OVER-PRESSURE PROTECTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An over-pressure protection system comprising:
- a main body comprising a main body housing, the main body housing defining a main body chamber;
an incompressible fluid received in the main body chamber, the fluid defining a fluid pressure;
a pressure sensor configured to measure fluid pressure of the incompressible fluid, the pressure sensor configurable in an activated mode and a deactivated mode;
a first barrier configured to move between a first position and a second position;
wherein the over-pressure protection system is configurable in an under-pressure configuration, wherein the pressure of the incompressible fluid is below a threshold pressure, and an over-pressure configuration, wherein the pressure of the incompressible fluid is equal to or above the threshold pressure; and
a control system configured to place the pressure sensor in the deactivated mode in the over-pressure configuration.
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Abstract
Example aspects of an over-pressure protection system and a method for using an over-pressure protection system are disclosed. The over-pressure protection system can comprise a main body comprising a main body housing, the main body housing defining a main body chamber; an incompressible fluid received in the main body chamber, the fluid defining a fluid pressure; a pressure sensor for measuring the fluid pressure of the incompressible fluid, the pressure sensor configurable an activated mode and a deactivated mode; a first barrier movable between a first position and a second position; wherein the over-pressure protection system is configurable an under-pressure configuration, wherein the pressure of the incompressible fluid is below a threshold pressure, and an over-pressure configuration, wherein the pressure of the incompressible fluid is equal to or above the threshold pressure; and a control system configuring the pressure sensor in the deactivated mode in the over-pressure configuration
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20 Claims
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1. An over-pressure protection system comprising:
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a main body comprising a main body housing, the main body housing defining a main body chamber; an incompressible fluid received in the main body chamber, the fluid defining a fluid pressure; a pressure sensor configured to measure fluid pressure of the incompressible fluid, the pressure sensor configurable in an activated mode and a deactivated mode; a first barrier configured to move between a first position and a second position; wherein the over-pressure protection system is configurable in an under-pressure configuration, wherein the pressure of the incompressible fluid is below a threshold pressure, and an over-pressure configuration, wherein the pressure of the incompressible fluid is equal to or above the threshold pressure; and a control system configured to place the pressure sensor in the deactivated mode in the over-pressure configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An over-pressure protection system comprising:
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a main body comprising a main body housing, the main body housing defining a main body chamber; an incompressible fluid received in the main body chamber, the incompressible fluid defining a fluid pressure; a pressure sensor configured to measure fluid pressure of the incompressible fluid; a first barrier comprising a barrier housing and a seal, the barrier housing defining a barrier chamber, the seal received in the barrier chamber, the seal configured to move between a first seal position, wherein the barrier chamber is sealed, and a second seal position, wherein the barrier chamber is unsealed; and a second barrier positioned in the main body chamber, the second barrier comprising a sealing surface, the sealing surface configured to move between a first sealing surface position and a second sealing surface position. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating an over-pressure protection system, the method comprising:
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coupling the over-pressure protection system to a pipeline, the pipeline defining a pipeline pressure, the over-pressure protection system comprising a main body housing, the main body housing defining a main body chamber, an incompressible fluid received in the main body chamber; transmitting the pipeline pressure to the incompressible fluid; measuring a fluid pressure of the incompressible fluid with a pressure sensor of the over-pressure protection system; reconfiguring the over-pressure protection system from an under-pressure configuration to an over-pressure configuration at a threshold pressure of the incompressible fluid; and deactivating the pressure sensor in the over-pressure configuration. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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