Hydrogen station loading control unit, vehicle onboard terminal unit, hydrogen station, method for controlling hydrogen station loading
US6901302B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/32
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A hydrogen station loading control unit, which is capable of loading hydrogen vehicles with hydrogen, thereby promoting the wide use of hydrogen vehicles which are advantageous for the earth environment. The hydrogen station loading control unit communicates through a communication network with a plurality of hydrogen vehicles that drive with hydrogen in vehicle onboard hydrogen containers loaded at a plurality of hydrogen stations equipped with hydrogen loading units. The hydrogen station loading control unit includes a communication unit for receiving information relating to residual volume in each of the vehicle onboard hydrogen containers as transmitted by each of the hydrogen vehicles through the communication network, a data receiving function, a hydrogen vehicle DB which stores a regular hydrogen station for each of the hydrogen vehicles, a loading plan generating function for generating a loading plan for each of the hydrogen stations based on the residual volume information and a loading time setting & notifying function for transmitting the loading plan for each of the hydrogen stations through the communication network.
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