Assessing, monitoring, and/or controlling hydrogen-production installations

1 . A method comprising:

obtaining a raw data set comprising raw data indicative of respective operations of each electrolyzer of a plurality of electrolyzers of a hydrogen-production installation over a period of time;

obtaining command data indicative of one or more commands provided to at least one of the plurality of electrolyzers over the period of time;

obtaining event data indicative of one or more events related to at least one of the plurality electrolyzers that occurred during the period of time;

obtaining a simulated data set from one or more models wherein the simulated data set comprises simulated data indicative of predicted performance of each electrolyzer of the plurality of electrolyzers over the period of time;

generating state data based on the raw data set, the command data, the simulated data set, and the event data, the state data comprising a respective state of each electrolyzer of the plurality of electrolyzers for each of a number of discrete time periods of the period of time; and

performing one or more operations responsive to the state data.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more operations comprise one or more of:

serving a site-level monitoring-and-control software application;

monitoring and controlling hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation at a site-level;

serving a fleet-level monitoring-and-control software application;

monitoring and controlling the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation at a fleet-level;

serving an assessor of hydrogen-production-asset health;

assessing hydrogen-production-asset health;

serving an assessor of performance of an installed operating system;

assessing performance of the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation;

serving an assessor of compliance of the installed operating system;

assessing compliance of the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation;

adjusting hydrogen production of one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

recommending maintenance for one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

generating an alert related to one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

generating an invoice related to aggregated operations of the plurality of electrolyzers, wherein the invoice is based on conditions related to one or more of: the one or more commands, the one or more events, aggregated operations of the plurality of electrolyzers over the period of time or a service agreement;

generating a report indicative of the respective operations of the respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

recommending a control adjustment to a consumer of hydrogen, the control adjustment relating to one or more of: a buffer tank of the consumer, a compressor of the consumer, a storage cylinder of the consumer;

adjusting operational parameters of one or more of: a buffer tank, a compressor, a storage cylinder;

recommending an input-resource adjustment;

sending a signal requesting a change in an amount of water to be provided to the hydrogen-production installation;

sending a signal requesting a change in an amount of electricity be provided to the hydrogen-production installation; or

recommending grid-interconnect ancillary services dispatch service adjustment.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more operations comprise one or more of:

assessing hydrogen-production-asset health;

assessing performance of hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation;

assessing compliance of the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation;

adjusting hydrogen production of one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

recommending maintenance for one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

generating an alert related to one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

generating an invoice related to aggregated operations of the plurality of electrolyzers, wherein the invoice is based on conditions related to one or more of: the one or more commands, the one or more events, aggregated operations of the plurality of electrolyzers over the period of time or a service agreement;

generating a report indicative of the respective operations of the respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

adjusting operational parameters of one or more of: a buffer tank, a compressor, a storage cylinder;

sending a signal requesting a change in an amount of water to be provided to the hydrogen-production installation;

sending a signal requesting a change in an amount of electricity be provided to the hydrogen-production installation; or

recommending grid-interconnect ancillary services dispatch service adjustment.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the state data comprises determining the respective state of each electrolyzer of the plurality of electrolyzers for each of the number of discrete time periods of the period of time based on the raw data, the command data, and the event data.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the raw data comprises one or more of:

an amount of electrical power consumed by respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

an amount of water consumed by respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

sensor data from respective sensors of respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers; or

ambient weather data.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more models include:

an electrolyzer model, the electrolyzer model corresponding to at least one electrolyzer of the plurality of electrolyzers;

a hydrogen-production-installation model corresponding to the hydrogen-production installation;

an environmental model related to an environment of the hydrogen-production installation;

a power-provider model related to a source of power of the hydrogen-production installation; or

a water-provider model related to a source of water of the hydrogen-production installation.

7 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating at least one of the one or more models.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the event data comprises one or more of:

alarm data; or

field-service event logs.

9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the state data includes codes corresponding to one or more of:

full capability;

partial capability;

service set points;

scheduled maintenance; or

unavailable.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the number of discrete time periods is one minute long.

11 . A system comprising:

a plurality of electrolyzers; and

a controller configured to:

obtain a raw data set comprising raw data indicative of respective operations of each electrolyzer of the plurality of electrolyzers over a period of time;

obtain command data indicative of one or more commands provided to at least one of the plurality of electrolyzers over the period of time;

obtain event data indicative of one or more events related to at least one of the plurality electrolyzers that occurred during the period of time;

generate state data based on the raw data set, the command data, and the event data, the state data comprising a respective state of each electrolyzer of the plurality of electrolyzers for each of a number of discrete time periods of the period of time;

perform one or more operations responsive to the state data, the one or more operations including assessing at least one of hydrogen production asset health or compliance, wherein assessing asset health includes generating an asset health assessment including at least one of an actual performance versus expected performance assessment, a production-loss assessment, or a conversion-efficiency assessment, and wherein assessing compliance comprises generating a compliance assessment including at least one of a performance-guarantee assessment, a time-based availability assessment, or a production-based availability assessment; and

display at least one of the asset health assessment or the compliance assessment.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more operations further comprise one or more of:

serving a site-level monitoring-and-control software application;

monitoring and controlling hydrogen production of a hydrogen-production installation at a site-level;

serving a fleet-level monitoring-and-control software application;

monitoring and controlling the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation at a fleet-level;

serving an assessor of hydrogen-production-asset health;

assessing hydrogen-production-asset health;

serving an assessor of performance of an installed operating system;

assessing performance of the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation;

serving an assessor of compliance of the installed operating system;

assessing compliance of the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation;

adjusting hydrogen production of one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

recommending maintenance for one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

generating an alert related to one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

generating an invoice related to aggregated operations of the plurality of electrolyzers, wherein the invoice is based on conditions related to one or more of: the one or more commands, the one or more events, aggregated operations of the plurality of electrolyzers over the period of time or a service agreement;

generating a report indicative of the respective operations of the respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

recommending a control adjustment to a consumer of hydrogen, the control adjustment relating to one or more of: a buffer tank of the consumer, a compressor of the consumer, a storage cylinder of the consumer;

adjusting operational parameters of one or more of: a buffer tank, a compressor, a storage cylinder;

recommending an input-resource adjustment;

sending a signal requesting a change in an amount of water to be provided to the hydrogen-production installation;

sending a signal requesting a change in an amount of electricity be provided to the hydrogen-production installation; or

recommending grid-interconnect ancillary services dispatch service adjustment.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller is remote from the plurality of electrolyzers.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller is collocated with the plurality of electrolyzers.

15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the controller is implemented in one or more remote servers.

16 . An apparatus for controlling operations of electrolyzers, the apparatus comprising:

at least one memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to:

obtain a raw data set comprising raw data indicative of respective operations of each electrolyzers of a plurality of electrolyzers of a hydrogen-production installation over a period of time, wherein the raw data includes one or more of:

an amount of electrical power consumed by respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

an amount of water consumed by respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers; or

ambient weather data;

obtain command data indicative of one or more commands provided to at least one of the plurality of electrolyzers over the period of time;

obtain event data indicative of one or more events related to at least one of the plurality electrolyzers that occurred during the period of time;

generate state data based on the raw data set, the command data, and the event data, the state data comprising a respective state of each electrolyzer of the plurality of electrolyzers for each of a number of discrete time periods of the period of time; and

perform one or more operations responsive to the state data.

17 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the one or more operations comprise one or more of:

serving a site-level monitoring-and-control software application;

monitoring and controlling hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation at a site-level;

serving a fleet-level monitoring-and-control software application;

monitoring and controlling the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation at a fleet-level;

serving an assessor of hydrogen-production-asset health;

assessing hydrogen-production-asset health;

serving an assessor of performance of an installed operating system;

assessing performance of the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation;

serving an assessor of compliance of the installed operating system;

assessing compliance of the hydrogen production of the hydrogen-production installation;

adjusting hydrogen production of one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

recommending maintenance for one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

generating an alert related to one or more electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

generating an invoice related to aggregated operations of the plurality of electrolyzers, wherein the invoice is based on conditions related to one or more of: the one or more commands, the one or more events, aggregated operations of the plurality of electrolyzers over the period of time or a service agreement;

generating a report indicative of the respective operations of the respective electrolyzers of the plurality of electrolyzers;

recommending a control adjustment to a consumer of hydrogen, the control adjustment relating to one or more of: a buffer tank of the consumer, a compressor of the consumer, a storage cylinder of the consumer;

adjusting operational parameters of one or more of: a buffer tank, a compressor, a storage cylinder;

recommending an input-resource adjustment;

sending a signal requesting a change in an amount of water to be provided to the hydrogen-production installation;

sending a signal requesting a change in an amount of electricity be provided to the hydrogen-production installation; or

recommending grid-interconnect ancillary services dispatch service adjustment.

18 . The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the apparatus is remote from the plurality of electrolyzers.