Patent ID: 6899855
Filing Date: 2005-05-31
Classification: C01B,H01M,Y02E,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A hydrogen-occlusion alloy regenerating apparatus comprising a deterioration detecting means for sending a detection signal when a hydrogen-occlusion alloy filled in a hydrogen reservoir and capable of occluding and releasing hydrogen has been deteriorated due to the deposition of impurities, remaining amount detecting means for detecting a remaining amount of hydrogen occluded in the hydrogen-occlusion alloy and for sending a detection signal when an internal pressure of said hydrogen reservoir caused by a released hydrogen corresponding to the hydrogen remaining in the hydrogen-occlusion alloy falls below a predetermined pressure, and heating means for heating the hydrogen-occlusion alloy up to a temperature that is higher than a temperature for normal releasing of the hydrogen, to remove the impurities by the released hydrogen, based on both of the detection signal from the remaining amount detecting means indicative of the internal pressure of the hydrogen reservoir being below said predetermined pressure and the detection signal from the deterioration detecting means indicative of the hydrogen-occlusion alloy having been deteriorated.