Hydrogen fuel storage and delivery method
AssigneeGreen Grid Inc.
InventorsChinmoy Prosun Saha, Jeffrey Scott Pickles
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Abstract
A fuel delivery and storage method is provided. A further aspect employs a remote central controller and/or software instructions which receive sensor data from stationary and bulk fuel storage tanks, portable distribution tanks, and end use tanks. Another aspect of the present system senses and transmits tank or hydrogen fuel characteristics including temperature, pressure, filled volume, contaminants, refilling cycle life and environmental hazards. Still another aspect includes a group of hydrogen fuel tanks which is pre-assembled with sensor, valve, microprocessor and transmitter components, at least some of which are within an insulator.
Claims26
A method of distributing hydrogen fuel comprising:
- (a) automatically sensing first characteristics associated with a stationary bulk hydrogen storage tank, the first characteristics comprising at least one of:
- contaminants, refilling cycle life or environmental hazards;
- (b) automatically sensing second characteristics associated with portable distribution hydrogen storage tanks carried by vehicles, the second characteristics comprising at least one of:
- position, contaminants, refilling cycle life or environmental hazards;
- (c) automatically sensing third characteristics associated with stationary end use hydrogen storage tanks, the third characteristics comprising at least one of:
- contaminants, refilling cycle or environmental hazards;
- (d) automatically sending a signal to a remote programmable controller based on the sensed first, second and third characteristics;
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- (e) automatically changing distribution of the hydrogen fuel associated with at least one of the storage tanks, controlled by the controller, based on at least some of the sensed characteristics.
A method of distributing hydrogen fuel comprising:
- (a) automatically sensing first characteristics associated with a stationary bulk hydrogen storage tank, the first characteristics comprising at least one of:
- refilling cycle life or environmental hazards;
- (b) automatically sensing second characteristics associated with portable distribution hydrogen storage tanks carried by vehicles, the second characteristics comprising at least one of:
- position, refilling cycle life or environmental hazards;
- (c) automatically sensing third characteristics associated with stationary end use hydrogen storage tanks, the third characteristics comprising at least one of:
- refilling cycle or environmental hazards;
- (d) automatically sending a signal to a remote programmable controller based on the sensed first, second and third characteristics;
- (e) changing distribution of the hydrogen fuel associated with at least one of the storage tanks, controlled by the controller, based on at least some of the sensed characteristics;
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- (f) the controller determining desired distribution of at least one of:
- the portable distribution hydrogen storage tanks or stationary end use hydrogen storage tanks, from stockpiled regional depots, based on at least one of:
- sensed use, population growth, power outage or emergency needs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.