(19)
(11) EP 2 391 846 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
07.12.2011 Bulletin 2011/49

(21) Application number: 10736089.3

(22) Date of filing: 29.01.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F17C 11/00(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/NO2010/000036
(87) International publication number:
WO 2010/087723 (05.08.2010 Gazette 2010/31)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 30.01.2009 NO 20090497

(71) Applicant: Institutt For Energiteknikk
2027 Kjeller (NO)

(72) Inventors:
  • YARTYS, Volodymyr, A.
    N-2004 Lillestrøm (NO)
  • LOTOTSKYY, Mykhaylo
    Durbanville 7550 (ZA)
  • MÆHLEN, Jan, Petter
    N-2016 Frogner (NO)
  • HALLDÓRS, Hallmar
    IS-220 Hafnarfjordur (IS)
  • VIK, Arild
    N-5258 Blomsterdalen (NO)
  • STRANDM Asbjørn
    N-5152 Bønes (NO)

(74) Representative: Østensen, Gunnar Lunder 
Bryn Aarflot AS P.O. Box 449 Sentrum
0104 Oslo
0104 Oslo (NO)

   


(54) CONTINUOUSLY-OPERATED METAL HYDRIDE HYDROGEN COMPRESSOR, AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME