An operation strategy known as two-tier “pressure consolidation” of delivered tube-trailers (or equivalent supply storage) has been developed to maximize the throughput at gaseous hydrogen refueling stations (HRSs) for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). The high capital costs of HRSs and the consequent high investment risk are deterring growth of the infrastructure needed to promote the deployment of FCEVs. Stations supplied by gaseous hydrogen will be necessary for FCEV deployment in both the near and long term. The two-tier pressure consolidation method enhances gaseous HRSs in the following ways: (1) reduces the capital cost compared with conventional stations, as well as those operating according to the original pressure consolidation approach described by Elgowainy et al. (2014) [1], (2) minimizes pressure cycling of HRS supply storage relative to the original pressure consolidation approach; and (3) increases use of the station's supply storage (or delivered tube-trailers) while maintaining higher state-of-charge vehicle fills.

已开发出一种被称为“已交付的管式拖车”（或同等补给存储）的两级“压力合并”的操作策略，以使燃料电池电动车（FCEV）的气态氢气加油站（HRS）的吞吐量最大化。HRS的高资本成本和随之而来的高投资风险正在阻碍促进FCEV部署所需的基础设施的增长。在短期和长期内，FCEV的部署都需要由气态氢提供的电站。两级压力固结方法通过以下方式增强了气态HRS：（1）与常规站以及按照Elgowainy等人描述的原始压力固结方法运行的站相比，降低了资本成本。（2014）[1]，（2）相对于原始压力合并方法，最大程度地减少了HRS供应存储的压力循环；（3）在维持较高的充电状态车辆载量的同时，增加对车站补给库（或已交付的管式拖车）的使用。