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Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017

Filed:

Aug. 12, 2015
Applicant:

Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research, Brussels, BE;

Inventors:

Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens-Lennik, BE;

David Hill, Commerce Township, MI (US);

Antoine Chaussinand, Brussels, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/22 (2006.01); G01L 7/00 (2006.01); G01M 3/00 (2006.01); F02M 37/00 (2006.01); F02D 41/00 (2006.01); B60K 15/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/22 (2013.01); B60K 15/03 (2013.01); F02D 41/0025 (2013.01); F02M 37/0076 (2013.01); G01L 7/00 (2013.01); G01M 3/00 (2013.01); B60K 2015/0321 (2013.01); F02D 2200/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for determining the volatility of fuel in a fuel storage system which entails: determining that a refueling event has occurred () and that the fuel storage system has subsequently been sealed (); performing a first pressure measurement () at a first time after the determining; performing a second pressure measurement () at a second time, the second time occurring after the first time; determining a pressure evolution rate () from the first pressure measurement at the first time and the second pressure measurement at the second time; and deriving an estimation () of the volatility of the fuel from the pressure evolution rate.


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