Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling fuel systems
First Claim
1. A gaseous fuel management system comprising:
- a plurality of different fuel gauges or sensors;
an electronic control unit (ECU) in communication with each of the plurality of fuel gauges or sensors, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to adapt and compensate for different intrinsic characteristics or configurations of the plurality of gauges or sensors, by selecting an appropriate fuel level compensation scheme from a plurality of different fuel level compensation schemes when setting up a selected fuel gauge selected from the plurality of different fuel gauges, that enables a compensated fuel level to be displayed on the selected fuel gauge during or after a fill event.
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Abstract
Systems and methods may be provided for monitoring a fuel level of a vehicle. The fuel may be a gaseous fuel, such as natural gas. An electronic control unit may be able to receive a signal from one or more sensors. The electronic control unit may provide a command to drive a fuel gauge to display the fuel level. The electronic control unit may determine the gauge command based on the received signal and a filling compensation scheme. The electronic control unit may be initialized through a user interface. A filling compensation scheme may be selected during initialization. The electronic control unit may be capable of communicating various sensors, gauges, devices, controls and/or other ECUs of varying specifications.
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19 Claims
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1. A gaseous fuel management system comprising:
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a plurality of different fuel gauges or sensors; an electronic control unit (ECU) in communication with each of the plurality of fuel gauges or sensors, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to adapt and compensate for different intrinsic characteristics or configurations of the plurality of gauges or sensors, by selecting an appropriate fuel level compensation scheme from a plurality of different fuel level compensation schemes when setting up a selected fuel gauge selected from the plurality of different fuel gauges, that enables a compensated fuel level to be displayed on the selected fuel gauge during or after a fill event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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