Smart Hydrogen Storage Protocol

A controller for controlling refueling a metal hydride storage system (MHSS), the controller comprising:

• a processor;
• a data acquisition system coupled to the processor and configured to:
• receive sensor data of the MHSS, wherein the MHSS is communicatively coupled to the data acquisition system, and
• generate first data corresponding to a state of the hydrogen storage unit;
• a soft sensor system communicatively coupled to the data acquisition system and configured to generate second data corresponding to a pseudo state of the MHSS;
• a parameter vector generator coupled to the data acquisition system, and the soft sensor system and configured to generate a parameter vector based on the first data and on the second data;
• and
• a multi-parametric model predictive control (mpMPC) unit communicatively coupled to the parameter vector generator and configured to:
• generate a control action using the parameter vector;
• and
• send the control action to the MHSS.

A controller for refueling a metal hydride storage system (MHSS), comprising:

• a memory storing instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions that cause the processor to:
• obtain a parameter vector comprising first data and second data in a first sampling time period, wherein the first data corresponds to a first state of the MHSS, and wherein the second data corresponds to an output of the MHSS;
• obtain a first data structure and a second data structure, wherein the first data structure corresponds to a plurality of critical regions, wherein the second data structure corresponds to a plurality of piecewise affine functions, wherein each of the affine functions corresponds to a control action for each of the critical regions;
• search the first data structure with the parameter vector;
• select a critical region of the critical regions based on searching the first data structure with the parameter vector, wherein the critical region corresponds to the parameter vector;
• select, from the second data structure, a piecewise affine function corresponding to the selected critical region based on selecting the critical region;
• obtain a control action based on the affine function, wherein the control action comprises controlling at least one controlled parameter;
• and
• send the control action to an actuator for controlling a parameter of the actuator.