# US 2025/0035264 A1 · Mobile hydrogen storage, transportation, and refueling system and method of using the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0035264 A1 - Document ID: US20250035264A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/913,221 - Filed: 2024-10-11 - Published: 2025-01-30 - Earliest claimed: 2022-04-13 - Assignees: First Mode IPP Limited - Applicants: First Mode IPP Limited - Inventors: James A. PERCY-HUGHES - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250035264A1 ## CPC - F17C 5/06: for filling with compressed gases - F17C 7/00: Methods or apparatus for discharging liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases from pressure vessels, not covered by another subclass - F17C 2201/0104: cylindrical - F17C 2201/0138: tubular - F17C 2201/035: with substantially horizontal main axis - F17C 2201/054: medium (>1 m3) - F17C 2201/056: Small (<1 m3) - F17C 2203/03: Thermal insulations - F17C 2205/0107: Frames - F17C 2205/0111: Boxes - F17C 2205/013: Two or more vessels - F17C 2205/0142: bundled in parallel - F17C 2205/0169: stackable - F17C 2221/012: Hydrogen - F17C 2223/0123: gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC - F17C 2223/0161: cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG - F17C 2223/033: Small pressure, e.g. for liquefied gas - F17C 2223/036: Very high pressure (>80 bar) - F17C 2225/0123: gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC - F17C 2225/0161: cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG - F17C 2225/033: Small pressure, e.g. for liquefied gas - F17C 2225/036: Very high pressure, i.e. above 80 bars - F17C 2227/0157: Compressors - F17C 2227/0337: by cooling - F17C 2227/0355: in a closed loop - F17C 2227/0388: separate - F17C 2227/043: by pressure cascade - F17C 2250/043: Pressure - F17C 2260/02: Improving properties related to fluid or fluid transfer - F17C 2265/065: for refuelling vehicle fuel tanks - F17C 2265/07: Generating electrical power as side effect - F17C 2270/0171: Trucks - Y02E 60/32: Hydrogen storage - F17C: VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES (storing fluids in natural or artificial cavities or chambers in the earth B65G5/00; construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil-engineering techniques E04H7/00; variable-capacity gas-holders F17B; liquefaction or refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25) - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract An apparatus for mobile hydrogen refueling includes a heavy equipment vehicle having a size exceeding highway size constraints and a platform coupled to the vehicle. A hydrogen storage module and a compression module are removably coupleable to the platform. The storage module is configured to store a number of hydrogen tanks. The compression module is configured to compress a flow of hydrogen from a hydrogen tank in the storage module via a manifold to produce a flow of high-pressure hydrogen. A refueling interface is configured to engage a refueling interface of a hydrogen powerplant and to selectively convey a flow of high-pressure hydrogen from the compression module. In some implementations, the compression module can include a chiller configured to cool the high-pressure hydrogen provided to the refueling interface. In some implementations, a power module is configured to provide electric power to at least the compression module and/or the vehicle. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for mobile hydrogen refueling, the apparatus comprising: a heavy equipment vehicle, the vehicle having a size exceeding highway size constraints; a platform coupled to the vehicle; a storage module removably coupleable to the platform, the storage module storing a plurality of hydrogen tanks; a compression module removably coupleable to the platform, the compression module configured to receive a flow of hydrogen from a hydrogen tank from the plurality of hydrogen tanks via a manifold and to compress the flow of hydrogen to produce a flow of high-pressure hydrogen; and a refueling interface configured to engage a refueling interface of a hydrogen powerplant and to selectively convey a flow of high-pressure hydrogen from the compression module. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a power module removably coupleable to the platform, the power module configured to provide electric power to at least the compression module. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising: an enclosure coupled to the platform, the enclosure enclosing at least one of the compression module and the power module. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the heavy equipment vehicle is a mining truck. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, further comprising: a vehicle interface configured to couple the platform to the mining truck. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, further comprising: a power module removably coupleable to the platform, the power module configured to provide electric power to at least the compression module and the vehicle interface. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hydrogen powerplant is a hydrogen powerplant of a mining truck, the mining truck being different from the vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hydrogen powerplant is a hydrogen powerplant of the vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage module is configured to store more than 10,000 kilograms (kg) of hydrogen. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the hydrogen tanks are configured to store hydrogen at a pressure between 200 bar and 400 bar. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein a pressure of the high-pressure hydrogen from the compression module is between 400 bar and 1,000 bar. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the refueling interface is configured to convey the flow of high-pressure hydrogen with a volumetric flowrate of at least 4 kg per minute (kg/min). ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the compression module includes a compressor and a chiller, the compressor configured to compress the flow of hydrogen to produce the flow of high-pressure hydrogen, the chiller being fluidically coupled between the compressor and the refueling interface, the flow of high-pressure hydrogen from the compressor provided to the refueling interface being cooled by the chiller. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising: a power module removably coupleable to the platform, the power module configured to provide electric power to at least the compressor and the chiller of the compression module. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the flow of high-pressure hydrogen provided to the refueling interface is a first flow of high-pressure hydrogen, the power module configured to receive a second flow of high-pressure hydrogen from the compressor, the second flow of high-pressure hydrogen being cooled by the chiller. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the flow of hydrogen from the hydrogen tank from the plurality of hydrogen tanks is a first flow of hydrogen, the refueling interface in selective fluid communication with the plurality of hydrogen tanks allowing the refueling interface to selectively receive a second flow of hydrogen from a hydrogen tank from the plurality of hydrogen tanks, the second flow of hydrogen having a pressure less than a pressure of the high-pressure flow of hydrogen. ### Claim 17 A system, comprising: a mining site having a plurality of refueling locations, each refueling location being within a predetermined distance from an active work location from a plurality of active work locations of the mining site, each refueling location including at least a refueling infrastructure; a plurality of mining vehicles, each mining vehicle having a hydrogen powerplant and operated in part at an active work location from the plurality of active work locations; and a mobile hydrogen refueling platform being movable to or from at least one refueling location from the plurality of refueling locations, the refueling platform including at least a storage module and a refueling interface, the storage module configured to store a plurality of hydrogen tanks having a combined capacity greater than a hydrogen fuel consumption of two mining vehicles from the plurality of mining vehicles within a 24-hour period, each hydrogen tank from the plurality of hydrogen tanks storing hydrogen at a first pressure, the refueling interface configured to engage the refueling infrastructure, the refueling interface configured to convey a flow of hydrogen from a hydrogen tank from the plurality of hydrogen tanks to the refueling infrastructure when a mining vehicle from the plurality of mining vehicles is coupled to the refueling infrastructure, the flow of hydrogen selectively having a second pressure greater than the first pressure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the refueling platform is coupled to a mining truck operable to move the refueling platform to or from the at least one refueling location. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system of claim 18, wherein the refueling platform includes a power module that includes a hydrogen powerplant configured to provide electric power to the mining truck coupled to the refueling platform. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the refueling platform has a size exceeding at least one constraint associated with traveling on a highway. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the storage module is configured to store more than 10,000 kilograms (kg) of hydrogen. ### Claim 22 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the first pressure is between 200 bar and 400 bar. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The system of claim 22, wherein the second pressure is between 400 bar and 1,000 bar. ### Claim 24 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the refueling interface is configured to convey the flow of hydrogen having the second pressure to the refueling infrastructure with a volumetric flowrate of at least 4 kg/min. ### Claim 25 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein each refueling location includes a lighting system. ### Claim 26 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the refueling platform further includes a compression module, the compression module configured to receive a flow of hydrogen from the hydrogen tank from the plurality of hydrogen tanks via a manifold and to provide a flow of high-pressure hydrogen to the refueling interface, the flow of high-pressure hydrogen having the second pressure. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The system of claim 26, wherein the compression module includes a compressor and a chiller fluidically coupled between the compressor and the refueling interface, the compressor configured to compress the flow of hydrogen and to provide the flow of high-pressure hydrogen to the refueling interface, the flow of high-pressure hydrogen being cooled by the chiller. ### Claim 28 (depends on 27) The system of claim 27, wherein the refueling platform further includes a power module configured to provide electric power to the compressor and the chiller. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The system of claim 28, wherein the flow of high-pressure hydrogen provided to the refueling interface is a first flow of high-pressure hydrogen, the power module configured to receive a second flow of high-pressure hydrogen from the compressor, the second flow of high-pressure hydrogen being cooled by the chiller. ### Claim 30 (depends on 17) The system of claim 17, wherein the mobile hydrogen refueling platform is a first mobile refueling platform, the system further comprising: a second mobile hydrogen refueling platform being movable to or from at least one refueling location from the plurality of refueling locations, the second mobile refueling platform including at least a storage module and a refueling interface, the refueling interface of the second mobile refueling platform configured to fluidically couple to a portion of the storage module of the first mobile hydrogen refueling platform to transfer a flow of hydrogen from at least one hydrogen tank in the storage module of the second mobile hydrogen refueling platform to at least one hydrogen tank in the storage module of the first mobile hydrogen refueling platform.