SMALL MOLECULE GAS STORAGE ADAPTER
    2.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230213151A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US18119649

    申请日:2023-03-09

    IPC分类号: F17C13/06 F17C1/14 F17C5/06

    摘要: An apparatus in the form of a subterranean storage container configured to store a volume of a small molecular gas, such as hydrogen or methane. In some embodiments, a casing is arranged to extend into a subterranean formation. A top end of the casing is connected to a top cap structure. The top cap structure includes an adapter flange connected to an inner liner which extends within the casing and is separated therefrom by a circumferentially extending annulus. The annulus is configured to be filled with a fluid at a predetermined pressure. The fluid may be an uncompressible liquid such as propylene glycol. The small molecular gas is stored within an interior of the inner liner at a selected pressure, such as above 1000 pounds per square inch (psi).

    Subsurface gas storage system
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12025277B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US18125567

    申请日:2023-03-23

    IPC分类号: F17C13/06 F17C1/14 F17C5/06

    摘要: A subsurface storage container for a volume of a small molecular gas. An outer casing is axially aligned with an inner liner to define an annulus filled with a non-hardening, incompressible liquid. Sealing assemblies respectively seal upper and lower ends of the annulus and an interior storage space within the inner liner. In some embodiments, the interior storage space stores hydrogen gas at a pressure of about 10,000 psi or higher, and the liquid in the annulus comprises propylene glycol at a selected concentration which is pre-charged at a pressure such as around 3,000 psi. The liquid transfers compressive force from the inner liner to the outer casing to facilitate motor vehicle refueling operations without the need for a compressor to provide the gas at required delivery pressures. The storage container may be arranged into a group or pod that is supported by a support member over a well bore.

    ENERGY UTILIZATION SYSTEM
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230086470A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17949899

    申请日:2022-09-21

    IPC分类号: F02D19/08 F02D29/06 F02D19/06

    摘要: An energy utilization system can initially store a plurality of different fuels in a fuel storage pod before choosing a fuel ratio with a blend module connected to the fuel storage pod. The fuel ratio chosen in response to an electrical generation parameter tracked by the blend module. The supply of at least two of the plurality of different fuels to a power generator with the chosen fuel ratio allows for the combustion of the supplied fuels with the electrical power generator to create electricity.

    SUBSURFACE GAS STORAGE SYSTEM
    7.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240318781A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18673613

    申请日:2024-05-24

    IPC分类号: F17C1/00

    摘要: Apparatus for subsurface storage of hydrogen, compressed natural gas, and/or other high pressure gases. A storage module has a rigid outer casing which surrounds a rigid inner liner to define a sealed interior gas storage space within the inner liner and a sealed annulus space between the inner liner and the outer casing. The annulus space is filled with a fluid comprising a non-compressible liquid. A differential pressure control mechanism maintains a differential pressure across the inner liner within a predetermined differential pressure range. The control mechanism can include a high pressure pump configured to recirculate the annulus fluid, a relief valve, and one or more pressure sensors. The storage module may be incorporated into a storage pod with a plurality of storage modules having a combined storage space and a combined annulus space. The storage modules may be suspended by a support plate into a subsurface well bore.

    Small molecule gas storage adapter

    公开(公告)号:US12038135B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-16

    申请号:US18119649

    申请日:2023-03-09

    IPC分类号: F17C13/06 F17C1/14 F17C5/06

    摘要: An apparatus in the form of a subterranean storage container configured to store a volume of a small molecular gas, such as hydrogen or methane. In some embodiments, a casing is arranged to extend into a subterranean formation. A top end of the casing is connected to a top cap structure. The top cap structure includes an adapter flange connected to an inner liner which extends within the casing and is separated therefrom by a circumferentially extending annulus. The annulus is configured to be filled with a fluid at a predetermined pressure. The fluid may be an uncompressible liquid such as propylene glycol. The small molecular gas is stored within an interior of the inner liner at a selected pressure, such as above 1000 pounds per square inch (psi).

    INTELLIGENT FUEL STORAGE SYSTEM
    9.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230088217A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-23

    申请号:US17950999

    申请日:2022-09-22

    IPC分类号: F17C5/00 F17C3/00

    摘要: An intelligent fuel storage system can consist of a storage pod connected to a storage module with the storage pod having a plurality of separate storage vessels each residing below a ground level. The storage pod may concurrently store a first volume of a first fuel and a second volume of a second fuel prior to altering the first and second volumes in accordance with a performance strategy generated by the storage module to provide a predetermined blend of the first fuel and second fuel with at least a threshold volume and at least a threshold pressure.