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System and method for fuel balancing

a fuel balance and system technology, applied in the field of fuel systems, can solve the problems of system problems, unbalanced trucks, and substantial fuel weight,

Inactive Publication Date: 2006-11-02
NORGREN INC (US)
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Problems solved by technology

The fuel tanks may hold large amounts of fuel in each tank.
Due to the large amount of fuel held in each fuel tank, the weight of the fuel may be substantial.
If the truck uses all the fuel from one fuel tank on one side of the truck before using any fuel from a corresponding fuel tank on the other side of the truck, the truck may become unbalanced due to the uneven distribution of fuel between the two tanks.
Unfortunately, this system has problems.
If a leak occurs in either fuel tank, or in the pipe connecting the fuel tanks, all the fuel from both fuel tanks may be lost.
In many cases, due to the low clearance, the pipe becomes damaged with a resultant loss of fuel.
This system works well but is costly to implement.

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[0013]FIGS. 1-4 and the following description depict specific examples to teach those skilled in the art how to make and use the best mode of the invention. For the purpose of teaching inventive principles, some conventional aspects have been simplified or omitted. Those skilled in the art will appreciate variations from these examples that fall within the scope of the invention. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the features described below can be combined in various ways to form multiple variations of the invention. As a result, the invention is not limited to the specific examples described below, but only by the claims and their equivalents.

[0014]FIG. 1 is a block diagram of fuel system 100 in an example embodiment of the invention. Fuel system 100 comprises fuel tanks 102 and 104, switching device 106, fuel lines 108, 110, and 112, fuel pump 114, fuel gages 118 and 120, comparator 122, and indicator 124. Fuel tank 102 is connected to switching device 106 by fuel li...

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Abstract

A system and method for fuel balancing is disclosed. The system and method measures the difference in fuel levels between two fuel tanks. In one case, when the difference in the two fuel levels exceeds a predetermined amount, an indicator is activated. In another case, when the difference in the two fuel levels exceeds a predetermined amount, the fuel is only drawn from the fuel tank containing the most fuel.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The invention is related to the field of fuel systems, and in particular, to balancing fuel usage between multiple fuel tanks. [0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art [0004] Large trucks typically have multiple fuel tanks. In many cases these tanks are distributed on each side of the trucks. The fuel tanks may hold large amounts of fuel in each tank. Due to the large amount of fuel held in each fuel tank, the weight of the fuel may be substantial. If the truck uses all the fuel from one fuel tank on one side of the truck before using any fuel from a corresponding fuel tank on the other side of the truck, the truck may become unbalanced due to the uneven distribution of fuel between the two tanks. Currently this problem is solved by connecting the fuel tanks on either side of the truck with a pipe attached to the bottoms of the two fuel tanks. Connecting the fuel tanks with a pipe effectively creates one large fuel ta...

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IPC IPC(8): B65B1/30
CPCB60K15/00B60K2015/03118B60K2015/03131B60K2015/0319B60K2015/03217G01F23/20B60Y2200/14F02M37/0023F02M37/007F02M37/0088G01F23/0069B60K2015/03223G01F23/802
Inventor SWEENEY, ERICMAHER, PATRICKNYLEN, PETEBOULT, WILLIAM BENJAMEN
Owner NORGREN INC (US)