Apparatus and method for controlling pressure vessel
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorMyeong Nam Woo
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Abstract
Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling a pressure vessel including a clamp that surrounds an outer peripheral surface of the pressure vessel fixed to a subject target, a driver that provides a driving force for adjusting a fastening force of the clamp according to an internal pressure of the pressure vessel, and a controller that performs a control such that rotation of the driver is prevented during an abnormal operation of the driver.
Claims14
An apparatus for controlling a pressure vessel, the apparatus comprising:
- a clamp configured to surround an outer peripheral surface of the pressure vessel fixed to a subject target;
- a first fastening member disposed in the clamp to be linearly movable along a lengthwise direction of the first coupling member;
- a driver configured to provide a driving force for adjusting a fastening force of the clamp according to an internal pressure of the pressure vessel;
- a coupler that connects the driver and the first fastening member and transmits the driving force of the driver to the first fastening member;
- a stopper selectively coupled to the coupler at different locations in the lengthwise direction to restrict rotation of the driver;
- and
- a controller configured to perform a control of the stopper such that the rotation of the driver is prevented via the stopper during an abnormal operation of the driver.
An apparatus for controlling a pressure vessel, the apparatus comprising:
- a clamp configured to surround an outer peripheral surface of the pressure vessel fixed to a subject target;
- a driver configured to provide a driving force for adjusting a fastening force of the clamp according to an internal pressure of the pressure vessel;
- and
- a controller configured to perform a control such that rotation of the driver is prevented during an abnormal operation of the driver,
- wherein the clamp includes:
- a first clamp configured to surround a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pressure vessel;
- and
- a second clamp configured to surround another portion of the outer peripheral surface of the pressure vessel,
- wherein the first clamp includes a first force sensor that senses a force applied to the first clamp, and
- wherein the second clamp includes a second force sensor that senses a force applied to the second clamp.
A method for controlling a pressure vessel, the method comprising:
- providing a driver configured to provide a driving force for adjusting a fastening force of a clamp according to an internal pressure of the pressure vessel configured to surround an outer peripheral surface of the pressure vessel through a clamp;
- providing a first fastening member in the clamp to be linearly movable along a lengthwise direction of the first coupling member;
- providing a coupler to connect the driver and the first fastening member and to transmit the driving force of the driver to the first fastening member;
- providing a stopper and selectively coupling the stopper with the coupler at different locations in the lengthwise direction to restrict rotation of the driver;
- and
- performing a control of the stopper such that the rotation of the driver is prevented via the stopper during an abnormal operation of the driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.