Abstract:
The present invention relates to a sampling unit (100; 300; 400; 600; 700) for liquid samples adapted to be fitted into a system with pressure variations, which system contains or transports a liquid. The sampling unit comprises a wall section (317; 417; 617; 717), which partly surrounds a cavity (301; 401; 601; 701) filled with liquid, an opening (303; 403; 603; 703) equipped with a blocking element (305; 405; 605; 705; 720), which prevents the liquid from flowing into or out of the cavity at a substantially stable pressure in the system, but allows the liquid to flow into the cavity when the pressure in the system increases from a resting pressure to an operating pressure, and out of the cavity when the pressure in the system drops back from the operating pressure to the resting pressure. The sampling unit may be used to collect a fuel sample.
Abstract:
A fuel system (4) for a combustion engine (2) comprises a first fuel tank (20), a second fuel tank (22), a first fuel pipe (36) arranged in connection with the first fuel tank (20) and the second fuel tank (22), a second fuel pipe (40) arranged in connection with the first fuel tank (20), two fuel pumps, of which one is a main feed pump (26) and one is a transfer pump (28). The main feed pump (26) is arranged to feed fuel from the first fuel tank (20) through the second fuel pipe (40), and the transfer pump (28) is arranged to feed fuel from the second fuel tank (22) to the first fuel tank (20) via the first fuel pipe (36). A first electric engine (M1 ) is arranged to drive the transfer pump (28), and a second electric engine (M2) is arranged to drive the main feed pump (26). A pre-filter (30) is arranged downstream of the transfer pump (28), and a main fuel filter (12) is arranged downstream of the main feed pump (26). At least one of the fuel pumps (26, 28) may be redirected so that the direction of the flow through at least one of the fuel filters (12, 30) may be reversed. The fuel system pre¬ vents non-filtered fuel, in connection with a replacement of the filter element in a fuel filter, from bypassing the fuel filter. Thus a method is provided for filter replacement in a fuel system (4) which prevents the supply of non-filtered fuel to the combustion engine. This secures the operation of the combustion en¬ gine (2) and a vehicle (1 ) equipped with such a fuel system.
Abstract:
The present invention proposes a method and a system for control of a low-pressure circuit in a fuel system, of a vehicle, which circuit is arranged to provide the vehicle' s engine with fuel from at least one fuel tank via a pressure change system. The system according to the present invention comprises a determination unit adapted to making a determination of a future working point for the engine. The determination unit is adapted to basing this determination on information about a section of road ahead. The system comprises also a pump operating- unit adapted to operating at least one controllable fuel pump which is part of the low- pressure circuit. The pump operating unit is adapted to basing this operation on the future working point.
Abstract:
A fuel system (4) for a combustion engine (2) comprises a first fuel tank (20), a second fuel tank (22), a first fuel pipe (36) arranged in connection with the first fuel tank (20) and the second fuel tank (22), a second fuel pipe (40) arranged in connection with the first fuel tank (20), a main feed pump (26), and a trans¬ fer pump (28). The main feed pump (26) is arranged to feed fuel from the first fuel tank (20) through the second fuel pipe (40) and the transfer pump (28) is arranged to feed fuel from the second fuel tank (22) to the first fuel tank (20) via the first fuel pipe (36). A first electric engine (M1 ) is arranged to drive the transfer pump (28) and a second electric engine (M2) is arranged to drive the main feed pump (26). A pre-filter (30) is arranged downstream of the transfer pump (28), so that the transfer pump (28) feeds pressurised fuel through the pre-filter (30). The fuel system also enables a method to control a fuel system (4) with good filtration of the fuel, and which reduces the risk of operational disruptions in a combustion engine (2) and a motor vehicle.