抄録
We have investigated the hydrogen storage tanks with metal hydrides employed for load leveling of commercial buildings. The storage tank with 50 kg AB5 type metal hydride alloy was assembled to investigate the hydrogen absorbing / desorbing process, which is exothermic / endothermic process. We have a plan to utilize hot heat and cold heat of each process for air conditioning that can expect to improve the system efficiency. To verify the practical effectiveness of the idea, we planned the special operating procedure and carried out the experiments. Here, we report the experimental results and discuss the effectiveness of the system using the energy balance analysis.
