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Fuel data collection unit with temperature compensation and over-fill prevention

  • US 10,173,884 B2
  • Filed: 06/09/2015
  • Issued: 01/08/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A fueling data collection unit for use with a fuel meter and a register of the type having a pulser and associated with a fuel transfer apparatus and for use with a system for managing fueling transactions of a fleet operator using fuel transfer apparatuses at a single or multiple locations, the fueling data collection unit comprising:

  • a fueling data interface module for receiving fueling information from the meter register and/or pulser; and

    a temperature compensation module for using the density of the fuel at a standard temperature and measured fuel temperature data to compensate for a volume variance of the fuel as a result of temperature variance from the standard temperature data to determine a volume correction factor at the measured fuel temperature, the temperature compensation module using the measured fuel temperature to determine a compensated, more accurate volume and/or mass of fuel dispensed through the fuel meter.

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