Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methane safety systems for transport refrigeration units
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Application No.: US16487318Application Date: 2017-02-24
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Publication No.: US11268472B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Loic Renault
- Applicant: Carrier Corporation
- Applicant Address: US FL Palm Beach Gardens
- Assignee: Carrier Corporation
- Current Assignee: Carrier Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Palm Beach Gardens
- Agency: Cantor Colburn LLP
- International Application: PCT/IB2017/000309 WO 20170224
- International Announcement: WO2018/154347 WO 20180830
- Main IPC: F02D41/22
- IPC: F02D41/22 ; B60H1/32 ; B60P3/20 ; F02D19/02 ; F02D29/06

Abstract:
A system comprising a refrigeration engine (132) and regulator (250, 350, 450, 550, 650) positioned within a housing (144, 244), the regulator (250, 350, 450, 550, 650) controlling fuel to the engine through a fuel line (354), a lock-off valve connected to the regulator (250, 350, 450, 550, 650) to shut off fuel supply through the regulator (250, 350, 450, 550, 650), a controller operably connected to the lock-off valve and/or the regulator (250, 350, 450, 550, 650), a guide (462, 562) positioned within the housing (144, 244) and proximate to the refrigeration engine (132), the regulator (250, 350, 450, 550, 650), and/or the fuel line (354) to direct gases leaking from the refrigeration engine (132), regulator (250, 350, 450, 550, 650), and/or at least one fuel line (354), and a methane sensor (566, 666A) positioned within the guide (462, 562) to detect the presence of methane within the guide (462, 562) that is directed by the guide (462, 562), the methane sensor (566, 666A) in communication with the controller and configured to transmit a signal to the controller when methane is detected by the methane sensor (566, 666A). The controller performs a safety action when the signal from the methane sensor (566, 666A) is received.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200055375A1 METHANE SAFETY SYSTEMS FOR TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNITS Public/Granted day:2020-02-20
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