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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2015
Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research, Brussels, BE;
Bjorn Criel, Sint-Martens-Lennik, BE;
David Hill, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Antoine Chaussinand, Brussels, BE;
Plastic Omnium Advanced Innovation and Research, Brussels, BE;
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.