Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Leak detection method and system for a high pressure automotive fuel tank
- Patent Title (中): 高压汽车油箱泄漏检测方法及系统
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Application No.: US13246923Application Date: 2011-09-28
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Publication No.: US08689613B2Publication Date: 2014-04-08
- Inventor: Paul D. Perry
- Applicant: Paul D. Perry
- Applicant Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Auburn Hills
- Main IPC: G01M3/04
- IPC: G01M3/04 ; G01M3/00 ; G01M15/00 ; F02M33/02 ; G01F17/00

Abstract:
A vapor management system (10) includes a fuel tank (12), a canister (14), a pressure control valve (16) between the tank and canister and defining a high pressure side (34) and a low pressure side (32), a vacuum source (18), a purge valve (19) between the canister and vacuum source, a leak detection valve (20) connected with the canister and including a processor (30). A pressure sensor (24) and a temperature sensor (26) are disposed in a fuel vapor cavity of the fuel tank, with signals from the sensors being received by the processor. Based on an absolute temperature measured by the temperature sensor, the processor compares a predicted pressure in the fuel tank to the measured absolute pressure, and identifies a leak on the high pressure side if the predicted pressure is outside a tolerance range, while maintaining pressure in the fuel tank.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130074583A1 LEAK DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A HIGH PRESSURE AUTOMOTIVE FUEL TANK Public/Granted day:2013-03-28
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