Patent classifications
B60K2015/03197
Vehicle Fuel Level Estimation
Estimating a fuel consumption includes receiving a request for estimating the fuel consumption between a first time and a second time; estimating a first fuel consumption value in a first time interval using fuel-sender resistance data; estimating a second fuel consumption value in a second time interval using fuel-injected mass data, where the first time interval and the second time interval are consecutive, non-overlapping intervals; and combining at least the first fuel consumption value and the second fuel consumption value to obtain a fuel consumption value.
Fuel Delivery Device, Fuel Tank Equipped With A Fuel Delivery Device Of Said Type, Method For Determining The Temperature Of A Fluid Inside A Fuel Tank, Method For Controlling And/Or Regulating An Electric Motor, And Method For Controlling And/Or Regulating An Injection Of Fuel Vapors To A Combustion Process Of An Internal Combustion Engine
A fuel conveying device having a pumping stage, an electric motor to drive the pumping stage, a control unit, a magnetoresistive fill level sensor that generates a fill level signal, including a temperature-effect compensator that generates a compensation signal to compensate for temperature-related influences on the fill level signal, and an evaluation unit (5) designed such that the temperature of a fluid surrounding the fill level sensor can be determined by the evaluation unit by the compensation signal. A fuel tank equipped with a fuel delivery device of said type, a method for determining the temperature of a fluid inside a fuel tank, a method for controlling and/or regulating an electric motor, and a method for controlling and/or regulating an injection of fuel vapors to a combustion process of an internal combustion engine.
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GUIDING HYDROGEN CHARGING STATION
In a device and a method for guiding a hydrogen fueled vehicle based on a hydrogen pressure of a fuel tank of the hydrogen charging station, information on a hydrogen charging station including the hydrogen pressure of the fuel tank of the hydrogen charging station is received from a server, and a charging station determined to be suitable for charging the hydrogen fueled vehicle is selected in consideration of an importance of each item obtained from a user of the hydrogen fueled vehicle based on items including at least one of a price of hydrogen charging, a charging standby time, a charging taking time, whether the hydrogen fueled vehicle is able to be fully charged, and a distance to the hydrogen charging station determined based on the information on the hydrogen charging station.
MEASURING TANK FLUIDS AND REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM
A device that measures fluid level in fuel storage tanks of mining trucks resistant to rapid filling includes an externally mounted sensor, a protective metallic tube, an anchorage system, and a pressure dissipator; and a remote monitor system that controls fluid level in fuel storage tanks of mining trucks includes a device that measures fluid level in fuel storage tanks of mining trucks including an externally mounted sensor, a protective metallic tube, an anchorage system and pressure dissipator, antennas, a Web server, remote means, and a power source.
Vehicle fuel volume consumption estimation and accuracy analysis systems and methods
Vehicle fuel volume consumption estimation and accuracy analysis systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes determining a fuel level percentage estimate or a fuel volume estimate for a vehicle at a first point in time and a second point in time for a trip, the fuel level percentage estimate or the fuel volume estimate being determined using a fuel tank model of a fuel tank of a vehicle, determining connected vehicle data that includes a determination of accumulated fuel consumed during the trip, and determining an accuracy of fuel tank model using the fuel level percentage estimate or the fuel volume estimate calculated at the first point in time and the second point in time, as well as the accumulated fuel consumed during the trip.
FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR RATIONALITY TESTING USING V2X TECHNOLOGY
Methods and systems are provided for conducting a fuel tank pressure transducer rationality test diagnostic procedure in vehicles with sealed fuel tanks. In one example, vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) or vehicle-to-infrastructure-to-vehicle (V2I2V) technology may be utilized to obtain fuel tank pressure transducer data from a select crowd of vehicles, where the select crowd may be based on the vehicles in the select crowd experiencing similar ambient temperature and weather as the vehicle being diagnosed. In this way, FTPT data from vehicles in the select crowd may be compared to FTPT data in the vehicle being diagnosed, in order to indicate whether the FTPT in the vehicle being diagnosed is functioning as desired, where such a diagnostic can be performed without unsealing the fuel tank on either the vehicle being diagnosed or the vehicles in the select crowd, and which may thus reduce undesired evaporative emissions.
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE FUEL LEVEL
Described herein is a computer-implemented method for estimating a true fuel level of a vehicle. The method comprises: accessing an estimate as to a current state of the vehicle, the current state of the vehicle comprising a current fuel level state; predicting the state of the vehicle at a future time based on the current state of the vehicle; accessing a measured state of the vehicle based on sensor data; estimating a true state of the vehicle based on the predicted state of the vehicle and the measured state of the vehicle, the true state of the vehicle comprising an estimate as to the true fuel level of the vehicle; and outputting the estimated true fuel level of the vehicle.
Fracking sensor probe
This invention is a sensor probe, generally used in the oil fracking business, and includes structurally a pair of tube members, concentrically assembled, an inner housing tube, and an outer spout tube, affixed to a cap and adaptor, with the inner housing holding one or more sensors, to detect the level of fuel within the fuel tank of the fracking truck. The adaptor has a first aperture for attachment of the fuel line, for delivery of fuel in the space between the tube members, and the adaptor has a second aperture for connection of an electrical receptacle, for attachment with the electric lines leading from the various sensors, to the adaptor, for connection with a circuit line from a remote monitor.
FUEL TRANSACTION VERIFICATION
In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a method is described. According to the method, an actual volume of fuel added to at least one fuel tank is determined. It is also determined, an amount of fuel indicated as having been added to the fuel tank from a refueling station. The actual volume added is compared to the amount of fuel indicated as having been added to determine a difference between the two values.
System and method for diagnosing integrity of a cryogenic fuel tank
A fuel system for a machine may include a fuel tank configured to hold cryogenic fuel, a pressure sensor, and an electronic control module (ECM). The ECM may determine a change in pressure of the fuel between a first time and a second time, determine a predicted change in pressure of the fuel between the first time and the second time, and determine that the change in pressure and the predicted change in pressure is greater than a threshold. Based on the change in pressure and the predicted change in pressure being greater than the threshold, a notification may be displayed associated with an integrity of the fuel tank.