The present disclosure relates to a fluid tank for storing fluid for use in a motor vehicle. The fluid tank may include a fluid tank shell that defines a chamber of the fluid tank; a heating device in the chamber of the fluid tank and configured to heat the fluid in the fluid tank; and a plastic jacket that encloses at least a portion of the heating device.

The present disclosure relates to a liquid tank to accommodate liquid for use in a vehicle. The liquid tank may include a liquid tank shell including a concavity formed in the liquid tank shell that is accessible from an outer area of the liquid tank shell; and a heater disposed within the concavity and configured to heat the liquid tank shell.

An automotive service liquid tank for receiving a service liquid of a motor vehicle, in particular an aqueous urea solution, has a tank wall that encloses a tank volume on the inside of the tank, wherein the tank has locally, by comparison with at least one other tank region, at least one region with enhanced thermal insulation, in order to influence a freezing behavior of the service liquid received in the tank in such a way that the service liquid, when the outside temperature drops, freezes later in the tank region with enhanced thermal insulation than in the at least one other tank region without enhanced thermal insulation. According to the invention it is provided that the enhanced thermal insulation is formed integrally with the tank wall.

A liquefied light hydrocarbon (LLH) fuel system for a hybrid vehicle is disclosed. The fuel system comprises an insulated fuel tank having a buffer space, a fuel control valve, wherein an outlet to the fuel tank connects to a first end of the fuel line, wherein an inlet of the fuel control valve connects to a second end of the fuel line and wherein an outlet of the fuel control valve is adapted to connect to a fuel inlet to an internal combustion engine; and a tank heating system comprising: a heating element, wherein the heating element is disposed adjacent to or within the fuel tank; a heating power control system, wherein the heating power control system controls the amount of heat produced by the heating element to vaporize the LLH fuel. Methods of using the fuel system are also disclosed.

A method for producing a delivery module having an electric PTC heater, for installation into a tank for storing a liquid additive, includes: a) fixing a maximum electrical power that is made available to the delivery module; b) determining a thermal conductivity of the delivery module from a location of the electric PTC heater into the tank; c) calculating a switching temperature of the PTC heater based on the maximum electrical power and the thermal conductivity; and d) mounting a PTC material with a corresponding switching temperature for the PTC heater at the location.

A heating structure is provided. The heating structure for heating a pump installed in a tank to discharge a liquid stored in the tank to the outside of the tank comprises: a flange installed on one side of the interior of the tank, and a heating member coupled to one side of the flange and provided on one side with an accommodation groove in which at least a part of the pump is accommodated. A first discharge tube of the pump having at least a part accommodated in the accommodation groove extends toward the flange and is connected to a second discharge tube formed on the other side of the flange outside the tank. The heating member is configured to heat at least a part of the pump, the first discharge tube, and at least a part of the second discharge tube.

A control unit (130, 700) arranged to control heating of a gas tank (120) for powering a concrete surface processing machine (100), wherein the concrete surface processing machine (100) comprises an electrical system (210) associated with a maximum allowable load, wherein the control unit (130, 700) comprises an input port (721) for receiving a signal associated with a present load of the electrical system (210), wherein the control unit (130, 700) comprises an output port (722) arranged to control an electrical heating element (220) associated with the gas tank (120), where the control unit (130, 700) is arranged to control the heating element (220) in dependence of the current load of the electrical system in relation to the maximum allowable load of the electrical system (210).

A fuel tank assembly is provided. The fuel tank assembly comprises a fuel tank having an inner volume defined by the fuel tank; and at least one conduit coupled to said fuel tank. The fuel tank is configured to couple to, and fluidly communicate fuel to, a fuel system of a motor vehicle. An inlet of each conduit is configured to fluidly communicate with and receive heat transfer fluid from a heat source and an outlet of each conduit is configured to fluidly communicate with and send the heat transfer fluid to the heat source. The at least one conduit is in thermal communication with an inner volume of the fuel tank for transferring heat from the heat transfer fluid to fuel within the fuel tank.

The invention describes a tank comprising a solution, dispersion or emulsion for selective catalytic reduction in combustion engines. The tank comprises an electrical resistive heating element immersed in the tank. The electrical resistive heating element comprises at least one heating cord. The heating cord comprises metal filaments. The metal filaments comprise a copper layer or a layer in a copper alloy, and comprise a surrounding layer in stainless steel, or comprise a steel layer, surrounded by a layer in copper or in a copper alloy, surrounded by a nickel, zinc or tin layer or a layer of alloys comprising such metals; or comprise a layer of low carbon or high carbon steel, and comprise a surrounding nickel, zinc or tin layer or layer of alloys comprising such metals, and the heating cord comprises a polymer coating layer.

The invention relates to a tank insert module (1) for extracting liquid from a vehicle tank, comprising a basic body (2) composed of a plastic, on which basic body are arranged a liquid extraction device (23), which comprises an extraction opening (4) which can be assigned to the tank interior space, and at least one electric heating element (7), wherein the electric heating element (7) comprises a heating body (8) with an extrusion-coated plastic encapsulation (9). It is provided here that the plastic encapsulation (9) has a plastic which can be welded to the basic body, in particular high-density polyethylene, and/or the same plastic as the basic body (2), and also at least one filler material with high thermal conductivity, and is welded to the basic body (2) at at least one contact point (17). The invention also relates to a liquid tank for vehicles.