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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2015
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Gregory H. Smith, Placentia, CA (US);
Julio C. Martinez, Anaheim, CA (US);
Fernando C. Teran, Placentia, CA (US);
Romy Andrade Reyes, Diamond Bar, CA (US);
B. Wayne Pauley, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Randall W. Watkins, Chino Hills, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for controlling pressure in a pressure vessel. A plurality of valves between a pressure source and a pressure vessel can be selectively opened or turned off, singularly or in combinations, to control pressure in the pressure vessel. A maximum pressure threshold and a minimum pressure threshold can be established based on operating considerations of the pressure vessel. One or more of the valves can be turned on when the pressure in the pressure vessel reaches the minimum pressure threshold. One or more of the valves can be turned off when the pressure in the pressure vessel reaches the maximum pressure threshold.