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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2019
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Veenstra, Southgate, MI (US);
Bert Hobein, Aachen, DE;
Florian Huth, Cologne, DE;
Stella Papasavva, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Matthew Riley, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Michael Conrad, Taylor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2006.01); F28F 27/00 (2006.01); G05D 7/06 (2006.01); F17C 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 15/03 (2013.01); F17C 13/026 (2013.01); F28F 27/00 (2013.01); G05D 7/0629 (2013.01); G05D 7/0682 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0319 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03171 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03309 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03315 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03414 (2013.01); B60K 2015/03486 (2013.01); F17C 2227/0135 (2013.01); F17C 2250/03 (2013.01);
Abstract
Filling methods and systems are provided for a conformable fuel tank. In one example, a system comprises an active thermal management arrangement for the conformable fuel tank. The active thermal management arrangement comprises one or more recirculation passage for mixing hot fuel distal to an inlet port of the conformable fuel tank with cool incoming fuel flowing to the inlet port.