US 11,953,157 B2
Method and facility for storing and distributing liquefied hydrogen
Laurent Allidieres, Paris (FR); and Renan Luis De Souza Silva, Paris (FR)
Assigned to L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et L'Exploitation Des Procedes Claude Georges Claude, Paris (FR)
Appl. No. 17/280,094
Filed by L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, Paris (FR)
PCT Filed Sep. 24, 2019, PCT No. PCT/FR2019/052232
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 25, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/074801, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 16, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1859328 (FR), filed on Oct. 9, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0341101 A1, Nov. 4, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F17C 5/00 (2006.01); F17C 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC F17C 5/007 (2013.01) [F17C 5/02 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0391 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0326 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2223/033 (2013.01); F17C 2223/035 (2013.01); F17C 2227/03 (2013.01); F17C 2227/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0439 (2013.01); F17C 2265/031 (2013.01); F17C 2265/034 (2013.01); F17C 2265/035 (2013.01); F17C 2265/036 (2013.01); F17C 2265/037 (2013.01); F17C 2265/061 (2013.01); F17C 2265/063 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0171 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of filling a liquid hydrogen liquid hydrogen tank, the method comprising the steps of:
a first transferring step of a first amount of liquid hydrogen into the liquid hydrogen liquid hydrogen tank from a first source of liquid hydrogen comprising a hydrogen liquefier, the first amount of liquid hydrogen being provided in order to lower a temperature and a pressure in the liquid hydrogen liquid hydrogen tank; and
a second transferring step of a second amount of liquid hydrogen into the liquid hydrogen liquid hydrogen tank from a second source of liquid hydrogen comprising a liquid hydrogen storage facility, in which the first amount of liquid hydrogen is transferred directly from the hydrogen liquefier into the liquid hydrogen liquid hydrogen tank and the second amount of liquid hydrogen is transferred into the liquid hydrogen liquid hydrogen tank by pressure difference between the liquid hydrogen storage facility and the liquid hydrogen liquid hydrogen tank.