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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Jerome P. Ortmann, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Mahmoud H. Abd Elhamid, Troy, MI (US);
Arianna T. Morales, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Anne M. Dailly, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Mei Cai, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A thermal management system for a natural gas tank includes a container, and a cooling mechanism operatively positioned to selectively cool the container. A method for minimizing a loss of natural gas storage during refueling is also disclosed herein. In an example of the method, a cooling mechanism, which is operatively positioned to selectively cool a container of a natural gas storage tank, is initiated prior to a refueling event. This cools the container to a predetermined temperature.