System and method for remote cloud control of hydrogen fueling stations
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorSteven R. Mathison
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method and system for remote control of a hydrogen filling station includes providing a remote server operatively connected for computer communication via a communication network to a programmable logic controller (PLC). The PLC is configured to execute a control logic at the hydrogen filling station to control vehicle fueling. The method includes receiving at least one input parameter from the PLC at the remote server and generating by a processor at the remote server an updated control logic based on at least the input parameter. The method includes transmitting the updated control logic to the PLC for execution by the PLC at the hydrogen filling station to control vehicle fueling.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method for remote control of a hydrogen filling station, comprising:
- providing a remote server located remotely from the hydrogen filling station, wherein the remote server is operatively connected for computer communication via a communication network to a programmable logic controller (PLC) of the hydrogen filling station, and wherein the PLC is configured to execute a control logic at the hydrogen filling station to control vehicle fueling of a vehicle connected to the hydrogen filling station via a fueling interface;
- receiving at least one input parameter from the PLC at the remote server, wherein the input parameter includes a station type of the hydrogen filling station and a tank system type of the vehicle connected to the hydrogen filling station;
- generating, by a processor at the remote server, an updated control logic based on at least the input parameter;
- transmitting the updated control logic to the PLC;
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- providing fuel to the vehicle, according to the PLC, via the fueling interface at the hydrogen filling station according to the updated control logic.
A cloud computing-based system, comprising:
- a hydrogen filling station transmitting at least one input parameter to a remote server located remotely from the hydrogen filling station via a communication network, the hydrogen filling station including a programmable logic controller (PLC) for executing a control logic stored at the PLC to control fueling of a vehicle, wherein the input parameter includes a station type of the hydrogen filling station and a tank system type of the vehicle connected to the hydrogen filling station;
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- the remote server, including a processor, receiving the at least one input parameter and generating by the processor an updated control logic based on the at least one input parameter, the remote server transmitting the updated control logic to the hydrogen filling station, wherein the PLC replaces the control logic with the updated control logic for execution by the PLC to control the hydrogen filling station to provide fuel to the vehicle;
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- wherein the hydrogen filling station controls fueling of the vehicle according to the updated control logic.
A hydrogen filling station for fueling a vehicle operably connected to the hydrogen filling station by a fueling interface, comprising:
- a programmable logic controller (PLC) storing a control logic, wherein the PLC executes the control logic to control fueling of the vehicle;
- a plurality of sensors providing measured values associated with a tank system of the vehicle receiving fuel and the hydrogen filling station supplying the fuel, the PLC transmitting at least one of the measured values and a station type of the hydrogen filling station and a tank system type of the vehicle connected to the hydrogen filling station to a remote server located remotely from the hydrogen filling station using a communication network;
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- the PLC receiving at least one output parameter over the communication network from the remote server, updating the control logic stored at the PLC with the at least one output parameter, and fueling of the vehicle by executing the updated control logic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.