Patent ID: 7980344
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: B60H,B60L,F17C,H01M,Y02E,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A vehicle for use with hydrogen as a fuel source for the vehicle, the vehicle comprising: a hydrogen tank for storing hydrogen, the hydrogen tank contains a hydrogen adsorption alloy; a radiator for cooling the hydrogen tank when charging the hydrogen tank with hydrogen, the radiator being arranged in a compartment located at a front portion of the vehicle; a hood for covering an upper opening of the compartment, the hood having a lid that opens and closes, the lid is arranged in the vicinity of the radiator and at a downstream side of the radiator with respect to a flow direction of air blown towards the radiator; a flow passage for enhancing discharge of air from the compartment, with air being blown from outside the compartment towards the radiator and flowing through the radiator, the flow passage extending from an upstream side of the radiator, through the radiator and through the hood when the lid opens; and a detector for detecting heat generation of the hydrogen tank to transmit information related to the heat generation to a hydrogen station for charging hydrogen into the hydrogen tank.