Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Refuelling equipment and method for refuelling an aircraft tank system
- Patent Title (中): 加油设备和加油飞机油罐系统的方法
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Application No.: US13700458Application Date: 2010-06-01
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Publication No.: US08944384B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Nicolas Travers , Antoine Veyrat-Masson
- Applicant: Nicolas Travers , Antoine Veyrat-Masson
- Applicant Address: FR Plaisir
- Assignee: Zodiac Aerotechnics
- Current Assignee: Zodiac Aerotechnics
- Current Assignee Address: FR Plaisir
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
- Agent Dean W. Russell, Esq.; Kristin M. Crall, Esq.
- International Application: PCT/EP2010/057666 WO 20100601
- International Announcement: WO2011/150967 WO 20111208
- Main IPC: B64D37/16
- IPC: B64D37/16

Abstract:
The aircraft refuelling equipment (20) of an aircraft comprises a pipework (22) in which a fuel supply line (13) is connected to a plurality of tank supply lines, fuel tanks connected to tank supply lines of the pipework, first valves (24, 25,26) allowing each fuel tank to be disconnected from the fuel supply line, and at least one captor (30) that provides a signal indicative of a pressure or a flow rate. For each of said first valves, a first valve flow parameter can be estimated, using said captor. The equipment further comprises:—at least one actuator associated with each of said first valves, the actuator allowing adjustment of the opening of the associated first valve; and an electronic control unit (ECU) connected to the respective actuator-first valve assemblies and adapted to regulate an opening of the first ECU valves, using respective first valve flow parameter data.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130126676A1 REFUELLING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR REFUELLING AN AIRCRAFT TANK SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2013-05-23
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