Hydrogen fueling with integrity checks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10077998-B2
Application number	US-201615163919-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 25, 2016
Priority date	Sep 14, 2015
Publication date	Sep 18, 2018
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018

Abstract

According to one or more aspects, systems and techniques for hydrogen fueling with integrity checks are provided herein. Communicated parameters measured by on-board sensors of a vehicle may be cross-referenced against calculated parameters measured by sensors of a fueling station. For example, communicated parameters relating to a compressed hydrogen storage system (CHSS) tank of a vehicle to be fueled may be received at different time intervals. Calculated parameters may be calculated based on a mass of hydrogen fuel dispensed by a hydrogen fueling station from a reference point to one of the time intervals and densities of the CHSS tank of the vehicle at respective time intervals. An error may be calculated between the communicated parameters and the calculated parameters. A fueling mode, such as a conservative fueling mode or a non-conservative fueling mode, may be determined based on the calculated error.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for hydrogen fueling with integrity checks, comprising:
a communication component receiving one or more communicated parameters at one or more time intervals, wherein one or more of the communicated parameters relates to a compressed hydrogen storage system (CHSS) tank of a vehicle to be fueled with hydrogen fuel;
a calculation component calculating one or more calculated parameters related to the CHSS tank of the vehicle based on:
a mass of hydrogen fuel dispensed by a hydrogen fueling station from a reference point to one or more of the time intervals; and
one or more densities of the CHSS tank of the vehicle at one or more of the time intervals;

an error component calculating a tank volume error based on one or more of the communicated parameters and one or more of the calculated parameters at one or more of the time intervals;
a controller determining one or more fueling modes for the hydrogen fueling station based on the tank volume error and implementing a fall forward ramp rate equation or a fall back ramp rate equation based on a change in fueling modes; and
dispensing the hydrogen fuel based on one or more of the determined fueling modes and the implemented fall forward or fall back ramp rate equation,
wherein the controller implementing the fall forward ramp rate equation accounts for a slower portion of fueling by setting a ramp rate greater than a predetermined average pressure ramp rate (APRR).

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the communicated parameters is a communicated tank volume.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the calculated parameters is a calculated tank volume.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a conservative fueling mode based on the tank volume error being greater than a tank volume error threshold.

5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the conservative fueling mode is a mode where the hydrogen fuel is dispensed by the hydrogen fueling station according to a predetermined conservative fill time or a predetermined conservative average pressure ramp rate (APRR).

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller determines a communication fueling mode based on the tank volume error being less than or equal to a tank volume error threshold.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the communication fueling mode is a mode where the hydrogen fuel is dispensed by the hydrogen fueling station according to one or more of the calculated parameters.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller implements the fall forward ramp rate equation based on a change from a conservative fueling mode to a communication fueling mode.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the controller implements the fall back ramp rate equation based on a change from a communication fueling mode to a conservative fueling mode.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication component includes an Infrared Data Association (IRDA) interface.

11. A method for hydrogen fueling with integrity checks, comprising:
receiving one or more communicated parameters at one or more time intervals, wherein one or more of the communicated parameters relates to a compressed hydrogen storage system (CHSS) tank of a vehicle to be fueled with hydrogen fuel;
calculating one or more calculated parameters related to the CHSS tank of the vehicle based on:
a mass of hydrogen fuel dispensed by a hydrogen fueling station from a reference point to one or more of the time intervals; and
one or more densities of the CHSS tank of the vehicle at one or more of the time intervals;

calculating a tank volume error based on one or more of the communicated parameters and one or more of the calculated parameters at one or more of the time intervals;
determining one or more fueling modes for the hydrogen fueling station based on the tank volume error and implementing a fall forward ramp rate equation or a fall back ramp rate equation based on a change in fueling modes; and
dispensing the hydrogen fuel based on one or more of the determined fueling modes and the implemented fall forward or fall back ramp rate equation,
wherein implementing the fall forward ramp rate equation includes accounting for a slower portion of fueling by setting a ramp rate greater than a predetermined average pressure ramp rate (APRR).

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising determining a conservative fueling mode based on the tank volume error being greater than a tank volume error threshold.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the conservative fueling mode is a mode where the hydrogen fuel is dispensed by the hydrogen fueling station according to a predetermined conservative fill time or a predetermined conservative average pressure ramp rate (APRR).

14. The method of claim 11 , comprising determining a communication fueling mode based on the tank volume error being less than or equal to a tank volume error threshold.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the communication fueling mode is a mode where the hydrogen fuel is dispensed by the hydrogen fueling station according to one or more of the calculated parameters.

16. The method of claim 11 , comprising dispensing the hydrogen fuel based on the fall forward ramp rate equation when a change from a conservative fueling mode to a communication fueling mode occurs.

17. The method of claim 11 , comprising dispensing the hydrogen fuel based on the fall back ramp rate equation when a change from a communication fueling mode to a conservative fueling mode occurs.

18. A system for hydrogen fueling with integrity checks, comprising:
a communication component receiving one or more communicated parameters at one or more time intervals, wherein one or more of the communicated parameters relates to a compressed hydrogen storage system (CHSS) tank of a vehicle to be fueled with hydrogen fuel;
a calculation component calculating one or more calculated parameters related to the CHSS tank of the vehicle based on:
a mass of hydrogen fuel dispensed by a hydrogen fueling station from a reference point to one or more of the time intervals; and
one or more densities of the CHSS tank of the vehicle at one or more of the time intervals;

an error component calculating a tank volume error based on one or more of the communicated parameters and one or more of the calculated parameters at one or more of the time intervals;
a controller determining a conservative fueling mode or a non-conservative fueling mode for the hydrogen fueling station based on the tank volume error and implementing a fall forward ramp rate equation or a fall back ramp rate equation based on a change in fueling modes; and
dispensing the hydrogen fuel based on the fall back ramp rate equation or the fall forward ramp rate equation associated with one or more of the determined fueling modes,
wherein the controller implementing the fall forward ramp rate equation accounts for a slower portion of fueling by setting a ramp rate greater than a predetermined average pressure ramp rate (APRR).

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Mathison Steven R

Classifications

• F17C5/007

  for individual gas tanks or containers, e.g. in vehicles (filling with liquid fuel not under pressure, B60S5/02, B67D7/00) · CPC title

• F17C2250/0621

  Volume · CPC title

• G01F22/02

  involving measurement of pressure · CPC title

• F17C13/023

  having the mass as the parameter · CPC title

• F17C2260/02

  Improving properties related to fluid or fluid transfer · CPC title