Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and system for controlling fluid flow from a storage tank through a supply line to an end user
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Application No.: US13729466Application Date: 2012-12-28
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Publication No.: US10180212B2Publication Date: 2019-01-15
- Inventor: Gregory C. Harper
- Applicant: Westport Power Inc.
- Applicant Address: CA Vancouver
- Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.
- Current Assignee: WESTPORT POWER INC.
- Current Assignee Address: CA Vancouver
- Agent Carie C. Mager; C. Larry Kyle
- Main IPC: F17D3/01
- IPC: F17D3/01 ; F16K17/04 ; F02D19/02 ; F02M21/02 ; F02D19/06 ; F02M69/54

Abstract:
A method and a system control flow of fluid from a storage tank through a supply line to an end user. The system includes a valve that in its open position allows fluid flow from the storage tank to the end user and closes when the pressure in the fluid supply line drops below a predetermined set point. The storage tank is thereby isolated because the valve prevents fluid from flowing from the storage tank to the supply line when the pressure in the supply line is lower than a predetermined upper limit of the storage tank pressure. An end use that is particularly suited to the present system and method is a fuel storage and supply system for a natural gas powered internal combustion engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130104997A1 Method And System For Controlling Fluid Flow From A Storage Tank Through A Supply Line To An End User Public/Granted day:2013-05-02
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