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A mobile power supply housed within a wheeled trailer which can be towed to various locations, particularly remote locations, for providing electrical power as needed for operating equipment or for charging of batteries or other electrical supply devices at such remote locations. The apparatus inclu

A mobile power supply housed within a wheeled trailer which can be towed to various locations, particularly remote locations, for providing electrical power as needed for operating equipment or for charging of batteries or other electrical supply devices at such remote locations. The apparatus includes a unique trailer design including venting means for preventing the accumulation of hydrogen normally associated with high power battery operation, particularly charging thereof and therewith, by monitoring hydrogen at all times within the trailer interior and selectively passively and actively venting the interior environment when hydrogen levels are high or whenever necessary. A unique roof design is included for gathering hydrogen near the upper portion of the interior roof construction adjacent to a venting outlet to facilitate expelling thereof.

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1. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof comprising: A. a trailer chassis assembly including: (1) a trailer frame; and(2) a plurality of wheels movably mounted to said trailer frame and extending therebelow to facilitate transporting

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A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof comprising: A. a trailer chassis assembly including: (1) a trailer frame; and(2) a plurality of wheels movably mounted to said trailer frame and extending therebelow to facilitate transporting thereof;B. a housing including: (1) a floor mounted on said trailer frame;(2) a plurality of walls extending generally upwardly from said floor; and(3) a roof extending between said walls at a position above said floor to define an interior chamber therebetween and between said walls and defining an uppermost chamber area within said interior chamber for facilitating gathering of hydrogen therein, said roof including a plurality of ceiling panels extending upwardly and inwardly from upper portions of said walls toward a central panel of said roof to define said uppermost chamber as an inward uppermost chamber within said interior chamber disposed proximate said roof central panel;C. a hydrogen gas control system for controlling the concentration of hydrogen gas within said housing, said hydrogen gas control system including: (1) a first vent defined in said housing to facilitate movement of ambient air from an external ambient environment into said interior chamber;(2) a second vent located in said roof proximate said uppermost chamber to allow fluid flow from within said interior chamber to the external ambient environment;(3) a hydrogen gas determining device for determining a concentration of hydrogen gas by volume within said interior chamber, said hydrogen gas determining device being operable to determine a predetermined concentration level of hydrogen exists within said interior chamber; and(4) a hydrogen gas ventilation assembly for selectively exhausting of hydrogen gases from said interior chamber into the external ambient environment, said hydrogen gas ventilation assembly being responsive to activation according to said hydrogen gas determining device to exhaust hydrogen gases from said interior chamber into the external ambient environment; andD. mobile power circuitry including: (1) one or more rechargeable portable batteries mounted within said interior chamber;(2) power supply circuitry electrically connected to said batteries for providing power to external devices disposed outside of said housing;(3) recharging circuitry electrically connected to said batteries for recharging said batteries; and(4) at least one charging status control panel electrically connected to said batteries for monitoring status and controlling operations thereof, said at least one charging status control panel being controllable from outside of said housing. 2. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 1, wherein said hydrogen gas control system is operable to activate said hydrogen gas ventilation assembly to exhaust hydrogen gases from said interior chamber into the external ambient environment when said hydrogen gas determining device determines at least a first predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas exists within said interior chamber. 3. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 2, wherein said first predetermined hydrogen gas concentration level includes a level of at least one percent by volume of hydrogen gas being present within said interior chamber. 4. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 2 wherein said hydrogen gas control system is operative to control operations of said mobile power circuitry responsive to said hydrogen gas determining device determining at least a second predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas exists within said interior chamber, said second predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas being a greater concentration by volume than said first predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas. 5. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 4, wherein said second predetermined hydrogen gas concentration level includes a level of at least two percent by volume of hydrogen gas being present within said interior chamber. 6. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 1, wherein said passive second vent comprises a passive vent configured as an inverted curved conduit to minimize the flow of unwanted contaminants therethrough. 7. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 1, wherein said ceiling panels include: A. a lower left interior ceiling panel extending upwardly and inwardly from a left side wall to facilitate guiding of hydrogen gas to move upwardly within said uppermost chamber area;B. an upper left interior ceiling panel extending upwardly and inwardly with respect to said lower left interior ceiling panel to facilitate guiding of hydrogen gas to move further upwardly within said uppermost chamber area;C. a lower right interior ceiling panel extending upwardly and inwardly from a right side wall to facilitate guiding of hydrogen gas to move upwardly within said uppermost chamber area;D. an upper right interior ceiling panel extending upwardly and inwardly with respect to said lower right interior ceiling panel to facilitate guiding of hydrogen gas to move further upwardly within said uppermost chamber area; andE. said central panel formed as an upper flat interior ceiling panel extending approximately horizontally between said upper left interior ceiling panel and said upper right interior ceiling panel, said hydrogen gas ventilation assembly being mounted to and extending through said central panel and being mounted to and extending through said trailer roof to facilitate exhausting of hydrogen gas outwardly therethrough responsive to activation thereof. 8. A method of providing mobile power via an enclosed mobile power supply trailer apparatus while determining and controlling the concentration of hydrogen gas generated therein, the method comprising: providing a trailer chassis assembly including a trailer frame and a plurality of wheels movably mounted to said trailer frame and extending therebelow;forming a housing including a floor, a plurality of walls extending generally upwardly from said floor, and a roof extending between said walls at a position above said floor, said floor, walls and roof defining an interior chamber therebetween, said forming including defining an uppermost chamber area within said interior chamber for facilitating gathering of hydrogen therein including arranging ceiling panels extending upwardly and inwardly from said walls toward a central panel of said roof to define said uppermost chamber as an inward uppermost chamber disposed proximate said roof central panel;arranging a hydrogen gas control system for controlling the concentration of hydrogen gas within said housing including: forming a first vent in said housing to facilitate movement of ambient air from an external ambient environment into said interior chamber;forming a second vent located in said roof proximate said uppermost chamber;providing a hydrogen gas determining device for determining a concentration of hydrogen gas by volume within said interior chamber; andconfiguring a hydrogen gas ventilation assembly for selectively exhausting of hydrogen gases from said interior chamber into the external ambient environment through said second vent; andproviding mobile power circuitry including: mounting one or more rechargeable portable batteries within said interior chamber;electrically connecting power supply circuitry to said batteries for providing power from said batteries to external devices disposed outside of said housing;electrically connecting recharging circuitry to said batteries; andproviding a charging status control panel in communication with said power supply circuitry, and said hydrogen gas control system, and said recharging circuitry; andcontrolling said hydrogen gas ventilation assembly and said mobile power circuitry based on the concentration of hydrogen gas by volume within said interior chamber as determined by said hydrogen gas determining device. 9. The method of providing mobile power via an enclosed mobile power supply trailer apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said controlling comprises activating said hydrogen gas control system to exhaust hydrogen gases from said interior chamber into the external ambient environment when said hydrogen gas determining device determines at least a first predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas exists within said interior chamber. 10. The method of providing mobile power via an enclosed mobile power supply trailer apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein said at least a first predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas includes a level of at least one percent by volume of hydrogen gas being present within said interior chamber. 11. The method of providing mobile power via an enclosed mobile power supply trailer apparatus as recited in claim 9, wherein said controlling further comprises controlling said mobile power circuitry to terminate operation of power supply operations when said hydrogen gas determining device determines at least a second predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas exists within said interior chamber, said second predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas being a greater concentration by volume than said first predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas. 12. The method of providing mobile power via an enclosed mobile power supply trailer apparatus as recited in claim 11, wherein said at least a second predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas includes a level of at least two percent by volume of hydrogen gas being present within said interior chamber. 13. The method of providing mobile power via an enclosed mobile power supply trailer apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said controlling comprises controlling said power supply circuitry providing power from said batteries to said external devices circuitry in response to the concentration of hydrogen gas by volume within said interior chamber as determined by said hydrogen gas determining device. 14. The method of providing mobile power via an enclosed mobile power supply trailer apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said controlling comprises controlling said recharging circuitry recharging said batteries circuitry in response to the concentration of hydrogen gas by volume within said interior chamber as determined by said hydrogen gas determining device. 15. The method of providing mobile power via an enclosed mobile power supply trailer apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein said controlling comprises controlling said mobile power circuitry to terminate operation of power supply apparatus in response to the concentration of hydrogen gas by volume within said interior chamber as determined by said hydrogen gas determining device. 16. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof comprising: a trailer chassis assembly including: a trailer frame; anda plurality of wheels movably mounted to said trailer frame and extending therebelow to facilitate transporting thereof;a housing including: a floor mounted on said trailer frame;a plurality of walls extending generally upwardly from said floor; anda roof extending between said walls at a position above said floor to define an interior chamber therebetween and between said walls and defining an uppermost chamber area within said interior chamber for facilitating gathering of hydrogen therein;a hydrogen gas control system for controlling the concentration of hydrogen gas within said housing, said hydrogen gas control system including: a first vent defined in said housing to facilitate movement of ambient air from an external ambient environment into said interior chamber;a second vent located in said roof proximate said uppermost chamber to allow fluid flow from within said interior chamber to the external ambient environment;a hydrogen gas determining device for determining a concentration of hydrogen gas by volume within said interior chamber, said hydrogen gas determining device being operable to determine a predetermined concentration level of hydrogen exists within said interior chamber; anda hydrogen gas ventilation assembly for selectively exhausting of hydrogen gases from said interior chamber into the external ambient environment, said hydrogen gas ventilation assembly being responsive to activation according to said hydrogen gas determining device to exhaust hydrogen gases from said interior chamber into the external ambient environment; andmobile power circuitry including: one or more rechargeable portable batteries mounted within said interior chamber;power supply circuitry electrically connected to said batteries for providing power to external devices disposed outside of said housing;recharging circuitry electrically connected to said batteries for recharging said batteries; andat least one charging status control panel electrically connected to said batteries for monitoring status and controlling operations thereof, said at least one charging status control panel being mounted on an exterior of said housing, said at least one charging status control panel being viewable and controllable from outside of said housing. 17. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 16, wherein said hydrogen gas control system is operable to activate said hydrogen gas ventilation assembly to exhaust hydrogen gases from said interior chamber into the external ambient environment when said hydrogen gas determining device determines at least a first predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas exists within said interior chamber. 18. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 17, wherein said first predetermined hydrogen gas concentration level includes a level of at least one percent by volume of hydrogen gas being present within said interior chamber. 19. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 17 wherein said hydrogen gas control system is operative to control operations of said mobile power circuitry responsive to said hydrogen gas determining device determining at least a second predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas exists within said interior chamber, said second predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas being a greater concentration by volume than said first predetermined concentration level of hydrogen gas. 20. A mobile power supply trailer apparatus attachable to a powered vehicle to facilitate transport thereof as defined in claim 19, wherein said second predetermined hydrogen gas concentration level includes a level of at least two percent by volume of hydrogen gas being present within said interior chamber.