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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Kevin H. Nguyen, Missouri City, TX (US);
W. Spencer Wheat, Missouri City, TX (US);
Vesna R. Mirkovic, Pearland, TX (US);
Texaco Inc., San Ramon, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing a balanced fluid supply through multiple feeds are disclosed. The method comprises supplying the fluid through a plurality of feeds from a common fluid accumulator; determining the fluid pressure in a common fluid accumulator; and controlling the fluid pressure in the common fluid accumulator responsive to the fluid pressure sensed therein to maintain the fluid pressure within a predetermined range. The balanced fluid supply comprises a common fluid accumulator; a plurality of feeds from the common fluid accumulator; and a control system capable of controlling the pressure of the fluid supplied from the common fluid accumulator to the feeds responsive to a determined pressure of fluid in the common fluid accumulator.