公开(公告)号：US20190211970A1

公开(公告)日：2019-07-11

申请号：US16225396

申请日：2018-12-19

申请人： UT-Battelle, LLC

发明人： Mariano M Ruiz-Rodriguez ,  Saad R Elorfi ,  Christopher M Redmon ,  Ryan J Morgan

IPC分类号： F17C5/06 ,  F17C13/02

CPC分类号： F17C5/06 ,  F17C13/025 ,  F17C2221/017 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2225/0123 ,  F17C2250/043

摘要： An improved system and method for the automated refilling of cryogenic helium is provided. In one embodiment, the system includes a dewar in fluid communication with a liquid helium cryostat through a cryogen transfer line. A controller regulates operation of a three-way valve to pre-cool the transfer line and to cause gaseous helium to flow to the dewar and force liquid helium through the transfer line into the cryostat. The controller is coupled to the output of a cryogenic level sensor, such that the controller regulates the helium liquid level within the cryostat. During filling cycles, the dewar liquid level is also monitored by the cryogenic level sensor and an alarm sounds if the dewar liquid level is undesirably low. Between filling cycles, the controller is operable to ventilate the dewar through a solenoid vent valve in fixed time intervals to ensure the dewar pressure is sufficiently low so as to not bleed liquid helium into the cryostat.

公开(公告)号：US20190072236A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-07

申请号：US15983414

申请日：2018-05-18

申请人： Waldemar PTASZEK

发明人： Waldemar PTASZEK

IPC分类号： F17C13/08 ,  F17C13/02 ,  F17C5/00

CPC分类号： F17C13/081 ,  F17C3/00 ,  F17C5/00 ,  F17C13/025 ,  F17C2201/0128 ,  F17C2201/018 ,  F17C2201/052 ,  F17C2203/0619 ,  F17C2203/0682 ,  F17C2203/0685 ,  F17C2205/0107 ,  F17C2205/0153 ,  F17C2221/013 ,  F17C2223/0123 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2227/0135 ,  F17C2250/043 ,  F17C2270/0134

摘要： An inflatable structure for gas storage includes an inner bladder containing a gas for storage and an outer wall spaced from the inner bladder. An intermediate space between the bladder and the outer wall is pressurized with a gas (such as air) other than the storage gas so that the structure is protected from environmental conditions such as wind and snow loading. The bladder and outer wall may be flexible fabric membranes and may be provided with lightweight support frames. The structures may be combined in a network of like structures for large scale storage.

公开(公告)号：US20180348075A1

公开(公告)日：2018-12-06

申请号：US15817024

申请日：2017-11-17

申请人： MIJA Industries, Inc.

发明人： JORGE RUBINSTEIN ,  ROBERT M. MANNING ,  JOHN J. McSHEFFREY

IPC分类号： G01L19/00 ,  H01H47/02 ,  H03K17/687 ,  H02H3/18 ,  A61M16/00

CPC分类号： G01L19/00 ,  A61M16/0051 ,  A61M16/022 ,  A61M16/1005 ,  A61M2016/0027 ,  A61M2202/0208 ,  A61M2205/18 ,  A61M2205/3331 ,  A61M2205/581 ,  A61M2205/583 ,  A61M2205/584 ,  A61M2205/8206 ,  F17C1/00 ,  F17C13/025 ,  F17C2221/011 ,  F17C2223/0123 ,  F17C2223/035 ,  F17C2250/036 ,  F17C2250/043 ,  F17C2250/0491 ,  F17C2250/077 ,  F17C2265/04 ,  F17C2270/025 ,  G01L7/04 ,  G01L19/083 ,  H01H47/02 ,  H02H3/18 ,  H02H11/002 ,  H03K17/102 ,  H03K17/6871 ,  A61M2202/0007

摘要： A power management system and method including a normally-open switch, an on/off circuit, a microprocessor, and at least one sensor to monitor a condition. The on/off circuit includes an on/off control gate-controlled switch device such as a PMOS device for system power, a flip/flop switch to respectively activate and deactivate the on/off control PMOS device, and a transition detection circuit connected to the normally-open switch. A single DC power source establishes a source voltage to power the on/off circuit and the normally-open switch. The transition detection circuit generates an “on” signal when the user initially activates the normally-open switch, and supplies the “on” signal to the flip/flop switch to change it to an “on” state to activate the on/off control PMOS device. While activated, the on/off control PMOS device enables system power from the power source to be provided to at least the sensor and the microprocessor. The microprocessor generates an “off” signal when the normally-open switch is activated for at least a selected period of time, and supplies the “off” signal to the flip/flop switch to change it to an “off” state to deactivate the on/off control PMOS device and thereby disable system power to at least the sensor and the microprocessor.

公开(公告)号：US20180273221A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15927447

申请日：2018-03-21

申请人： Qiong Guo ,  Shawn M. Cecula ,  William R. Gerristead ,  Heng Zhu

发明人： Qiong Guo ,  Shawn M. Cecula ,  William R. Gerristead ,  Heng Zhu

IPC分类号： B65B31/00 ,  A23C13/12 ,  A23G3/46 ,  A23P30/40 ,  B65D83/42 ,  F17C5/06 ,  F17C13/02

CPC分类号： B65B31/003 ,  A23C13/12 ,  A23C2210/30 ,  A23C2270/10 ,  A23G3/46 ,  A23P30/40 ,  A47J43/128 ,  B05B9/0833 ,  B65D83/42 ,  B65D83/425 ,  F17C1/00 ,  F17C5/06 ,  F17C13/025 ,  F17C2201/0104 ,  F17C2201/058 ,  F17C2205/0308 ,  F17C2221/01 ,  F17C2223/0123 ,  F17C2223/035 ,  F17C2227/04 ,  F17C2250/043 ,  F17C2250/0491 ,  F17C2270/0745

摘要： A nitrous oxide charging system to make whipped cream by charging food-grade N2O gas into a whipped cream dispenser that contains a certain amount of heavy cream is provided. The charging system includes a compressed gas container with liquefied nitrous oxide and a delivery unit that comprises an on/off valve; a pressure regulator configured to operate at a controlled outlet pressure; and a flexible tubing connecting with a dispenser. The charging system also includes a means to select the optimum delivery pressure based on the amount of heavy cream, and the accepted tolerance of the delivery pressure. An optional dispenser kit is also provide that can include a dip tube and/or oscillating arm-like structures as part of a dispenser kit operably connected to the dispenser to promote mixing and chemical solvation.

公开(公告)号：US20180266633A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-20

申请号：US15919992

申请日：2018-03-13

申请人： TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA

发明人： Keisuke FUJITA

IPC分类号： F17C13/10 ,  F17C5/06 ,  F17C5/04 ,  F17C13/02 ,  H01M8/04082

CPC分类号： F17C13/10 ,  F17C5/007 ,  F17C5/04 ,  F17C5/06 ,  F17C13/025 ,  F17C13/026 ,  F17C2205/0376 ,  F17C2221/012 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2221/035 ,  F17C2223/0123 ,  F17C2223/036 ,  F17C2227/0304 ,  F17C2227/0337 ,  F17C2227/0388 ,  F17C2227/039 ,  F17C2250/032 ,  F17C2250/034 ,  F17C2250/043 ,  F17C2250/0439 ,  F17C2250/0443 ,  F17C2250/0636 ,  F17C2250/075 ,  F17C2260/02 ,  F17C2260/032 ,  F17C2265/065 ,  F17C2270/0139 ,  F17C2270/0168 ,  F17C2270/0178 ,  F17C2270/0184 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02T90/32

摘要： A vehicle including: a tank configured to be filled with fuel gas; a receptacle configured to be connected to a nozzle included in a fuel gas filling apparatus; a filling passage configured to provide communication between the receptacle and the tank; a heating unit configured to heat the receptacle; a determination unit configured to determine whether or not a parameter value, correlated with a filling speed of the fuel gas filled into the tank from the fuel gas filling apparatus, indicates decrease in the filling speed during filling of the fuel gas into the tank; and a control unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that the parameter value indicates decrease in the filling speed during filling of the fuel gas into the tank, to cause the heating unit to start heating of the receptacle during filling of the fuel gas into the tank.

公开(公告)号：US10018308B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-10

申请号：US14808522

申请日：2015-07-24

申请人： Wessels Company

发明人： James Fuller

IPC分类号： F17C13/02 ,  F24D3/10 ,  B60H1/20 ,  F17C13/00 ,  F24D19/10 ,  G01F23/00 ,  G01F23/02 ,  G01F23/22 ,  B60H1/00

CPC分类号： F17C13/025 ,  B60H1/20 ,  B60H2001/00928 ,  F17C13/002 ,  F17C2203/0612 ,  F17C2250/043 ,  F24D3/1008 ,  F24D3/1016 ,  F24D19/1006 ,  F24D2220/0278 ,  F24D2220/048 ,  G01F23/0007 ,  G01F23/02 ,  G01F23/22

摘要： An expansion tank which comprises a tank having a predetermined volume capacity; an expandable elastomeric bladder in the tank, partitioning tank volume into a liquid-containing portion for holding liquid and a gas-containing portion for holding a gas under a pressure that defines a normal pressurized gas volume when the liquid-containing portion holds a predetermined liquid volume; and a proximity sensor mounted to the tank at the gas-containing portion thereof and adapted to emit an alarm signal when volume of the gas-containing portion is reduced.

公开(公告)号：US20180175410A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15710525

申请日：2017-09-20

申请人： HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY ,  KIA MOTORS CORPORATION

发明人： Chang Ho KIM ,  Jang Ho CHOI ,  Hyung Ki KIM ,  Ji Hyun SHIM

IPC分类号： H01M8/04089

CPC分类号： H01M8/04104 ,  F17C13/025 ,  F17C2205/0329 ,  F17C2205/0335 ,  F17C2205/0338 ,  F17C2205/0341 ,  F17C2205/0382 ,  F17C2205/0394 ,  F17C2221/012 ,  F17C2223/0123 ,  F17C2250/043 ,  F17C2250/0491 ,  F17C2260/015 ,  F17C2270/0168 ,  F17C2270/0178 ,  F17C2270/0184 ,  G01L19/14 ,  H01M8/04201 ,  H01M2250/20 ,  Y02E60/321 ,  Y02T90/32

摘要： A system for measuring pressure of an in-tank regulator includes a direct-pipe flow path which directly communicates with an inside of a high-pressure container, a high-pressure sensor, of which a portion is movable into the direct-pipe flow path, fastened to and separated from the direct-pipe flow path, and a shut-off valve disposed on the direct-pipe flow path between the high-pressure container and the high-pressure sensor, wherein when the high-pressure sensor is separated from the direct-pipe flow path, the direct-pie flow path is sealed by the shut-off valve.

公开(公告)号：US20180143095A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-24

申请号：US15811399

申请日：2017-11-13

申请人： TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSIKI KAISHA

发明人： Keisuke FUJITA

IPC分类号： G01L27/00 ,  F17C13/02 ,  B60L11/18

CPC分类号： G01L27/005 ,  B60L11/1881 ,  B60L11/1887 ,  B60L2270/14 ,  B60W10/28 ,  F17C13/025

摘要： When a calibration starting condition of a pressure sensor is satisfied while a fuel cell vehicle is traveling, the fuel cell vehicle starts to travel by using electric power supplied from a secondary battery. In the fuel cell vehicle, a pressure sensor is calibrated based on hydrogen pressure in a hydrogen gas flow channel downstream of a pressure reducing valve after a shut-off valve of a hydrogen tank is closed, and the hydrogen in a hydrogen gas flow channel is exhausted until hydrogen pressure upstream of the pressure reducing valve and hydrogen pressure downstream of the pressure reducing valve become substantially equal to each other. The fuel cell vehicle travels by using electric power supplied from the secondary battery while the pressure sensor is being calibrated, so that calibration processing of the pressure sensor can be performed without causing a noise.

公开(公告)号：US20180128210A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15570300

申请日：2016-04-29

申请人： Westport Power Inc.

发明人： Gage D. Garner

IPC分类号： F02M21/02 ,  F02M21/06 ,  F17C13/02 ,  F17C9/02

CPC分类号： F02M21/0215 ,  F02M21/0212 ,  F02M21/0221 ,  F02M21/0239 ,  F02M21/06 ,  F17C7/04 ,  F17C9/02 ,  F17C13/025 ,  F17C2201/035 ,  F17C2201/056 ,  F17C2205/0326 ,  F17C2205/0332 ,  F17C2205/0335 ,  F17C2221/033 ,  F17C2223/0161 ,  F17C2223/033 ,  F17C2223/043 ,  F17C2223/046 ,  F17C2225/0123 ,  F17C2227/0316 ,  F17C2227/0323 ,  F17C2227/0393 ,  F17C2250/032 ,  F17C2250/043 ,  F17C2250/0439 ,  F17C2260/021 ,  F17C2265/066 ,  F17C2270/0168 ,  Y02T10/32

摘要： An intelligent pressure management system that controls the pressure inside a cryogenic tank between variable target vapor pressure values and/or ranges that are set as a function of system operating conditions, by actuating an actively controllable valve disposed on a gaseous fluid vapor conduit; and in some embodiments, additionally by actuating an actively controllable valve on a liquefied gaseous fluid conduit, based on a signal received from a pressure sensor that measures the pressure inside the pressurized tank. The variable target vapor pressure values and/or ranges are determined as a function of at least two system operating conditions which can include the vapor volume in the storage space; the fluid flow demanded by the use device; and a measured temperature parameter that correlates to the temperature of the fluid exiting a heater.

公开(公告)号：US20180088603A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-29

申请号：US15566615

申请日：2016-04-12

申请人： CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE FRANCE ,  CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE GMBH

发明人： Aurelien GROUSSARD ,  Thierry COLLET

IPC分类号： G05D16/02 ,  G01L19/08 ,  F17C13/00 ,  F17C13/02 ,  F17C13/04

CPC分类号： G05D16/02 ,  B60K15/03 ,  B60K15/03519 ,  B60K2015/0321 ,  B60K2015/03302 ,  B60K2015/03514 ,  F02M25/0836 ,  F17C13/002 ,  F17C13/025 ,  F17C13/04 ,  F17C2205/0323 ,  F17C2205/0341 ,  F17C2205/0388 ,  F17C2250/032 ,  F17C2250/036 ,  F17C2250/0434 ,  F17C2250/0689 ,  F17C2270/0168 ,  G01L19/083

摘要： Disclosed is a method for monitoring pressure, for a vessel assembly including a sealed vessel capable of holding a liquid, a filter capable of capturing vapors from the liquid, a pipe connecting the vessel to the filter, and an isolation valve arranged to selectively shut off the pipe, including a detection of the boiling of the liquid contained in the vessel.