Method for controlling a flow
rate measurement for filling a tank (10) connected to a pressurized fluid distribution
station (100), the
station (100) comprising a fluid source (2), a
distributor (4) connected to the source (2) and a supply hose (6) connected to the
distributor (4) and intended to be coupled to the tank (10) to be filled, the
distributor (4) being equipped with a
pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and a flow meter, the method comprising the following operations: - measurement (S1) of a flow rate value (t) at a given time (t) using the flow meter installed at the distributor (4), -
estimation (S2) of a flow rate value (t) at the distributor (4) at time (t), the
estimation being based on the following parameters: a first value of the
fluid pressure (t) at time (t) measured by the
pressure sensor installed at the distributor,a second
data point of the
fluid temperature () at time (t) measured by the temperature sensor installed at the distributor (4), a third
data point of the
fluid pressure () at time (t) in the tank (10) to be filled, the third
data point being measured using a
pressure sensor located in the tank (10) or calculated from a
physical model, a fourth predetermined data point of the
hydraulic pressure loss coefficient () due to the supply hose (6), - comparison (S3) between the measured data () and the estimated data () of the flow rate at time (t), - generation (S4) of a
signal representative of the reliability of the estimated data () of the flow rate. Figure of the abstract: Figure 2,