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Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023

Filed:

Jan. 26, 2022
Applicant:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Inventors:

Michael Bardell, Peoria, IL (US);

David T. Montgomery, Edelstein, IL (US);

Assignee:

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/32 (2006.01); C01B 3/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 3/323 (2013.01); C01B 3/52 (2013.01); C01B 2203/0233 (2013.01); C01B 2203/04 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1011 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1223 (2013.01); C01B 2203/1685 (2013.01); C01B 2203/84 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system is disclosed. The system can store a fuel reagent such as methanol for conversion into hydrogen to power one or more facility systems via a backup power system. A reactor controller can monitor a power demand of the one or more facility systems and determine whether the power demand is met by a primary power system. The fuel reagent can be provided to a fuel reactor in response to the reactor controller determining that the one or more facility systems are operating at a power deficit to generate an amount of hydrogen that, when provided to the backup power system, causes the backup power system to generate an amount of power that meets or exceeds the power deficit.


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