Gas supply device and gas supply method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026055850-A1
Application number	US-202519084755-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 20, 2025
Priority date	Aug 22, 2024
Publication date	Feb 26, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

A gas supply device according to the disclosure includes a first pressure vessel in which liquefied gas is stored, a second pressure vessel configured to generate gas by vaporizing the liquefied gas supplied from the first pressure vessel, a liquefied gas supply path configured to allow the liquefied gas to selectively flow from the first pressure vessel toward the second pressure vessel, and a gas supply path configured to allow the gas generated in the second pressure vessel to selectively flow toward a gas utilization unit.

First claim

1 . A gas supply device comprising:
a first pressure vessel in which liquefied gas is stored; a second pressure vessel configured to generate gas by vaporizing the liquefied gas supplied from the first pressure vessel; a liquefied gas supply path configured to allow the liquefied gas to selectively flow from the first pressure vessel toward the second pressure vessel; and a gas supply path configured to allow the gas generated in the second pressure vessel to selectively flow toward a gas utilization unit.

2 . The gas supply device according to claim 1 , wherein
the second pressure vessel includes a second A pressure vessel and a second B pressure vessel, the liquefied gas supply path includes a first liquefied gas supply path connecting the first pressure vessel and the second A pressure vessel and a second liquefied gas supply path connecting the first pressure vessel and the second B pressure vessel, and the gas supply path includes a first gas supply path configured to allow the gas generated in the second A pressure vessel to flow toward the gas utilization unit and a second gas supply path configured to allow the gas generated in the second B pressure vessel to flow toward the gas utilization unit.

3 . The gas supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a liquefied gas supply valve provided midway in the liquefied gas supply path and configured to switch between start and stop of supply of the liquefied gas supplied from the first pressure vessel; and a gas supply valve provided midway in the gas supply path and configured to switch between start and stop of supply of the gas to the gas utilization unit.

4 . The gas supply device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a first liquefied gas supply valve provided midway in the first liquefied gas supply path and configured to switch between start and stop of supply of the liquefied gas supplied from the first pressure vessel; a first gas supply valve provided midway in the first gas supply path and configured to switch between start and stop of supply of the gas to the gas utilization unit; a second liquefied gas supply valve provided midway in the second liquefied gas supply path and configured to switch between start and stop of supply of the liquefied gas supplied from the first pressure vessel; and a second gas supply valve provided midway in the second gas supply path and configured to switch between start and stop of supply of the gas to the gas utilization unit.

5 . The gas supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a heat input unit configured to input heat to the second pressure vessel.

6 . The gas supply device according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a heat input unit configured to input heat to the second pressure vessel.

7 . The gas supply device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a first heat input unit configured to input heat to the second A pressure vessel; and a second heat input unit configured to input heat to the second B pressure vessel.

8 . The gas supply device according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a first heat input unit configured to input heat to the second A pressure vessel; and a second heat input unit configured to input heat to the second B pressure vessel.

9 . The gas supply device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first pressure vessel is disposed at a position higher than the second pressure vessel in a vertical direction.

10 . The gas supply device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first pressure vessel is disposed at a position higher than the second A pressure vessel and the second B pressure vessel in a vertical direction.

11 . The gas supply device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a vent path configured to allow part of the gas generated in the second pressure vessel to selectively flow toward a gap inside the first pressure vessel, wherein a first step of causing the liquefied gas to flow from the liquefied gas supply path toward the second pressure vessel and causing the gas stored in the second pressure vessel to flow via the vent path, and a second step of supplying the gas toward the gas utilization unit via the gas supply path while generating the gas by vaporizing the liquefied gas stored in the second pressure vessel are executed in sequence.

12 . The gas supply device according to claim 9 , further comprising:
a vent path configured to allow part of the gas generated in the second pressure vessel to selectively flow toward a gap inside the first pressure vessel, wherein a first step of causing the liquefied gas to flow from the liquefied gas supply path toward the second pressure vessel and causing the gas stored in the second pressure vessel to flow via the vent path, and a second step of supplying the gas toward the gas utilization unit via the gas supply path while generating the gas by vaporizing the liquefied gas stored in the second pressure vessel are executed in sequence.

13 . The gas supply device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a first vent path configured to allow part of the gas generated in the second A pressure vessel to selectively flow toward a gap inside the first pressure vessel; and a second vent path configured to allow part of the gas generated in the second B pressure vessel to selectively flow toward a gap inside the first pressure vessel, wherein a first A step of causing the liquefied gas to flow from the first liquefied gas supply path toward the second A pressure vessel and causing the gas stored in the second A pressure vessel to flow via the first vent path, a second A step of, subsequent to the first A step, supplying the gas toward the gas utilization unit via the first gas supply path while generating the gas by vaporizing the liquefied gas stored in the second A pressure vessel, a first B step of, while the second A step is being executed, causing the liquefied gas to flow from the second liquefied gas supply path toward the second B pressure vessel and causing the gas stored in the second B pressure vessel to flow via the second vent path, and a second B step of, subsequent to the first B step, supplying the gas toward the gas utilization unit via the second gas supply path while generating the gas by vaporizing the liquefied gas stored in the second B pressure vessel are executed.

14 . The gas supply device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a first vent path configured to allow part of the gas generated in the second A pressure vessel to selectively flow toward a gap inside the first pressure vessel; and a second vent path configured to allow part of the gas generated in the second B pressure vessel to selectively flow toward a gap inside the first pressure vessel, wherein a first A step of causing the liquefied gas to flow from the first liquefied gas supply path toward the second A pressure vessel and causing the gas stored in the second A pressure vessel to flow via the first vent path, a second A step of, subsequent to the first A step, supplying the gas toward the gas utilization unit via the first gas supply path while generating the gas by vaporizing the liquefied gas stored in the second A pressure vessel, a first B step of, while the second A step is being executed, causing the liquefied gas to flow from the second liquefied gas supply path toward the second B pressure vessel and causing the gas stored in the second B pressure vessel to flow via the second vent path, and a second B step of, subsequent to the first B step, supplying the gas toward the gas utilization unit via the second gas supply path while generating the gas by vaporizing the l

Assignees

• Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Fukuda Koki

Classifications

• F17C13/04

  Arrangement or mounting of valves (valves per se F16K {; snap-coupling of nipples F16L37/00}) · CPC title

• F17C2250/01

  Intermediate tanks · CPC title

• F17C2225/0123

  gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC · CPC title

• F17C2270/01

  for fluid transport or storage · CPC title

• F17C2265/05

  Regasification · CPC title