Hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery system
AssigneeFuelSell Technologies, Inc.
InventorScott D. Redmond
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Abstract
Cassette based systems and methods of hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery are disclosed. A cassette or other container may contain a hydrogen storage or storing material. Information may be stored in the material and subsequently read or accessed. A probe may be used to interrogate the material. The hydrogen content or other characteristics of the material may be determined based on the interrogation. A hydrogen dispensing unit may contain a depleted cassette acceptor to accept depleted cassettes and a charged cassette dispenser to dispense charged cassettes. The dispensing unit may be implemented in a hydrogen retail store or as a standalone unit. The retail store or the unit may connect to a hydrogen network and implement various business methods, as disclosed herein.
Claims22
A system comprising:
- a hydrogen fuel container;
- a material within the container to store hydrogen:
- and
- a probe fully contained within the container to interrogate the material without physical attachment to an external system.
A hydrogen dispensing unit comprising:
- a payment system to enter payment information;
- a user interface to qualify a hydrogen fuel purchase;
- and
- a cassette exchange system to exchange one or more cassettes with a user, the cassette exchanging system including a depleted cassette acceptor to accept a depleted hydrogen fuel cassette and a charged cassette dispenser to dispense a charged hydrogen fuel cassette.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.