Hydrogen Fuel Demand Forecasting From Vehicle Residual Fuel Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing hydrogen stations struggle to efficiently manage hydrogen fuel demand, leading to inefficiencies in sales and potential excess or deficiency of hydrogen fuel supply.
Innovation Solution
A fuel management system that includes a residual amount information acquisition part, vehicle identification part, estimation part, and output controller to estimate and manage hydrogen fuel supply based on vehicle data, identify refueling targets, and output information for efficient hydrogen fuel distribution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If hydrogen stations perform pretreatment for filling hydrogen gas storage parts, then the time required until filling starts is reduced, but the ability to understand demand extent and set sales prospects deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by acquiring residual amount information in advance, identifying refueling target vehicles before they arrive at the station, and estimating supply amounts beforehand. This allows the hydrogen station to prepare appropriately while still understanding future demand based on actual vehicle data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where residual amount information from vehicles is continuously acquired, processed to identify refueling targets, and used to estimate supply demands. This feedback mechanism enables the station to understand actual demand patterns while maintaining efficient pretreatment operations.
2Ease of operation
If hydrogen stations supply hydrogen fuel to vehicles, then vehicle refueling needs are met, but efficient sales and prospect setting become difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system identifies refueling target vehicles in advance by acquiring their residual amount information before they reach the station. This preliminary identification allows the station to prepare supply amounts appropriately and set accurate sales prospects, improving sales efficiency while maintaining service quality.
Solution Approach 2:
Vehicles automatically transmit their residual amount information to the management device, enabling the system to self-identify refueling targets without manual intervention. This automated process improves both service efficiency and sales management capability.
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AI summary
A fuel management device includes a residual amount information acquisition part configured to acquire residual amount information indicating a residual amount of hydrogen fuel of each of a plurality of vehicles that are previously registered, a vehicle identification part configured to identify a refueling target vehicle in which a residual amount of hydrogen fuel is a threshold or less on the basis of the residual amount information of each vehicle, an estimation part configured to estimate a supply amount of hydrogen fuel in supply facility of hydrogen fuel on the basis of a refueling amount of hydrogen fuel to be refueled to each of the refueling target vehicles, and an output controller configured to output information to an output part based on the estimation result of the estimation part.