US 10,865,732 B2 · Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling fuel systems

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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Dependent claims

A method for determining an amount of fuel in a gaseous fuel containing device, the method comprising:

initializing an electronic control unit to operate with a sensor configured to monitor a condition of the gaseous fuel containing device and/or a fuel gauge;
placing the electronic control unit in communication with the sensor and the fuel gauge;
receiving, at the electronic control unit, an input for a selected compensation scheme chosen from a plurality of compensation schemes;
receiving, at the electronic control unit, a first signal from the sensor;
calculating the amount of fuel in the gaseous fuel containing device based on the input, the first signal, and/or stored data, the amount being calculated with reference to the selected compensation scheme corresponding to the input;
and
causing the fuel gauge to display the amount of fuel in the gaseous fuel containing device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling fuel systems

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Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling fuel systems

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