Fuel data collection unit with temperature compensation and over-fill prevention
First Claim
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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Abstract
A fueling data collection unit 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 one or more locations includes a fueling data interface module and a temperature compensation module. The temperature compensation module compensates 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, while the temperature compensation module uses the measured fuel temperature to determine a compensated, more accurate volume and/or mass of fuel dispensed through the fuel meter. In this way, the fuel data collection unit can accurately measure the volume and/or mass of fuel being delivered. This allows the provider and the recipient to more accurately sell/buy what was actually delivered and can avoid over-filling a fueling order.
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17 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A fueling data collection unit for use to dispense fuel according to a fueling order and avoid over-filling the fueling order, the fueling data collection unit comprising:
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a fueling data interface module for receiving measured fuel temperature data; and a temperature compensation module for using fuel density information at standard temperature and the measured fuel temperature data to compensate for a fuel volume variance of the dispensed fuel as a result of a fuel temperature variance from the standard temperature fuel density data to determine a volume correction factor based on the measured fuel temperature data and the standard temperature fuel density data, the temperature compensation module using the volume correction factor to determine a temperature-compensated more-accurate quantity of the dispensed fuel to avoid over-filling the fueling order. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A fueling data collection unit for use to dispense fuel according to a fueling order and avoid over-filling the fueling order, the fueling data collection unit comprising:
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a fueling data interface module for receiving measured fuel temperature data; and a temperature compensation module for determining a volume correction factor based on fuel density information at standard temperature and the measured fuel temperature data, and using the volume correction factor to compensate for a fuel volume variance of the dispensed fuel as a result of a fuel temperature variance from the standard temperature fuel density data by using the volume correction factor to determine a temperature-compensated more-accurate quantity of the dispensed fuel to avoid over-filling the fueling order. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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