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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2013
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ronald Gene Billig, Hermitage, PA (US);
Taral Shah, Wattsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Corporation, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 7/04 (2006.01); B61C 17/06 (2006.01); B60L 1/00 (2006.01); F17C 7/00 (2006.01); B61C 5/00 (2006.01); B61C 17/02 (2006.01); B61C 17/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F17C 7/00 (2013.01); B61C 5/00 (2013.01); B61C 7/04 (2013.01); B61C 17/02 (2013.01); B61C 17/12 (2013.01); Y02T 30/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for supplying gaseous natural gas to a rail vehicle. In one embodiment, a method of receiving fuel for use by a first vehicle comprises sending a request from the first vehicle to a remote liquid fuel container to convert a portion of the fuel in the liquid fuel container that is in a first, liquid phase from the first, liquid phase to a second, gaseous phase.