SELF-SUPPLIED HYDROGEN TUBE TRAILER

• Main Authors: Uffe Vikøren Borup, Magnus Haugaard Rønne, Janus Lindal Rathke
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 29.09.2023
• Subjects: ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED,LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; HEATING; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; LIGHTING; MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; STORING OF DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS; TRANSPORTING; VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS; VEHICLES IN GENERAL; VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED ORSOLIDIFIED GASES; WEAPONS

The invention relates to a tube trailer comprising: a first hydrogen gas source comprising gaseous hydrogen, a second hydrogen gas source comprising gaseous hydrogen, a controller, an outlet connection, and a fuel cell. Wherein said first and said second hydrogen gas sources, are fluidly connectable to said outlet connection and to said fuel cell via a conduit system, thereby facilitating refueling a receiving vessel, when connected to said outlet connection, and energy production by said fuel cell, and wherein said fuel cell is electrically connectable to an electric load thereby facilitating supply of electric power to said electric load, when electrically connected to said fuel cell. Wherein said controller is configured to establish a flow of said gaseous hydrogen in said conduit system from said first hydrogen gas sources to said fuel cell when the pressure in said first hydrogen gas source is below a dispensing threshold pressure.