Mobile hydrogen fueling system for aircraft
AssigneeHyflyer Powertrain, LLC
InventorsJesse Schneider, Liviu Cosacescu
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Abstract
A mobile hydrogen fueling system that is configured to provide hydrogen fuel to a hydrogen storage tank of an aircraft includes a mobile hydrogen storage tank, a robotic arm connected to the mobile hydrogen storage tank having a nozzle configured to interconnect with a corresponding receptacle on the hydrogen storage tank of the aircraft and an autonomous vehicle configured to locate the mobile hydrogen storage tank in a position near the aircraft to allow the robotic arm to interconnect the nozzle to the corresponding receptacle. A method of providing hydrogen fueling to a hydrogen storage tank of an aircraft is also presented.
Claims25
A mobile hydrogen fueling system configured to provide hydrogen fuel to a hydrogen storage tank of an aircraft, comprising:
- a mobile hydrogen storage tank;
- a robotic arm connected to the mobile hydrogen storage tank having a nozzle configured to interconnect with a corresponding receptacle on the hydrogen storage tank of the aircraft;
- and
- an autonomous vehicle configured to locate the mobile hydrogen storage tank in a position near the aircraft to allow the robotic arm to interconnect the nozzle to the corresponding receptacle.
A method of providing hydrogen fueling to a hydrogen storage tank of an aircraft, comprising:
- positioning a mobile hydrogen storage tank in a position near the aircraft using an autonomous vehicle;
- detecting a location of a corresponding receptacle of the hydrogen storage tank;
- and
- connecting a nozzle in communication with the mobile hydrogen storage tank to the corresponding receptacle using a robotic arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.