Abstract: The present invention is to provide a hydrogen refueling system capable to cool down the H2 pre-cooling heat exchanger fast enough when a FCV enters the HRS, so that there is no or very minimal waiting time for the customer before starting refueling. A hydrogen refueling system including a cryogenic fluid tank that stores a cryogenic fluid, a dispenser that supplies H2 to a vehicle, including a heat exchanger that cools H2 with the cold and/or cryogenic fluid provided from the cryogenic fluid tank, an inlet line that sends the cold and/or cryogenic fluid to the heat exchanger from the cryogenic fluid tank, an outlet line that collects the cryogenic fluid fed from the heat exchanger, and an injection valve that is provided in the inlet line.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 6, 2016
Date of Patent:
August 3, 2021
Assignee:
L'Air Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Georges Claude