Hydrogen storage and distribution system
AssigneeGreentech Hydrogen Innovations Corp.
InventorsCurtis Ingleton, Paul Dickson
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Abstract
A storage and distribution method and system for a gaseous commodity such as hydrogen comprises a plurality of sensors for measuring quantity and purity of the gas produced, or that is stored or being delivered in vessels, and a gateway which communicates sensor data to a distribution system. The distribution system analyzes the data to determine the real time availability and available locations of gas of the desired purity, taking into consideration the sensor data, degradations, and the effects of dispensing, replenishing and mixing of supplies. The distribution system also provides delivery routing according to proximity and purity requirements.
Claims9
A method of distributing a gas, comprising:
- recording over time, via a first sensor suite, sensor data representing a first purity of said gas stored in a first storage facility at a first location as a first series of data;
- recording over time, via a second sensor suite, sensor data representing a second purity of said gas stored in a second storage facility at a second location as a second series of data,
- wherein said first purity and said second purity are not equal;
- communicating, via a communications gateway, the first and second series of data to a distribution system;
- receiving, via the distribution system, a request from a consumer party for a first quantity of said gas at a third purity, wherein the third purity is not equal to the first purity or the second purity;
- calculating, via the distribution system, a second quantity of said gas at the first purity and a third quantity of said gas at the second purity that when combined are equal to said first quantity at the third purity;
- routing, via the distribution system, a transportation vessel to the first storage location;
- transferring said second quantity of said gas at said first purity into said transportation vessel from said first storage facility;
- routing, via the distribution system, the transportation vessel from the first storage facility to the second storage facility;
- transferring said third quantity of said gas at said second purity into said transportation vessel from said second storage facility, thereby combining said second quantity and said third quantity of said gas in said transportation vessel;
- routing, via the distribution system, the transportation vessel from the second storage facility to the consumer;
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- delivering said first quantity of said gas at said third purity to the consumer.
A method of distributing a gas, comprising:
- recording over time, via a first sensor suite, sensor data representing a first purity of said gas stored in a first storage facility at a first location as a first series of data;
- recording over time, via a second sensor suite, sensor data representing a second purity of said gas stored in a second storage facility at a second location as a second series of data, wherein said first purity and said second purity are not equal;
- communicating, via a communications gateway, the first and second series of data to a distribution system;
- receiving, via the system, a request from a consumer party for gas at a third purity, wherein the third purity is not equal to the first purity or the second purity;
- calculating, via the distribution system, from the first and second series of data, a volumetric or mass mixing ratio for combining said gas of said first purity with said gas of second purity so as to produce said gas at said third purity;
- mixing quantities of said gas from said first storage facility with said gas from said second storage facility according to said mixing ratio to produce a resultant mixed gas at said third purity;
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- distributing said distributing said resultant mixed gas at said third purity to the consumer party.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.