gas tank outlet of the tank to the inlet of the gas consumer, and an elongated sleeve attached to the inlet of the gas consumer and to the gas tank outlet of the gas tank, wherein the conduit is housed within the elongated sleeve, the elongated sleeve comprising a sleeve outlet configured to convey leakage of gas between the gas consumer and the gas tank away from the gas consumer system.