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.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for remote control of a hydrogen filling station, comprising:
- providing a remote server operatively connected for computer communication via a communication network to a programmable logic controller (PLC), wherein the PLC is configured to execute a control logic at the hydrogen filling station to control vehicle fueling;
- receiving at least one input parameter from the PLC at the remote server;
- generating by a processor at the remote server an updated control logic based on at least the input parameter;
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- transmitting the updated control logic to the PLC for execution by the PLC at the hydrogen filling station to control vehicle fueling.
A cloud computing-based system, comprising:
- a hydrogen filling station transmitting at least one input parameter to a remote server via a communication network, the hydrogen filling station including a programmable logic controller (PLC) for executing a control logic to control fueling of a vehicle;
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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 for execution by the PLC to control fueling of the vehicle.
A hydrogen filling station for fueling a vehicle, comprising
- a programmable logic controller (PLC) including 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 to a remote server via a communication network;
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- the PLC receiving at least one output parameter from the remote server and updating the control logic with the at least one output parameter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.