| abstract |
A station for filling pressurized gas tank (2), comprising a charging circuit (4) having an upstream end and a downstream end connected to at least one gas source (3), wherein the charging circuit (4) comprises a source (3) A device (5) for compressing the gas exiting therefrom, the filling station comprising a heat exchanger (6) located in the filling circuit (4) configured to provide heat exchange between the pressurized gas and the cooling fluid. A device (6, 7) for cooling the gas, the device (6, 7) comprising: a reservoir (7) of cryogenic liquid constituting a cooling fluid; And a cooling circuit (8) connecting the reservoir (7) of the cryogenic liquid to the heat exchanger (6) to transfer heat from the pressurized gas to the cryogenic liquid, wherein the cooling circuit (8) is from the reservoir (7). It further comprises a gas sampling line 9 which connects the volume containing vaporized gas of to the heat exchanger 6. |