Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. acquired the Expertise & Growth Award from Toyota Motor Company for the event of excessive strain hydrogen tanks used on the brand new MIRAI, launched by Toyota in December 2020.
Excessive strain hydrogen tanks are a vital part for gas cell automobiles (FCVs), which effectively maintain hydrogen compressed at excessive strain (about 700 atm). The brand new MIRAI is provided with three hydrogen tanks, yet another than the earlier mannequin, to increase its cruising vary. This is a matter that’s necessary for the widespread adoption of FCVs. Toyoda Gosei produces the third excessive strain hydrogen tank*, which is positioned within the rear of the brand new MIRAI, whereas Toyota continues to provide the opposite two.
Toyoda Gosei developed the brand new tank along with Toyota Motor Company. For the brand new tanks, enhancements have been made within the supplies used within the carbon fiber bolstered plastic layer, one of many three layers of the tank wall (layer to resist excessive strain), manufacturing strategies and different components. In consequence, the hydrogen storage effectivity of the tank, which is the ratio of the mass of saved hydrogen to the mass of the tank, was elevated about 10 p.c by minimizing the wall thickness to extend the internal quantity whereas sustaining the strain resistance power.
Toyoda Gosei will proceed to develop merchandise leveraging its core applied sciences of rubber and plastic with the purpose of supporting the unfold of electrified automobiles comparable to electrical automobiles (EVs) and FCVs.
* The manufacturing began from November 2020 on the Inabe Plant (Inabe, Mie prefecture, Japan) which was established as a devoted plant for prime strain hydrogen tanks.
SOURCE: Toyoda Gosei
