System and method for providing customized renewable fuels

• US 9,133,011 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Advanced Green Innovations, LLC
• Original Assignee: McAlister Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: McAlister, Roy Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): ARNETT, NICOLAS ALLEN
• Application Number:
  US13/834,293
• Publication Number:
  US 20140263401A1
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• Field of Search: 141/1, 141 94- 95, 141/98, 141/104
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 2007/0442 interface for orders and payments
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/04 for transferring fuels, lubricants or mixed fuels and lubricants
• CPC Class Codes: B67D 7/74 Devices for mixing two or more different liquids to be transferred coin-freed apparatus G07F13/06
• CPC Class Codes: F17C 5/00 Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures adding propellants to aerosol containers B65B31/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 2250/20 Fuel cells in motive systems, e.g. vehicle, ship, plane
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04425 at auxiliary devices, e.g. reformers, compressors, burners
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04753 of fuel cell reactants
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04798 of fuel cell reactants
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 90/40 Application of hydrogen technology to transportation, e.g. using fuel cells
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/8593 Systems

Abstract

Systems and methods for providing customized renewable fuels are disclosed. The present invention can provide customized renewable fuels to users after communicating with users and receiving the information regarding the fuel requirements and their preference. The present invention also provides quality control mechanisms to maintain the qualities of renewable fuels and heat exchangers to improve the energy efficiency of the whole system. The system of the present invention includes: a first storage tank for storing a first renewable fuel; a second storage tank for storing a second renewable fuel; a communicator for receiving a first set of information from the user; a controller for receiving the first set of information from the communication device and generating a second set of information by analyzing the first set of information; and a dispenser for dispensing the first and the second renewable fuels to the user according to the second set of information.

Claims

1. A system for providing customized renewable fuels to a user, comprising:

a first storage tank for storing a first renewable fuel;

a second storage tank for storing a second renewable fuel;

a communicator, receiving a first set of information from the user;

a controller, receiving the first set of information from the communicator and generating a second set of information by analyzing the first set of information;

a dispenser, connected to the first and the second storage tanks, selectively dispensing the first and the second renewable fuels to the user according to the second set of information; and

a quality assurance module, configured to control qualities of the renewable fuels, further including;

a monitoring unit to monitor statuses of the renewable fuels in the system; and

a testing unit to simulate the user'"'"'s utilization of the renewable fuels.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first set of information is provided automatically to the communicator via a user-end communication device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first set of information is received by the communicator via detecting a status of a vehicle.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first set of information is provided to the communicator by the user'"'"'s manual input.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the renewable fuels to be dispensed are mixed before dispensing to the user and are stored in a pre-mixed storage tank.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the communicator provides a third set of information to the user.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a heat engine, configured to generate heat energy and electricity for the system and remove an objectionable constituent in the renewable fuels.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a solar device, configured to convert solar energy into heat energy used for generating at least one of monoxide, hydrogen, and methanol.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an electrolyzer, configured to improve the purity of the renewable fuels and wherein the renewable fuels includes hydrogen.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a third storage tank connected to the dispenser, for storing the first renewable fuel with higher purity than the first renewable fuel stored in the first storage tank; and

a fourth storage tank connected to the dispenser, for storing the second renewable fuel with higher purity than the second fuel stored in the second storage tank;

wherein the dispenser selectively dispenses the renewable fuels from the third and the fourth storage tank according to the second set of information.

11. A system for providing customized renewable fuels to a user, comprising:

a first storage tank for storing a first renewable fuel;

a second storage tank for storing a second renewable fuel;

a communicator, receiving a first set of information from the user;

a controller, receiving the first set of information from the communicator and generating a second set of information by analyzing the first set of information;

a dispenser, connected to the first and the second storage tanks, selectively dispensing the first and the second renewable fuels to the user according to the second set of information; and

a heat exchanger, configured to use a liquid air to absorb heat energy from gaseous renewable fuels and to transform, at least partially, the renewable fuels into a liquid state.

12. A method for providing customized renewable fuels to a user, comprising:

storing a first renewable fuel in a first storage tank;

storing a second renewable fuel in a second storage tank;

receiving a first set of information from the user via a communicator;

transmitting the first set of information to a controller;

generating a second set of information by the controller by analyzing the first set of information;

selectively dispensing the first and the second renewable fuels to the user according to the second set of information; and

controlling qualities of the renewable fuels by monitoring statuses of the renewable fuels and simulating the user'"'"'s utilization of the renewable fuels.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first set of information is provided automatically to the communicator via a user-end communication device.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the first set of information is received by the communicator via detecting a status of a vehicle of the user.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the first set of information is provided to the communicator by the user'"'"'s manual input.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

mixing the renewable fuels to be dispensed before dispensing; and

storing the mixed renewable fuels in a pre-mixed storage tank.

17. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

providing a third set of information to the user.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

generating heat energy and electricity for the system by a heat engine; and

removing an objectionable constituent in the renewable fuels by the heat engine.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

converting solar energy into heat energy to generate at least one of monoxide, hydrogen, and methanol.

20. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

improving the purity of the renewable fuels by electrolysis, wherein the renewable fuels includes hydrogen.

21. A method for providing customized renewable fuels to a user, comprising:

storing a first renewable fuel in a first storage tank;

storing a second renewable fuel in a second storage tank;

receiving a first set of information from the user via a communicator;

transmitting the first set of information to a controller;

generating a second set of information by the controller by analyzing the first set of information;

selectively dispensing the first and the second renewable fuels to the user according to the second set of information; and

absorbing heat energy, by a liquid air, from gaseous renewable fuels and transforming, at least partially, the renewable fuels into a liquid state, and wherein the liquid air is pressurized as at least one type of gas.