Grounding system

A fuel supply vehicle comprising:

• a frame;
• a power source coupled to the frame that provides operating power to the fuel supply vehicle;
• a fuel tank coupled to the frame that is configured to provide fuel, at a fueling location, to a system that is not associated with the fuel supply vehicle;
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• a grounding system coupled to the frame, the grounding system including:
• a hydraulic actuator coupled to the frame, the hydraulic actuator including a cylinder and a grounding rod that is movable relative to the cylinder, wherein the grounding rod is movable from a stowed position to a deployed position, and wherein in the deployed position, the grounding rod extends outside a spatial envelope of the fuel supply vehicle including below a bottom surface of a tire, of the fuel supply vehicle, and is configured to be received within a ground surface at the fueling location;
• and
• a rod actuation assembly adapted to move the grounding rod between the stowed position and the deployed position;
• and
• a controller configured to generate a first notification under a condition where the grounding rod is in the stowed position.

An energy supply module comprising:

• a frame;
• a power source coupled to the frame that is configured to provide a power supply, at a desired location, to a system that is not associated with the energy supply module, wherein the power source includes at least one of a power module or a charging system;
• and
• a grounding system coupled to the frame, the grounding system including:
• a hydraulic actuator coupled to the frame, the hydraulic actuator including a cylinder and a grounding rod that is movable relative to the cylinder, wherein the grounding rod is movable from a stowed position to a deployed position, and wherein in the deployed position, the grounding rod extends outside a spatial envelope of the energy supply module including below a bottom surface of a tire, of the energy supply module, and is configured to be received within a ground surface at the desired location;
• and
• a rod actuation assembly adapted to move the grounding rod between the stowed position and the deployed position, the rod actuation assembly includes:
• a fluid source adapted to hold fluid therein;
• a fluid pump in fluid communication with the fluid source;
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• a valve assembly adapted to provide selective fluid communication between the fluid pump and the hydraulic actuator, wherein the fluid pump is operable to direct fluid from the fluid source towards the valve assembly, wherein the valve assembly is operable in at least one of a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein;
• in the first configuration, the valve assembly directs fluid from the fluid pump towards a cylinder end of the cylinder to move the grounding rod from the stowed position to the deployed position;
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• in the second configuration, the valve assembly directs fluid from the fluid pump towards a rod end of the cylinder to move the grounding rod from the deployed position to the stowed position.