Disclosed is a simple, analytical method that can be utilized by hydrogen filling stations for directly and accurately calculating the end-of-fill temperature in a hydrogen tank that, in turn, allows for improvements in the fill quantity while tending to reduce refueling time. The calculations invol
Disclosed is a simple, analytical method that can be utilized by hydrogen filling stations for directly and accurately calculating the end-of-fill temperature in a hydrogen tank that, in turn, allows for improvements in the fill quantity while tending to reduce refueling time. The calculations involve calculation of a composite heat capacity value, MC, from a set of thermodynamic parameters drawn from both the tank system receiving the gas and the station supplying the gas. These thermodynamic parameters are utilized in a series of simple analytical equations to define a multi-step process by which target fill times, final temperatures and final pressures can be determined. The parameters can be communicated to the station directly from the vehicle or retrieved from a database accessible by the station. Because the method is based on direct measurements of actual thermodynamic conditions and quantified thermodynamic behavior, significantly improved tank filling results can be achieved.
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1. A method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station comprising: obtaining a first set of parametric data corresponding to a hydrogen powered vehicle;obtaining a second set of parametric data corresponding to station capabilities;obtaining a third set of parametric data corresponding to a refueli
1. A method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station comprising: obtaining a first set of parametric data corresponding to a hydrogen powered vehicle;obtaining a second set of parametric data corresponding to station capabilities;obtaining a third set of parametric data corresponding to a refueling ambient temperature;calculating an MC value based on the parametric data obtained; anddetermining a projected fill time that is predicted to produce a gas final temperature Tfinal no greater than a target temperature T and achieve a state of charge of 100% within a tank according to: TFinal=mcvCvTAdiabetic+MCTInitial(MC+mcvCv); and determining a target pressure Ptarget that is predicted to produce the state of charge of 100% within the tank. 2. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 1, wherein: the first set of parametric data is obtained directly from the hydrogen powered vehicle using a communication protocol selected from a group consisting of RFID, HVAS and IRDA. 3. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 1, wherein: the first set of parametric data is obtained by identifying the hydrogen powered vehicle and accessing a parametric database maintained outside the vehicle. 4. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 1, wherein: the first set of parametric data is assigned default values anddetermining an adjusted final target density sufficient to achieve the Ptarget at the Tfinal. 5. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 1, wherein: the first set of parametric data includes at least one parameter selected from a group consisting of nominal working pressure, tank volume, refueling history, time stamp of last refueling, trip odometer value, initial hydrogen mass, initial gas temperature, maximum hot soak temperature, maximum cold soak temperature, maximum defueling rate and maximum fueling rate. 6. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 1, further comprising: maintaining first and second hydrogen fill assemblies, the first hydrogen fill assembly operating at a first pre-cooling temperature and the second hydrogen assembly operating at a second pre-cooling temperature, the first and second pre-cooling temperatures not being equal;analyzing the first set of parametric data; anddirecting the hydrogen powered vehicle to the hydrogen fill assembly that can more efficiently provide a state of charge of 100%. 7. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 1, further comprising: calculating a target pre-cooling temperature sufficient to achieve a 3-minute fueling time using parametric information selected from a data set consisting of vehicle fueling history, tank volume, lowest historical initial state-of-charge percent, lowest historical tank MC value, and ambient temperature;setting and maintaining a hydrogen fill assembly at the target pre-cooling temperature for the duration of a vehicle refueling operation. 8. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 1, further comprising: predicting a defueled system temperature for a combined system heat mass; setting TFinalDefuelCold; andinitiating refueling using TFinalDefuelCold. 9. The method of operating a hydrogen gas fill station according to claim 1, further comprising: obtaining a first subset of the first set of parametric data, the first subset corresponding to parametric data associated with a first hydrogen tank onboard the hydrogen powered vehicle;obtaining a second subset of the first set of parametric data, the second subset corresponding to parametric data associated with a second hydrogen tank onboard the hydrogen powered vehicle;calculating Tfinal1 using the first subset of parametric data and Tfinal2 using the second subset of parametric data;using the greater of Tfinal1n and Tfinal2 to determine a target fueling speed; andusing the lesser of Tfinal1 and Tfinal2 to determine Ptarget. 10. The method of operating a hydrogen gas fill station according to claim 1, further comprising: initiating a hydrogen gas fill;adjusting the second set of parametric data during the hydrogen gas fill to reflect measured station performance;adjusting the MC value during the hydrogen gas fill to reflect variations in the first set of parametric data and measured fill performance data;calculating an adjusted fill time and Ptarget to reflect adjustments in the second set of parametric data and MC value; andusing the adjusted fill time to control the fill speed and end of fill conditions. 11. The method of operating a hydrogen gas fill station according to claim 6, wherein: the more efficient hydrogen fill assembly provides a benefit selected from a group consisting of reduced fueling time, higher state-of-charge percent, increased pre-cooling temperature, reduced energy consumption and combinations thereof. 12. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 1, the step of obtaining the first set of parametric data corresponding to the hydrogen powered vehicle further comprising: retrieving refueling time stamp data for the hydrogen powered vehicle. 13. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 12, wherein; the refueling time stamp data is retrieved from a HVAS RFD tag associated with the hydrogen powered vehicle. 14. The method of operating a hydrogen gas filling station according to claim 12, wherein: determining an elapsed time from the refueling time stamp data; andadjusting fueling speed to allow for a higher refueling speed for a longer elapsed time.
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