Fluid Reservoir With Heat Exchanger

Abstract

The invention relates to a fluid reservoir having a sorption medium. An energy absorbing and/or releasing device is provided for the improvement of the energy balance and for an immediately accessible heat supply from the sorption medium, for the gas release process, during the extraction of fuel from the fluid reservoir. For the intermediate storage of thus transferred energy in the form of differential heat between the filling and emptying of the fluid reservoir, the use of a latent heat reservoir, especially materials having melting temperatures of between 0° C. and 1400° C., is preferred. The use of such a latent heat reservoir enables permanent sufficient supplies of immediately accessible energy for a sufficient fluid extraction from the fluid reservoir, such that a flawless operation of an energy converter operated using the fluid, e.g. in the form of a fuel cell or a gas motor, is always ensured, especially in the event of low ambient temperatures.

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       11 . A fluid reservoir, in particular a fluid reservoir with a sorption medium, provided with an energy absorbing and/or emitting device. 
   
   
       12 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a heating and/or cooling loop. 
   
   
       13 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a latent-heat reservoir. 
   
   
       14 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 12 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a latent-heat reservoir. 
   
   
       15 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein part of the energy absorbing and/or emitting device is disposed in the interior of the fluid reservoir. 
   
   
       16 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 12 , wherein part of the energy absorbing and/or emitting device is disposed in the interior of the fluid reservoir. 
   
   
       17 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 14 , wherein part of the energy absorbing and/or emitting device is disposed in the interior of the fluid reservoir. 
   
   
       18 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a line that passes through a plurality of inner regions of the reservoir. 
   
   
       19 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 12 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a line that passes through a plurality of inner regions of the reservoir. 
   
   
       20 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 17 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a line that passes through a plurality of inner regions of the reservoir. 
   
   
       21 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device includes a bundle of pipes. 
   
   
       22 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 20 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device includes a bundle of pipes. 
   
   
       23 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device includes a pump. 
   
   
       24 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 22 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device includes a pump. 
   
   
       25 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a heating element. 
   
   
       26 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 24 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a heating element. 
   
   
       27 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a connection to a heating and/or cooling loop of a thermal and/or mechanical energy converter. 
   
   
       28 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 26 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a connection to a heating and/or cooling loop of a thermal and/or mechanical energy converter. 
   
   
       29 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 11 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a connection to an exhaust line of a thermal and/or mechanical energy converter. 
   
   
       30 . The fluid reservoir as defined by  claim 28 , wherein the energy absorbing and/or emitting device has a connection to an exhaust line of the thermal and/or mechanical energy converter.