Patent ID: 11899416
Assignee: MARATHON PETROLEUM COMPANY LP
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  C  E  Y | IPC C  E  G

Claim 14:
15. A hydrogen integration controller to operate one or more hydrogen production sources for distribution of a low carbon intensity (CI) hydrogen therefrom and obtained through one or more targeted reductions of carbon emissions (CE) associated with various available feedstock to be supplied to the one or more hydrogen production sources, various selected feedstock transportation and hydrogen distribution pathways, and various hydrogen production processes, the hydrogen integration controller comprising:
a first input/output in signal communication with a procurement computing device, such that the hydrogen integration controller is configured to:
(a) determine a selection of one or more available feedstock, a selection of one or more feedstock transportation pathways, a selection of one or more hydrogen production processes at one or more hydrogen production sources, a selection of one or more utilities, and a selection of one or more hydrogen transportation pathways, each selection based on:
(1) a determination of feedstock CI of one or more blends of the one or more available feedstock based on volume and type of feedstock,
(2) a determination of feedstock transportation CI of one or more feedstock transportation pathways based on delivery distance and fuel type of the feedstock transportation pathway,
(3) a determination of hydrogen production process CI of one or more hydrogen production processes at one or more hydrogen production sources based on the type of hydrogen production process, the volume and type of feedstock, and the length of time of the hydrogen production process,
(4) a determination of utility CI of one or more utilities based on the type of utility utilized to operate the one or more hydrogen production processes and a distance the one or more utilities travel to the hydrogen production,
(5) a determination of hydrogen distribution CI of one or more hydrogen distribution pathways based on delivery distance and fuel type of a hydrogen distribution pathway, and
(6) a determination of one or more total CIs less than the threshold CI, the total CIs based on varying combinations of the determinations of CI, and

(b) in response to the selection of the one or more available feedstock, the selection of one or more feedstock transportation pathways, the selection of one or more hydrogen production processes at one or more hydrogen production sources, the selection of one or more utilities, and the selection of one or more hydrogen distribution pathways:
(1) transmit a feedstock request to the procurement computing device, the feedstock request including the selection of the one or more available feedstock and the selection of the one or more feedstock transportation pathways;

a second input/output in signal communication with a hydrogen production controller, the hydrogen production controller to control one or more various hydrogen production processes to be operated at the one or more hydrogen production sources, such that the hydrogen integration controller is configured to:
(a) in response to a determined reception of the selected one or more available feedstock at the one or more hydrogen production sources:
(1) determine actual feedstock CI and actual feedstock transportation CI,
(2) in response to a determination that the actual feedstock CI and actual feedstock transportation CI has increased in relation to the determined feedstock CI and determined feedstock transportation CI, determine one or more of a new selection of one or more hydrogen production processes, a new selection of one or more utilities, and a new selection of one or more hydrogen distribution pathways to maintain total CI, and
(3) initiate, at the hydrogen production controller, the selected one or more hydrogen production processes at the one or more hydrogen production sources and the selected one or more utilities to operate the selected one or more hydrogen production processes at the one or more hydrogen production sources thereby to transform the selected one or more available feedstock to hydrogen; and

a third input/output in signal communication with a distribution computing device such that the hydrogen integration controller is configured to:
(a) in response to determination of completion of the selected one or more hydrogen production processes at the selected one or more hydrogen production sources:
(1) determine an actual hydrogen production process CI and an actual utility CI,
(2) in response to a determination that the actual hydrogen production process CI and actual utility CI has increased in relation to the determined hydrogen production process CI and determined utility CI, determine one or more new selections of one or more hydrogen distribution pathways, and
(3) transmit a delivery request of the hydrogen via the selection of the one or more hydrogen distribution pathways to the distribution computing device.