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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2009
Applicants:
Hasdi R. Hashim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shahid Ahmed Siddiqui, Northville, MI (US);
Inventors:
Hasdi R. Hashim, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Shahid Ahmed Siddiqui, Northville, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 21/30 (2006.01); G01L 9/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/02 (2006.01); G01M 3/18 (2006.01); H02J 1/00 (2006.01); G01R 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 9/0005 (2013.01); F17C 13/025 (2013.01); G01M 3/186 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0604 (2013.01); F17C 2203/066 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0619 (2013.01); F17C 2203/0663 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0326 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0391 (2013.01); F17C 2221/012 (2013.01); F17C 2223/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2223/036 (2013.01); F17C 2250/032 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0439 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0491 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0495 (2013.01); F17C 2270/0168 (2013.01); G01R 1/00 (2013.01); H01L 2221/00 (2013.01); H02J 1/00 (2013.01); Y02E 60/321 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fuel storage system includes a storage vessel including a dielectric liner, a voltage sensor formed by a pair of plates disposed on opposing surfaces of the liner, and a controller configured to determine a gas pressure in the storage vessel based on voltages measured by the sensor.