WO2022129227A1 - Druckbehältersystem mit lastverteilende bodenschicht - Google Patents
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- a possible mechanical load on the pressure vessel system can arise if the motor vehicle hits a street bollard.
- the placement of the underbody panel 70 on a bollard causes a force F that acts essentially in the direction of the vehicle vertical axis Z and locally.
- the impact energy of the bollard generated by the impact leads to that the underbody panel 70 is deformed and tensioned like the head of a kettledrum under the beater or like a trampoline under a trampoline jumper (cf. underbody panel 70' shown in dashed lines).
- the impact energy is converted by the tensioning of the underbody panel 70 and its plastic and elastic deformation.
- the underbody panel 70 is spaced relatively far from the pressure vessels 10 so that the impact energy is not transmitted to the pressure vessels 10 .
- the technology disclosed here relates to a pressure vessel system for a motor vehicle (eg passenger cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles).
- the pressure vessel system includes multiple pressure vessels for storing fuel.
- the pressure vessel system further includes at least one load-distributing bottom layer.
- the load-distributing soil layer is advantageous disposed between a lower floor panel and the plurality of pressure vessels.
- the load-distributing floor layer can be set up to distribute forces that act locally on the lower floor panel and act on the floor panel essentially in the direction of the vehicle's vertical axis, over the plurality of pressure vessels.
- the vertical axis of the vehicle is the direction that extends perpendicularly to the ground when the motor vehicle is in the position of use.
- the longitudinal axis of the vehicle runs in the direction of travel and the transverse axis of the vehicle runs in the transverse direction. All three vehicle axles are arranged perpendicular to each other.
- the pressure vessel system is used to store fuel that is gaseous under ambient conditions.
- the pressure vessel system can be used, for example, in a motor vehicle that is operated with compressed (also called Compressed Natural Gas or CNG) or liquefied (also called Liquid Natural Gas or LNG) natural gas or with hydrogen.
- the pressure vessel system is fluidly connected to at least one energy converter that is set up to convert the chemical energy of the fuel into other forms of energy, e.g. a fuel cell or an internal combustion engine.
- the pressure vessel can be a high-pressure gas vessel, for example.
- NWP nominal working pressure
- the pressure vessels can have circular or oval cross-sections exhibit.
- several pressure vessels can be provided, the longitudinal axes of which run parallel to one another in the installed position.
- the individual pressure vessels can each have a length-to-diameter ratio with a value between 4 and 200, preferably between 5 and 100, and particularly preferably between 6 and 50.
- the length-to-diameter ratio is the quotient of the total length of the individual pressure vessels (e.g.
- the individual pressure vessels can be arranged directly adjacent to one another, for example at a distance from one another of less than 20 cm or less than 15 cm or less than 10 cm or less than 5 cm.
- the plurality of pressure vessels may each be mechanically coupled to one another at one or both ends.
- body connection elements common to the plurality of pressure vessels are provided at both ends, by means of which the pressure vessels can be fastened in the motor vehicle.
- Such a system is particularly suitable for flat installation spaces, especially in the underfloor area below the vehicle interior.
- the plurality of pressure vessels together with the at least one load-distributing floor layer disclosed here and/or the body connection element(s) form a pressure vessel assembly.
- the pressure vessel assembly can expediently be accommodated in a housing.
- Such a pressure vessel assembly (possibly with a housing) is regularly integrated into the motor vehicle as a component.
- the entire pressure vessel assembly can therefore be installed in a motor vehicle in one assembly step.
- the lower floor panel is also referred to as the floor panel and generally forms the outer shell of the motor vehicle, at least in some areas towards the ground. It protects the motor vehicle from environmental influences such as splashing water, etc.
- the floor panel is generally not a flat panel, but rather a metal sheet that is adapted to the underbody assembly or the geometry of the underbody.
- the lower base plate has a wall thickness of approx. 1 mm to approx. 8 mm, preferably approx.
- the floor panel is advantageously made of steel or a steel alloy.
- the lower floor panel and the load-distributing floor layer may be integrally formed.
- components of the component designed in this way can be made of the same material and/or can be connected in a materially bonded manner.
- the pressure vessels can be attached directly to the load-distributing floor layer in the installed position and touch it.
- the pressure vessels can be glued to the bottom layer.
- receiving troughs are provided in the load-distributing floor layer, with a pressure vessel being at least partially received in each receiving trough.
- the receiving troughs reduce the space requirement and serve at least partially as a guide element in the event of a deformation caused by an impact.
- the pressure vessel system can advantageously be set up to absorb the impact energy (depending on the magnitude of the impact energy), which acts on the lower floor panel from the outside—that is, from the road surface—at least partially via the multiple pressure vessels on the upper one to transfer underfloor covering.
- the impact energy depends on the magnitude of the impact energy
- the impact energy is dissipated by the lower floor panel and/or by the load-distributing floor layer and the remainder is substantially transferred to the upper underbody cover. Provision is therefore advantageously made for the impact energy not to be completely dissipated in the floor gap.
- the technology disclosed herein contemplates that the portion of the impact energy impacting the plurality of pressure vessels is transferred from the plurality of pressure vessels to the upper dash cover.
- a pressure vessel of the plurality of pressure vessels that is provided directly in the area of the locally acting forces can be referred to as a local or proximal pressure vessel. If the load-distributing layer were not provided, the locally acting forces would only be transmitted to the proximal pressure vessel via the lower base plate if the impact energy was not already converted in the base gap (cf. FIG. 1 ). Directly next to this proximal pressure vessel, further pressure vessels are usually arranged on both sides, which are also referred to as immediately adjacent or distal pressure vessels.
- the load-distributing base layer can expediently distribute the external forces acting locally on the lower base plate over the plurality of pressure vessels in such a way that the forces acting locally are distributed both to the proximal pressure vessel and to the distal pressure vessels.
- the load-distributing floor layer is designed in such a way that at least 20% or at least 45% or at least 70% of the forces resulting from the impact or that at least 20% or at least 45% or at least 70% of the impact energy resulting from the impact on immediately adjacent pressure vessels of the several pressure vessels is transferred.
- the upper underfloor cover can be formed, for example, from an upper side of a housing of the pressure vessel system.
- the upper underfloor covering can be a section of the motor vehicle body, for example a wall that separates the vehicle interior from the underfloor area. This wall can be formed, for example, from sheet metal and structure-reinforcing elements.
- the underfloor cover can be completely or partially closed. For example, several carrier sections can also form the underfloor covering.
- the pressure vessel system may further include a load-sharing cover layer to more evenly distribute external impact energy to the lower floor panel.
- the load-distributing ceiling layer is usually provided in the assembly air gap.
- the load-distributing cover layer can be set up to more evenly transfer the portion of the impact energy that is transferred from at least one pressure vessel to the cover layer to the upper underfloor covering.
- the load-distributing cover layer and the upper underfloor covering are preferably formed in one piece or integrally.
- the top layer and the underfloor covering can be made of the same material and/or can be connected in a materially bonded manner.
- an assembly air gap (above the pressure tank) is expediently provided at least in regions between the pressure tanks and an upper underfloor cover, which spaces the pressure tanks from the upper underfloor cover in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle.
- a floor gap may be formed between the plurality of pressure vessels and the lower floor panel.
- the load-distributing floor layer is provided in this floor gap.
- the load-distributing floor layer or the load-distributing cover layer can at least partially and preferably completely fill the floor gap or the assembly air gap.
- the layer thickness of the load-distributing bottom layer or the load-distributing top layer can be at least 50% or at least 80% of the gap width of the minimum floor gap or the minimum installation air gap, at least in some areas.
- the load-sharing floor layer, the load-sharing top layer, and/or the lower floor panel span or cover the plurality of pressure vessels.
- the load-distributing bottom layer, the load-distributing top layer and/or the lower floor panel span or cover at least 60% or at least 80% of the surface area of the plurality of pressure vessels.
- the load-distributing floor layer, the load-distributing top layer, and/or the lower floor panel may each have two sides, each having a surface area of from about 0.3 m 2 to about 4 m 2 or from about 1 m 2 to about 3 m 2 have.
- the layer thickness, in particular the average layer thickness or the minimum layer thickness, of the load-distributing bottom layer and/or the load-distributing floor layer may be at least 3 mm, or at least 8 mm, or at least 10 mm, or at least 15 mm, or at least 20 mm.
- the layer thickness of the load-distributing floor layer is advantageously at least a factor of 115 or at least a factor of 2 or at least a factor of 2.5 thicker than the layer thickness of the lower floor panel.
- the load-distributing floor layer has the same thickness as the lower floor panel.
- the load-distributing floor layer can have a stiffness against deformation in the direction of the vehicle vertical axis Z that is at least 10 times or at least 20 times higher than the corresponding stiffness of the lower floor panel.
- the load-distributing floor layer and/or the load-distributing top layer can comprise a foamed material, particularly preferably a metal foam.
- a foamed material particularly preferably a metal foam.
- metal foam also has advantageous thermal conductivity properties. This can be particularly advantageous in order to transport the locally occurring thermal energy to a thermal pressure relief device in the event of local thermal events.
- at least one thermal pressure relief device is thermally conductively connected to the load-distributing bottom layer and/or the load-distributing top layer for the purpose of thermal pressure relief.
- the load-sharing bottom layer and/or the load-sharing top layer may comprise an auxetic material. Such a material is particularly well suited for the load distribution over a larger area disclosed herein.
- the load-distributing bottom layer and/or the load-distributing top layer can comprise intumescent material.
- the intumescent material can be a layer of material which is advantageously on the inside of the pressure vessels facing load-distributing floor layer and / or the load-distributing top layer is provided. The effects of thermal events can thus be advantageously reduced.
- the load-distributing floor layer and/or the load-distributing top layer can comprise a sandwich structure, a truss structure and/or a honeycomb structure. Such a structure enables comparatively good rigidity with a comparatively low weight.
- the forces acting locally on the lower floor panel which act on the floor panel essentially in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle, can in particular be forces that result from impact with or collision with a street bollard.
- Forces that essentially act in the direction of the vehicle's vertical axis are forces that act in the direction of the vehicle's vertical axis or act only with a negligible deviation from the vehicle's vertical axis.
- superimposed forces can also occur in other directions (e.g. vehicle transverse axis or vehicle longitudinal axis) as well as moments in all directions.
- the load-distributing bottom layer is advantageously also set up to distribute the forces in other directions and any moments to the multiple pressure vessels.
- the pressure vessel system can also have a number of cross braces.
- the cross braces extend parallel to the plurality of pressure vessels.
- the transverse struts are preferably arranged at least in regions and at least partially in intermediate regions formed by immediately adjacent pressure vessels.
- the cross braces may be attached to the load bearing floor layer.
- the cross braces may be formed integrally with the load bearing floor layer.
- the cross braces can be provided on the load-bearing cover layer be.
- the cross braces can advantageously further stiffen the load-bearing floor layer without requiring additional installation space. Furthermore, this additional stiffening can be achieved with a comparatively low dead weight.
- the cross braces can have a substantially triangular cross section.
- the transverse struts can also be suitable for distributing the impact energy more evenly over the pressure vessels and for aligning the pressure vessels in the event of a deformation.
- the pressure vessel system can also include at least one body connection element for mechanically coupling the plurality of pressure vessels to the vehicle body.
- the body connection can be set up to enable the several pressure vessels to be displaced into the assembly air gap in order to convert the impact energy.
- the at least one body connection element is used for direct or indirect attachment of the pressure vessel to the body of the motor vehicle and can have any suitable shape.
- the connection piece disclosed here or the body connection element is/are designed to transmit the (static and dynamic) forces and moments resulting from the pressure vessel itself during operation of the motor vehicle to the body.
- the body connection element(s) can advantageously act on the respective end(s) of the pressure vessel.
- the body connection element can be a carrier to which a plurality of pressure vessels are fastened.
- the carrier can be connected to the body of the motor vehicle via body connection points.
- the body connection element can be a side member or a cross member.
- the body connection element can in particular be connected to the body in such a way that it can be displaced in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle. For this it can over Floating bearings may be connected to the body or have predetermined breaking points that allow a shift in the direction of the vehicle's vertical axis from a threshold value.
- the pressure vessel system can also have at least one fuel line system which is connected to the plurality of pressure vessels (100) and which is fluidly connected to at least one fuel consumer, e.g. a fuel cell stack or an internal combustion engine.
- the fuel line system can be set up to enable the multiple pressure vessels to be displaced into the assembly air gap in order to convert the impact energy, in particular in such a way that there is little or no escape of fuel into the environment during the displacement.
- provision can be made, for example, for the displacement of the pressure vessels in the direction of the vertical axis of the vehicle to be compensated for by flexible or elastically deformable line sections.
- any pipe rupture safety devices also known as excessive flow valves, prevent fuel from escaping from destroyed fuel lines.
- the fuel power system includes a fuel rail to which the plurality of pressure vessels are connected.
- the fuel rail may also be referred to as a high pressure fuel rail. It is regularly provided upstream from the (high-pressure) pressure reducer.
- such a fuel rail can be configured similarly to a high-pressure injection rail of an internal combustion engine.
- the fuel rail expediently comprises a number of rail connections for direct parallel connection of the pressure vessels without any additional connecting line.
- the individual strip connections are advantageously provided directly on the strip housing and/or all have the same spacing from one another.
- the fuel rail is suitably designed to withstand substantially the same pressures as the pressure vessel(s) connected to the fuel rail.
- the multiple pressure vessels are in fluid communication with one another or with one another without interruption.
- “uninterrupted” means that no valve is provided between the individual pressure vessels that would interrupt this fluid connection during error-free operation.
- the fuel pressure in the various pressure vessels generally has essentially the same value.
- the fuel rail is not made from a special housing, but instead is made from a fuel line or a fuel pipe, preferably a metal pipe and particularly preferably a stainless steel pipe.
- the strip connections can be designed as thickened areas of the fuel line.
- the fuel rail can, expediently in each case between two rail connections, comprise curved partial areas to compensate for changes in the position of the pressure vessels.
- these partial areas of the fuel strip which are formed by the bent fuel strip, can deform essentially elastically.
- the shape or course of the fuel line is designed precisely for this purpose in the curved sub-area.
- the at least one fuel rail and the at least one body connection element can each clamp a plurality of pressure vessels.
- At least one thermally activatable pressure relief device can be used directly without further Line sections to be connected to the at least one fuel rail disclosed here.
- at least one thermally activatable pressure relief device can be provided on the at least one pressure vessel and preferably on each of the pressure vessels, preferably on the distal end(s) with respect to the fuel-carrying section or on the proximal end(s) or at both ends.
- the pressure relief devices that can be activated thermally can be provided in the connection pieces and/or corresponding end pieces at the opposite ends of the pressure vessels.
- TPRD Thermal Pressure Relief Device
- At least one valve unit can be connected to the fuel rail directly and without further line sections, the valve unit comprising at least one normally closed valve.
- the plurality of pressure vessels are particularly preferably fluidly connected to the valve during functional operation of the motor vehicle.
- the valve is the valve whose inlet pressure is (substantially) equal to the pressure of the multiple pressure vessels.
- the valve is in particular a controllable or regulatable valve.
- EU Commission Regulation
- EC Regulation
- a tank shut-off valve is also used as the first valve designated.
- the valve is used, among other things, in normal operation, the fluid connection between the individual pressure vessels and the downstream components To interrupt the fuel supply system, for example if the motor vehicle is in a parked state and/or if a malfunction has been detected and the fluid connection is to be interrupted for safety. As a rule, no normally closed valves are provided between the fuel storage volume of the pressure vessel and the rail connections.
- the technology disclosed herein also relates to a motor vehicle having the pressure vessel system disclosed herein.
- An underfloor area of the motor vehicle can be divided into different underfloor installation areas by at least one carrier. Such carriers can be provided in order to transfer the loads introduced into the motor vehicle in the event of a side impact to the opposite rocker panel.
- a fuel rail can be provided on or in several or all underfloor installation areas, to which the pressure tanks arranged in the respective underfloor installation area are connected. In one embodiment, it can be provided that, depending on the customer's wishes, the individual underfloor installation areas are equipped with high-voltage batteries or with pressure vessel systems.
- the technology disclosed here relates to a pressure vessel system for an underfloor installation space.
- the underfloor installation space can be used equally for high-voltage batteries and for pressure vessels.
- pressure vessels are naturally designed for high internal pressure and therefore have a comparatively more robust outer wall.
- the pressure vessels are able (generally better than batteries) to withstand external mechanical loads, especially if these are flat.
- the (soil) gap between the floor plate and the pressure vessels can preferably be completely (or partially) filled.
- the pressure vessel can therefore carry the load from the first millimeter when the bollard touches the base plate and thus reduces the penetration depth for the same kinetic impact energy compared to the prior art (cf. FIG. 1; base plate and air gap).
- this gap can also be used to dissipate energy if the pressure vessel suspension is designed in such a way that it allows this.
- the gap or the upper "assembly space” can also be filled with a load-distributing (ceiling) layer. As a result, more energy can be dissipated and the impact of the pressure vessel on the upper limit of the underfloor installation space can be softened or distributed over a large area. The relocation of the pressure vessel can also allow a greater energy dissipation distance.
- shape-adapted (approximately triangular) cross struts can be used at least on the bottom side between all pressure vessels.
- the triangular cross braces can now be used on the one hand to reduce the width to be spanned compared to the prior art (e.g. by a factor of 3 to 4) and at the same time a support on the pressure vessels can also take place here, as described above, so that the counterforce is stronger with the penetration depth increases and the maximum penetration depth is thus reduced.
- the bottom plate and the intermediate load-sharing layers can also be formed in one piece.
- the load-distributing intermediate layer can include technical foams, such as those used in bicycle helmets.
- the foam preferably has auxetic properties in order to offer a particularly high level of resistance to an impactor and to distribute the impact over a larger area.
- sandwich panels with metal cover layers and a foam core can be used. In particular, these sandwich panels can already have the triangular structures.
- a type of "corrugated cardboard in aluminum” can be used under the pressure tanks.
- the pressure vessels can be glued to the base plate with an elastic adhesive as an intermediate layer. Preferably between the triangular cross members.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of an embodiment according to the prior art
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the technology disclosed herein;
- FIG. 3 shows a further schematic view of the embodiment according to FIG. 2;
- 5 shows a schematic view of a further embodiment
- 6 shows a schematic view of a further embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an underfloor area of a
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic view of an underfloor area of a motor vehicle according to a further embodiment.
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the technology disclosed herein. Shown here are three pressure vessels 100, each comprising a liner 110 and a fiber-reinforced layer 120.
- the three pressure vessels 100 are of the same size and are provided parallel to one another in the underfloor area of a motor vehicle (not shown).
- the pressure vessels 100 are shown in their installed position. Instead of three pressure vessels 100, any larger number of pressure vessels 100 could also be provided in the underfloor area.
- the pressure vessels 100 are provided between two beams 500 . These supports 500 form the structure of the vehicle body. For example, they can be part of the body of the motor vehicle.
- a pressure vessel assembly comprising at least the pressure vessels 100 and expediently also the load-distributing bottom layer 720 is installed in the space formed by the two supports 500 .
- the carriers 500 are also part of the pressure vessel assembly, with the pressure vessel assembly being able to be installed as a whole in the body of the vehicle.
- the vehicle interior (not shown) is delimited here by the upper underfloor covering 600 from the underfloor area.
- the upper underfloor cover 600 can be formed, for example, by a wall of a housing of the pressure vessel assembly. Alternatively, the upper underfloor cover can be part of the bodywork of the be motor vehicle.
- the upper underfloor cover 600 and the lower base plate 700 are flat here and cover the pressure vessel 100 and the carrier 500.
- the pressure vessels 100 are aligned here essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis X of the vehicle.
- the pressure vessel 100 and the carrier 50 could be installed in the direction of the vehicle transverse axis.
- the pressure vessels 100 are provided equidistant from the lower floor panel 700 and from the upper underfloor cover 600 here.
- the lower floor panel 700 and the upper underfloor covering 600 are here formed parallel to the vehicle underbody. But this does not have to be the case.
- the lower base plate 700 and the upper underfloor covering 600 could run differently, adapted to the installation situation.
- a load-distributing floor layer 700 is formed on the lower floor panel 700 .
- the floor layer 720 has a layer thickness D that is at least 5 times or at least 10 times thicker than the lower floor panel 700.
- the load-distributing floor layer 720 has at least 10 times or at least 20 times greater stiffness against deformation in the direction of the vehicle vertical axis Z than the lower floor panel 700.
- FIG. 2 shows the floor gap BS and the assembly air gap ML.
- the floor gap BS quantifies the minimum distance between the pressure vessels 100 and the inside of the lower floor plate 700. If the pressure vessels 100 are at different distances from the load-distributing floor layer 700, different floor distances BS result.
- the assembly air gap ML is required for the assembly of the pressure vessel 100 and is therefore provided in any case.
- FIG. 3 shows the pressure vessel system of FIG. 2 in a state after the lower base plate 700 had placed on an object, for example a street bollard. As a result of the impact, the lower floor panel 700 was deformed from its initial position (shown in dashed lines) due to the forces acting locally and essentially in the direction of the vehicle vertical axis Z, which result from the impact.
- the base plate 700 together with the load-distributing base layer 720 moves upwards in the direction of the vehicle's vertical axis Z toward the plurality of pressure vessels 100 and makes contact with them.
- the pressure vessels 100 are of such a robust design that they can absorb and transmit the forces or impact energy transmitted by the load-distributing base plate 720 without further damage.
- the impact here causes the load-distributing base plate 720 to push the pressure vessel 100 essentially in the direction of the vehicle vertical axis Z into the assembly air gap ML. This displacement further converts the forces resulting from the impact and the impact energy. If necessary, the pressure vessels can transfer the forces and the impact energy to the upper underfloor covering 600 over a large area.
- an upper load-distributing cover layer 620 can expediently be provided for this purpose (not shown, cf. FIG. 4).
- this load-distributing cover layer 620 can be set up to convert the impact energy acting on this layer as well as possible.
- the layer can have an elastic intermediate layer, for example.
- the load-distributing cover layer 620 can be set up to distribute the impact energy transmitted by the pressure vessels 100 even more evenly, so that the surface pressure resulting from the impact energy, with which the upper cover layer 620 presses on the upper underfloor cover 600, becomes even more even.
- FIG. 4 shows a further embodiment of the technology disclosed here. Only the differences from the previous embodiment are explained below and otherwise reference is made to the previous description.
- FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which the load-distributing floor layer 720 has receiving troughs. A pressure vessel 100 is at least partially accommodated in each receiving trough. The space requirement can thus advantageously be reduced with the same rigidity of the load-distributing floor layer 720 . Furthermore, the receiving troughs guide the pressure vessels 100 at least a little when they are displaced in the direction of the vertical axis Z of the vehicle. 5 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a further embodiment. Only the differences or additions to the previous embodiments are explained below. Otherwise, reference is made to the previous description.
- the fuel rail 200 is essentially linear here and includes three rail connections 210 via which the three pressure vessels 100 are fluidly connected to one another without interruption. Not shown are any other components such as a pipe rupture valve or a thermally activatable pressure relief valve.
- a connection piece 130 is led out of each pressure vessel 100 .
- These connection pieces 130 are advantageously made of a metal alloy and are surrounded at least in regions by the fiber-reinforced layer 120 (cf. FIG. 1).
- the fuel strip 200 is pressed here by means of clamping means 400, preferably with the interposition of support plates (not shown here), against the side surfaces of the areas of the connecting pieces 130 that are led out of the respective pressure vessel 100.
- the sealing surfaces of the fittings 130 are aligned by the strip fittings 210 at the same time.
- the body connection element 300 applies the counteracting forces. This also holds the fittings 130 in place.
- Cross braces 710 protrude from the load-distributing floor layer 720 . These transverse struts 710 are used for additional reinforcement of the load-distributing floor layer 720.
- a valve unit 220 is attached directly to the fuel rail 200 on the side of the fuel rail 200 here.
- a normally closed valve is provided in the valve unit 220, which prevents the fuel supply to the downstream components of the fuel supply system (eg the components of an anode subsystem of a fuel cell system).
- a pressure reducer is provided adjacent to the valve unit 220 or in the valve unit 220, which reduces the pressure to a medium-pressure area (usually to a value between 5 bar and 50 bar) lowers.
- a medium-pressure area usually to a value between 5 bar and 50 bar
- an extraction line connection 202 Leading out of the valve unit 220 here is an extraction line connection 202, which can be connected, for example, to the extraction line (not shown).
- a refueling line connection 204 is provided here, which can be connected to a refueling line.
- further fuel rails or other elements could also be directly coupled there.
- FIG. 6 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a further embodiment. Only the most important differences from the previous exemplary embodiments are explained in more detail below. Otherwise, reference is made to the explanations for the other figures.
- An alternative course of the fuel rail 200 is shown in dotted lines. Instead of a straight fuel rail 200 whose rail connections lie on the axis AA, the fuel rail 200 could have curved sections which are at least partially spaced from the axis AA.
- the fuel rail may not be straight but snake-shaped, meander-shaped or zigzag-shaped.
- changes in position can thus be better compensated for by elastic deformations.
- the fuel rail 200 includes a further pressure relief connection for connecting the thermally activatable pressure relief device 240 . If a thermal event occurs, the pressure relief device 240 is triggered and the pressure in all three pressure vessels 100 is relieved. It can preferably be provided that at the ends of the fuel rail 200, in particular at or in the line connections 202, 204 and/or in the valve unit 220, a pipe rupture protection is provided, which should prevent the fluid connection to the adjacent components of the fuel supply system from the motor vehicle
- the fuel rail 200 may additionally include another valve assembly 230 (shown in phantom) that may be provided at the other end of the fuel rail 200 .
- a check valve for example, can be provided in this valve unit 230, which prevents the backflow of fuel into the upstream region of the refueling path.
- thermally activatable pressure relief devices 240 are also provided on the ends facing away from the connecting pieces 130, at least on every third or at least on every second pressure vessel 100.
- the carriers 500 which subdivide the individual underfloor installation spaces, are shown schematically here.
- the left-hand beam 500 here extends downwards from the floor 600 of the motor vehicle.
- the refueling line connection 204 is provided here oriented downwards.
- FIG. 7 shows a plan view of an underfloor area of a motor vehicle.
- the supports 500 divide the underfloor area into different underfloor installation areas.
- the underfloor installation areas are essentially the same size here.
- the individual supports 500 extend here in the transverse direction of the vehicle from one side sill to the other side sill and contribute significantly to the rigidity of the body structure.
- a pressure tank system is provided in the right underfloor installation area.
- the pressure vessel system comprises three pressure vessels 100 which are provided between two carriers 500.
- the pressure vessels 100 are arranged parallel to each other and parallel to the carriers 500 .
- One end of the pressure vessels 100 is connected to the fuel rail 200 via a connection piece 130 .
- Thermally activatable pressure relief devices 240 are provided at the opposite end of the pressure vessel 100 .
- the fuel rail 200 forms the fuel-carrying section.
- a fuel line 270 is connected to one end of the fuel rail 200 and serves as a refueling line and is connected to the fuel tank coupling (not shown) of the motor vehicle.
- the valve unit 220 with the normally closed valve is provided at the other end of the fuel rail 200 .
- the normally closed valve is regulated or controlled by a control unit of the motor vehicle.
- the valve unit 220 is fluidly connected to a pressure reducer 290 via a fuel line 270 .
- a further fuel line 270 is provided downstream of the pressure reducer 290 and leads to the energy converter (not shown) of the motor vehicle.
- additional pressure vessels and additional fuel rails 200 can be provided in the additional underfloor installation areas, the same as those shown Pressure vessels are fluidly connected in series or in parallel. It is also conceivable that high-voltage storage batteries are provided in one or more underfloor installation areas. It is also conceivable that the same vehicle architecture could be used for a purely battery-powered motor vehicle without a pressure vessel system.
- FIG. 8 shows a further plan view of an underfloor area of a motor vehicle.
- four fuel rails 200 are provided, with one fuel rail 200 each having three pressure vessels 100 being arranged in an underfloor area.
- the fuel rails 200 are connected in series here and are each connected to one another by means of fuel lines 270 .
- the fuel lines 270 are routed around the supports 500 .
- a valve unit 220 is provided between the pressure reducer 290 and the fuel rails 200, which also contains the normally closed valve and shuts off all the pressure vessels 100 provided in the underfloor area from the rest of the fuel supply system. Only one fuel rail 200 of the four fuel rails 200 is connected to a fuel line 270 serving as a refueling line.
- the two middle fuel rails 200 are only connected to adjacent fuel rails 200 .
- the term “essentially” includes the exact property or value (e.g. "perpendicular") as well as deviations that are irrelevant for the function of the property/value (e.g. "tolerable deviation from vertical”).
- any number of pressure vessels 100 can be provided in a pressure vessel assembly.
- a fuel rail 200 can extend over the entire underfloor area.
- separate fuel lines 270 can also be formed from a fuel rail 200 , for example by routing the fuel rail 200 around a carrier 500 .
- the fuel rail 200 as discussed in connection with FIG. 6, can also be provided in the configurations according to the other figures. It is also conceivable that load-distributing floor layers with or without troughs can be used in all configurations. In addition to the body connection elements 300 explained here and the fuel line system explained here, a completely different fuel line system can also be used.
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