减少超过20％，材料利用率

昆腾燃料系统技术的全球公司，天然气，替代燃料系统和清洁推进车辆技术提供商，已收到通知，准备从一个新的专利在美国专利和商标局的轻质复合壳天然气和氢气存储坦克。

昆腾最新的专利涵盖了突破性的应用程序的离散的局部加固，使加压圆柱形储罐的复合壳体的重量和成本的显着降低。昆腾近日宣布示范这项技术的飞跃，为轻量级的碳纤维复合材料压缩天然气，氢燃料罐，利用选择性纤维铺放，实现显着降低重量和成本 - 证明材料利用率减少20％以上。

“这是一个重大的专利，它提供了一个优雅的解决方案，以减少油箱的重量和成本，从而使更多的天然气和氢气燃料电池汽车大规模商业化，”布赖恩·奥尔森说，总裁兼首席执行官量子。“我们是在完善这一技术的过程中逐步引入商业产品。”

目前，量子生产之一最轻和最高的容量天然气和氢气板上存储系统在世界上。昆腾公司昆腾公司的技术在加州森林湖，校园，开发先进的天然气存储系统的提供戏剧性的减轻重量，增加燃料的存储容量，以及迅速整合这些系统的能力。

More than 20% reduction in material utilization

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a natural gas, alternative fuel systems and clean propulsion vehicle technologies provider, has received the notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a new patent on lightweight composite shells of natural gas and hydrogen storage tanks.

Quantum’s new patent covers the breakthrough application of discrete localized reinforcement that enables significant reduction in weight and cost of composite shells of pressurized cylindrical storage tanks. Quantum recently announced the demonstration of this technology leap for lightweight carbon composite compressed natural gas and hydrogen fuel tanks, utilizing selective fiber placement, to achieve significant reduction in weight and cost – demonstrating more than 20% reduction in material utilization.

“This is a significant patent in that it provides an elegant solution to reduce both weight and cost of fuel tanks, thus enabling more widespread commercialization of natural gas and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles,” said Brian Olson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Quantum. “We are in the process of refining this technology for phased introduction into commercial products.”

Quantum currently produces one of the lightest and highest capacity natural gas and hydrogen on-board storage systems in the world. Developed at Quantum’s technology campus in Lake Forest, California, Quantum’s advanced natural gas storage systems provide dramatic weight reduction, increased fuel storage capacity, and the capability to quickly integrate these systems.