Method, system and components for operaitng feul distribution system with unmanned self-service gasoline station

Abstract

There are disclosed a method and a device for operating a fuel distribution system having a coordination center, unmanned self-service gasoline stations with fuel reservoirs and gasoline supply vehicles, the method comprising the steps of periodically determining the available amounts of remaining fuel in the fuel reservoirs; determining the present positions and fuel levels of supply vehicles; and generating an optimized delivery path for each of said supply vehicles on the basis of said determined available amounts of remaining fuel in the fuel reservoirs, said present positions and said fuel levels of said supply vehicles. Further there is provided an unmanned self-service gasoline station and a method for operation and a system.

Description

technical field

[0001] The invention relates to a novel fuel distribution system with an unattended gas station. The invention also relates to an automatic system for optimizing the operation of a fuel distribution system. The invention also relates to fully automatic gas stations. Background technique

[0002] Currently, there is only one known gas station capable of operating a semi-automatic fuel dispenser to supply gasoline at night and during periods when the average sales of fuel cannot even pay the wages of a single worker.

[0003] Currently, there are only fuel dispensers that allow fuel delivery using cash or electronic payment systems such as prepaid fuel cards.

[0004] There are actually a number of different payment systems that can be used. The invention also relates to a cashless payment system such as disclosed in International Patent Application WO 02 / 33669A1.

[0005] With the current system, unattended 24-hour operation is not possible because consume...

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