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1. A hydrogen energy system for a facility that is disposed off-board a vehicle, said system comprising:
- (a) a hydrogen generator disposed at said facility for generating hydrogen by water electrolysis using electrical energy received from at least one external source of electrical energy;
(b) a hydrogen storage apparatus disposed at said facility for storing at least some of the hydrogen generated by said hydrogen generator; and
(c) a controller having a computer processor for receiving and processing control inputs includingdata concerning the availability of said electrical energy for use by said hydrogen generator,(ii) data concerning the operating status of said hydrogen generator and(iii) data concerning one or more demands for hydrogen from one or more hydrogen users,said controller being operatively connected to said hydrogen generator for controlling the generation of hydrogen based at least upon control inputs (i) to (iii).
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Abstract
A hydrogen fuel supply system includes a hydrogen generator for generating hydrogen from an energy source at an outlet pressure. An outlet conduit feeds the hydrogen to a user. A controller controls the hydrogen generator to produce hydrogen at the outlet pressure. An input interface receives user demand data and activates the controller in accordance with the user demand data.
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1. A hydrogen energy system for a facility that is disposed off-board a vehicle, said system comprising:
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(a) a hydrogen generator disposed at said facility for generating hydrogen by water electrolysis using electrical energy received from at least one external source of electrical energy; (b) a hydrogen storage apparatus disposed at said facility for storing at least some of the hydrogen generated by said hydrogen generator; and (c) a controller having a computer processor for receiving and processing control inputs including data concerning the availability of said electrical energy for use by said hydrogen generator, (ii) data concerning the operating status of said hydrogen generator and (iii) data concerning one or more demands for hydrogen from one or more hydrogen users, said controller being operatively connected to said hydrogen generator for controlling the generation of hydrogen based at least upon control inputs (i) to (iii). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A hydrogen energy system for a facility that is disposed off-board a vehicle, said system comprising:
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(a) a hydrogen generator disposed at said facility for generating hydrogen by water electrolysis using electrical energy received from at least one external source of electrical energy; (b) a hydrogen storage apparatus disposed at said facility for storing at least some of the hydrogen generated by said hydrogen generator; (c) a controller having a computer processor for receiving and processing control inputs, said control inputs including data concerning one or more demands for hydrogen by one or more hydrogen users, said controller being operatively connected to said hydrogen generator for controlling the generation of hydrogen based at least upon said data concerning one or more demands for hydrogen by one or more hydrogen users. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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44. A hydrogen energy system for a facility that is disposed off-board a vehicle comprising:
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(a) a hydrogen generator disposed at said facility for generating hydrogen by water electrolysis using electrical energy received from at least one external source of electric energy; (b) a hydrogen storage apparatus disposed at said facility for storing at least some of the hydrogen generated by said hydrogen generator; and (c) a controller having a computer processor for receiving and processing control inputs, said control inputs including data concerning the price of said electrical energy available for use by said hydrogen generator and data concerning one or more demands for hydrogen by one or more hydrogen users, said controller being operatively connected to said hydrogen generator for controlling the generation of hydrogen based at least upon said data concerning the price of said electrical energy available for use by said hydrogen generator and said data concerning one or more demands for hydrogen by one or more hydrogen users. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91)
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