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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Livio Richard Gambone, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David Leigh Grottenhaler, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Jesse Michael Schneider, Chandler, AZ (US);
Nikola Corporation, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
A pressure relief system comprises a pressurized vessel containing a fuel source and comprising a thermal pressure relief device, a heat shield coating disposed on an outer surface of the pressurized vessel, a sensor in thermal communication with the heat shield and configured to receive thermal energy from the heat shield, and an electronic control module electrically coupled to the sensor and the thermal pressure relief device. The sensor, responsive to receiving a threshold amount of thermal energy from the heat shield coating, may transmit a signal to the electronic control module. The electronic control module may activate the thermal pressure relief device in response to the signal.