Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHOD OF STORING AND USING NATURAL GAS IN A VEHICLE
- Patent Title (中): 储存和使用天然气在汽车中的方法
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Application No.: US14222950Application Date: 2014-03-24
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Publication No.: US20140290751A1Publication Date: 2014-10-02
- Inventor: Anne M. Dailly , Arianna T. Morales , Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid , Mei Cai
- Applicant: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Applicant Address: US MI Detroit
- Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Detroit
- Main IPC: F17C13/08
- IPC: F17C13/08

Abstract:
A method of storing and using natural gas (NG) in a vehicle includes selecting a vehicle having an NG tank for fueling an engine of the vehicle. The tank service pressure rating is 3600 psi (pounds per square inch) and an NG adsorbent is in the tank. A first quantity of NG is transferred into the tank from a first source having a first source pressure less than 725 psi. The adsorbent adsorbs a portion of the NG. After transferring the first quantity of NG, the engine is operated until NG is desorbed and consumed by the engine. NG is transferred into the tank from a second source to fill the tank to a second tank pressure of about 3600 psi. The adsorbent adsorbs some of the NG. After transferring the second quantity of the NG, the engine is operated until NG is desorbed and consumed by the engine.
Public/Granted literature
- US09746134B2 Method of storing and using natural gas in a vehicle Public/Granted day:2017-08-29
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