Hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery system
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a cassette; and
a hydrogen storing material contained within the cassette.
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Abstract
Cassette based systems and methods of hydrogen storage, distribution, and recovery are disclosed. A cassette contains a hydrogen storing material from which hydrogen may be recovered in a hydrogen recovery system. Several different types of materials are disclosed, including those that may be removed from the cassette for hydrogen recovery, and those that may be heated within the cassette for hydrogen recovery. The hydrogen recovery system recovers hydrogen from the cassette and may provide the hydrogen to a fuel cell, a hydrogen powered vehicle, or another hydrogen utilization system. The cassette may be distributed through a common carrier as a non-hazardous material. A hydrogen network may be used to obtain information associated with hydrogen storage, recovery, and utilization from various components of the network, and may be used to implement various business methods, such as distribution of cassettes based on network information, and distribution of cassettes through common carriers.
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51 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a cassette; and
a hydrogen storing material contained within the cassette. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system comprising:
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a hydrogen recovery system having a cassette port; and
a cassette having a hydrogen storing material contained therein coupled with the cassette port. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method comprising:
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coupling a cassette having a hydrogen storing material contained therein with a cassette port of a hydrogen recovery system; and
recoverying hydrogen from the cassette. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A system comprising:
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a common carrier package; and
a cassette containing a hydrogen storing material sealed within the package. - View Dependent Claims (34)
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35. A method comprising:
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receiving a cassette containing a hydrogen storing material in a package containing a mark indicating that the package was distributed by a common carrier;
opening the package;
removing the cassette from the package;
inserting the cassette into a hydrogen recovery system; and
recoverying hydrogen from the cassette.
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36. A method comprising:
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receiving information from a remote hydrogen system; and
initiating the distribution of a cassette containing a hydrogen storing material to the remote hydrogen system based on the information. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method comprising:
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accessing a hydrogen network; and
providing information to the network. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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- 49. A method comprising receiving a cassette containing a hydrogen storing material based on an automatic communication of hydrogen inventory sufficiency information between a hydrogen system containing a communication system and a hydrogen distribution network.
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51. A system comprising:
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a cassette means for containing a hydrogen storing material; and
a hydrogen storing material contained within the cassette means.
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