A method for loading liquefied nitrogen (LIN) into a cryogenic storage tank initially containing liquid natural gas (LNG) and a vapor space above the LNG. First and second nitrogen gas streams are provided. The first nitrogen stream has a lower temperature than the second nitrogen gas stream. While the LNG is offloaded from the storage tank, the first nitrogen gas stream is injected into the vapor space. The storage tank is then purged by injecting the second nitrogen gas stream into the storage tank to thereby reduce a natural gas content of the vapor space to less than 5 mol %. After purging the storage tank, the storage tank is loaded with LIN.

A high pressure tank of a high pressure tank apparatus includes: a resin-made liner; a reinforced layer covering an outer surface of the liner; and a supplying/discharging hole to which a supplying/discharging flow path is connected via a connecting section. A storage section is capable of storing a leaked fluid that has leaked from the connecting section and a temporary release fluid that has been led out from between the liner and the reinforced layer. A control section, when an internal pressure detection value of the high pressure tank due to a pressure sensor is greater than a threshold value, judges whether the leaked fluid has occurred, based on a detection result of a sensor detecting a concentration of a hydrogen gas inside the storage section, and otherwise does based on a detection result of the pressure sensor.

A gas supply systemincludes a compressor unit, an accumulator unit, a pre-cooling system and a housing. In the gas supply system, the compressor unit is vertically arranged and the pre-cooling system is arranged above the accumulator unit in the housing. The compressor unit and the accumulator unit are covered by one rectangular parallelepiped housing.

An inflator of a vacuum atmosphere conversion chamber is provided. The inflator comprises a first charging pipe including a first valve body, a second charging pipe including a second valve body, a pressure monitoring and judging module, an oxygen concentration monitoring and judging module and a control module. The pressure monitoring and judging module is connected separately to the vacuum atmosphere conversion chamber and the control module, the oxygen concentration monitoring and judging module is connected separately to the vacuum atmosphere conversion chamber and the control module, and the control module is connected separately to the first valve body and the second valve body. An inflation method of vacuum atmosphere conversion chamber and a vacuum sputtering equipment are also provided. The inflator, the inflation method and the vacuum sputtering equipment can switch the charging gases, for eliminating the safety hazard on the basis of solving the oxidation issue effectively.

According to at least one aspect, a hydrogen gas dispensing system is provided. The hydrogen gas dispensing system includes a source configured to provide a hydrogen gas, a storage device configured to store the hydrogen gas up to a first pressure level, a dispenser configured to dispense the hydrogen gas up to a second pressure level that is higher than the first pressure level, and a compressor configured to compress the hydrogen gas from the source up to the first pressure level for storage in the storage device and configured to compress the hydrogen gas from the storage device up to the second pressure level for dispensing via the dispenser. According to at least one aspect, the dispensing system comprises an input power port configured to receive input power and an output power port configured to deliver output power derived from the input power to charge an electric vehicle.

Provided is a pressure tank having a lattice structure, including: a tank body that has a high-pressure fluid accommodated therein and is manufactured to have a prismatic shape; and cell structures that are disposed in the prismatic tank body, are manufactured in a lattice form, arrive from one side wall of the tank body to the other side wall thereof facing it, and are orthogonally arranged regularly.

A high pressure tank of a high pressure tank apparatus includes: a resin-made liner; a reinforced layer covering an outer surface of the liner; and a supplying/discharging hole to which a supplying/discharging flow path is connected via a connecting section. A storage section is capable of storing a leaked fluid that has leaked from the connecting section and a temporary release fluid that has been led out from between the liner and the reinforced layer. A control section, when an internal pressure detection value of the high pressure tank due to a pressure sensor is greater than a threshold value, judges whether the leaked fluid has occurred, based on a detection result of a sensor detecting a concentration of a hydrogen gas inside the storage section, and otherwise does based on a detection result of the pressure sensor.

A high pressure tank apparatus includes a high pressure tank, a leaked fluid container, and a supply/discharge side discharge flow path. The high pressure tank includes a liner made of resin, a reinforced layer that covers an outer surface of the liner, an insertion member that has formed therein a supply/discharge hole capable of communicating with an inside of the liner and the supply/discharge flow path; and a supply/discharge side cap in which are formed an insertion hole through which the insertion member is inserted and a supply/discharge side draw-out hole that draws out the fluid interposed between the liner and the reinforced layer. The supply/discharge side discharge flow path guides a temporarily released fluid that is the fluid drawn out via the supply/discharge side draw-out hole to a discharge region.

Disclosed is a pneumatic membrane gasometer for the storage of hydrogen gas at low pressure. The gasometer includes: a first bag-shaped membrane delimiting a hydrogen storage chamber; a second membrane partially delimiting a pressurization chamber superimposed, at least in part, on the storage chamber; a third membrane, placed resting on top of the first membrane, fixed in an impermeable manner at least to the second membrane, defining, with the first membrane, a cavity open towards the outside of the gasometer; hydrogen supply and discharge unit associated with the storage chamber; pressurization unit; mechanical anchor to a base surface of the first, second and third membranes; and a natural passive ventilation system to vent any hydrogen losses to the outside, including a duct adapted to connect cavity to the outside environment passing through the pressurization chamber.

Methods and systems are provided for a multi-fuel fuel system. In one example, a system includes a first fuel arranged in an interior volume of a first tank and a second fuel arranged in an interior volume of a second tank. The second tank is arranged in the interior volume of the first tank and in contact with the first fuel.