Patent ID: 7866354
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: F17C,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A hydrogen tank filling station for filling a hydrogen tank with hydrogen, comprising: a high-pressure hydrogen storage tank; a hydrogen supply nozzle for connection to said hydrogen tank and for filling said hydrogen tank with hydrogen from said high-pressure hydrogen storage tank; a hydrogen supply pipe connecting said hydrogen supply nozzle and said high-pressure hydrogen storage tank to each other, wherein hydrogen is supplied through said hydrogen supply pipe from said high-pressure hydrogen storage tank to said hydrogen supply nozzle; holding means for holding said hydrogen supply nozzle; detecting means mounted on said holding means for detecting whether said hydrogen supply nozzle is held by said holding means or not; cooling means for cooling said hydrogen tank, wherein said cooling means comprises: control means for controlling said cooling means to perform a cooling operation on said hydrogen tank depending on a detected result from said detecting means, wherein said control means comprises a valve controller for controlling said valve to selectively open and close said coolant supply pipe.