APPARATUS FOR DETECTING HYDROCARBONS USING CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS WITHIN FUEL DISPENSERS
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    APPARATUS FOR DETECTING HYDROCARBONS USING CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS WITHIN FUEL DISPENSERS 审中-公开
    石英振荡器燃料供给装置,油气探测器

    公开(公告)号:EP1135325A1

    公开(公告)日:2001-09-26

    申请号:EP99940894.1

    申请日:1999-08-06

    IPC分类号: B67D5/378 G01N29/02

    摘要: A vapor recovery system (18) utilizes a crystal oscillator (30) for sensing the presence of hydrocarbon in the vapor emissions emanating from a fuel tank (10) during refueling. The crystal oscillator (30) is coated with a layer of material having a sensitivity for hydrocarbon. In response to any interaction between the coating layer and hydrocarbon, the crystal oscillator (30) experiences a shift in its oscillation frequency relative to the fundamental resonance frequency. The frequency shift (34) is representative of the hydrocarbon concentration in the vapor emissions. A control signal (36) based on the frequency shift (34) is generated and then used to adjust the operating speed of a vapor pump (26).