The HyStation is a hydrogen service station which is very well-suited to demonstrations and exhibitions. Its central component is the cylindrical fuel pump containing the refuelling nozzle, the operating controls and the service station control system. As soon as users identify themselves using a transmitter on the car key, a liquid-crystal display prompts them through the refuelling operation which is just as simple and safe as is refuelling a conventional vehicle.
The fuel pump can basically be supplied from a wide variety of hydrogen sources. In the demonstration prototype implemented, a cluster of pressurised tanks supplies the service station with up to 180 Nm3 of gaseous hydrogen. In future, service stations such as the HyStation could be supplied with locally produced hydrogen.