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US 12,624,799 B2Granted
System and/or method for hydrogen refueling
AssigneeVerne Inc.
InventorsDavid E. Jaramillo, Julio Moreno-Blanco, Salvador Martin Aceves
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Abstract
A system for hydrogen dispensation can include: a hydrogen collector; a cryo-compressed buffer storage system; and a hydrogen dispenser. The system functions to facilitate hydrogen fueling/dispensation (e.g., rapid dispensation) while additionally utilizing hydrogen storage in a cryo-compressed hydrogen state. The system and/or method may be implemented in any general use case that requires hydrogen storage and/or hydrogen refueling.
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A cascade system for cryo-compressed hydrogen (CcH2) dispensation comprising:
- a cryogenic pump;
- a plurality of cryogenic buffer storage tanks, each housing CcH2 and configured to be selectively fluidly coupled to the cryogenic pump;
- a cooling system thermally coupled to the plurality of cryogenic buffer storage tanks, wherein the cooling system is configured to maintain an internal temperature of the plurality of cryogenic buffer storage tanks within a cryogenic temperature range;
- a hydrogen dispenser comprising a set of fluid connections configured to be selectively coupled to the plurality of cryogenic buffer storage tanks;
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- a receiving tank comprising:
- a first inlet port and a second outlet port, the first inlet port coupled to a first fluid connection of the hydrogen dispenser, wherein CcH2 pressure within the first fluid connection is configured to circulate CcH2 through the second outlet port.
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A method for managing cryo-compressed hydrogen comprising:
- compressing a mass of hydrogen gas (GH2) using a compressor;
- using a cooling system thermally coupled to a plurality of cryogenic buffer storage tanks, cooling the mass of compressed hydrogen gas (CGH2) to a cryo-compressed hydrogen (CcH2) state;
- storing the mass of CcH2 in the plurality of cryogenic buffer storage tanks;
- dispensing, from the plurality of cryogenic buffer storage tanks, a first portion of the mass of CcH2 by cascade filling;
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- concurrently with dispensing the first portion of the mass of CcH2, cooling the first portion and catalyzing a hydrogen spin state conversion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.