Hydrogen supply system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026022802-A1
Application number	US-202519182855-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 18, 2025
Priority date	Jul 19, 2024
Publication date	Jan 22, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A hydrogen supply system including: a plurality of hydrogen tanks that is attachable and detachable; a hydrogen consumption device that consumes hydrogen of the hydrogen tanks; and a control device is provided. The hydrogen consumption device includes an attaching-detaching mechanism including a plurality of motors that controls attaching and detaching of the hydrogen tanks with respect to the hydrogen consumption device, the motors corresponding to the attaching and detaching of the respective hydrogen tanks. The control device disposes, based on a temperature of each of the motors, a hydrogen tank of the hydrogen tanks to a hydrogen supply start position at which the hydrogen tank and the hydrogen consumption device are connected in a state in which the hydrogen tank is allowed to supply hydrogen to the hydrogen consumption device, or disposes the hydrogen tank to a hydrogen supply standby position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A hydrogen supply system comprising:
a plurality of hydrogen tanks that is attachable and detachable; a hydrogen consumption device that consumes hydrogen of the hydrogen tanks; and a control device, wherein: the hydrogen consumption device includes an attaching-detaching mechanism including a plurality of motors that controls attaching and detaching of the hydrogen tanks with respect to the hydrogen consumption device, the motors corresponding to the attaching and detaching of the respective hydrogen tanks; and the control device disposes, based on a temperature of each of the motors, a hydrogen tank of the hydrogen tanks to a hydrogen supply start position at which the hydrogen tank and the hydrogen consumption device are connected in a state in which the hydrogen tank is allowed to supply hydrogen to the hydrogen consumption device, or disposes the hydrogen tank to a hydrogen supply standby position at which the hydrogen tank and the hydrogen consumption device are not connected in the state in which the hydrogen tank is allowed to supply the hydrogen to the hydrogen consumption device and the hydrogen tank stands by for supply of the hydrogen.

2 . The hydrogen supply system according to claim 1 , wherein, when the hydrogen tanks are disposed at the hydrogen supply start position;
the control device determines whether or not the temperature of each of the motors is equal to or higher than a first threshold value; and when the temperature of at least one motor out of the motors is equal to or higher than the first threshold value, the control device moves at least a hydrogen tank that is controlled in the attaching and detaching by a motor having a highest temperature from the hydrogen supply start position to the hydrogen supply standby position, and stops control of the motor having the highest temperature.

3 . The hydrogen supply system according to claim 2 , wherein:
the control device determines whether or not the temperature of the stopped motor is equal to or lower than a second threshold value; and when the temperature of the stopped motor is equal to or lower than the second threshold value, the control device starts control of the stopped motor, and moves the hydrogen tank that is controlled in the attaching and detaching by the motor for which the control has been started from the hydrogen supply standby position to the hydrogen supply start position.

4 . The hydrogen supply system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the hydrogen tank includes a first connection portion; the attaching-detaching mechanism includes an attaching-detaching unit; the attaching-detaching unit includes a second connection portion; at the hydrogen supply start position, the first connection portion of the hydrogen tank and the second connection portion of the attaching-detaching unit are connected; and at the hydrogen supply standby position, the first connection portion of the hydrogen tank and the second connection portion of the attaching-detaching unit are not connected.

5 . The hydrogen supply system according to claim 4 , wherein:
the first connection portion is an on-off valve; and the second connection portion is a push rod.

Assignees

• Toyota Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Tomi Naoki
• Fujimura Yoshikatsu
• Tonosako Tetsuya

Classifications

• H01M8/04201

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