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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2019
Applicant:
Airbus Operations Limited, Bristol, GB;
Inventor:
Richard Mills, Bristol, GB;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED, Bristol, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16K 31/02 (2006.01); B64D 37/16 (2006.01); G01R 29/12 (2006.01); B67D 7/32 (2010.01); B64F 1/28 (2006.01); B64D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 37/16 (2013.01); B64F 1/28 (2013.01); B67D 7/3236 (2013.01); G01R 29/12 (2013.01); B64D 39/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refuelling system is disclosed having a fuel conduit, a variable-position valve for controlling a rate of flow of fuel leaving the conduit, and a controller. The controller is configured to receive from a sensor arrangement a measurement of an electrostatic condition in a fuel tank being fuelled by the system. The controller is configured to control the variable-position valve to control the rate of flow of fuel based at least in part on the measurement received from the sensor arrangement.