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Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021

Filed:

Aug. 31, 2019
Applicant:

Westport Power Inc., Vancouver, CA;

Inventor:

Gage D. Garner, Vancouver, CA;

Assignee:

WESTPORT POWER INC., Vancouver, CA;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 9/02 (2006.01); F02M 21/02 (2006.01); F17C 13/02 (2006.01); F02M 21/06 (2006.01); F17C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F02M 21/0215 (2013.01); F02M 21/0212 (2013.01); F02M 21/0221 (2013.01); F02M 21/0239 (2013.01); F02M 21/06 (2013.01); F17C 7/04 (2013.01); F17C 9/02 (2013.01); F17C 13/025 (2013.01); F17C 2201/035 (2013.01); F17C 2201/056 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0326 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0332 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0335 (2013.01); F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0161 (2013.01); F17C 2223/033 (2013.01); F17C 2223/043 (2013.01); F17C 2223/046 (2013.01); F17C 2225/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0316 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0323 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0393 (2013.01); F17C 2250/032 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0439 (2013.01); F17C 2260/021 (2013.01); F17C 2265/066 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0168 (2013.01); Y02T 10/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

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 one or more actively controllable valves, 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 system operating conditions including the vapor volume in the storage space and a fluid flow demanded by the use device. The target vapor pressure can also be adjusted based on a geographical location, predictive system operation mode, a learned operator use pattern and/or a learned system use pattern.


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