Container, method and control system
AssigneeCastrol Limited
InventorsAndrew Phillip Barnes, Peter Stuart Brett, Steven Paul Goodier, Mark O'Malley
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A replaceable fluid container for an engine comprising: a reservoir for holding a fluid; a fluid coupling adapted to provide fluidic communication between the reservoir and a fluid circulation system of an engine; and a data provider arranged such that positioning the container to permit fluidic communication between the reservoir and the fluid circulation system of the engine arranges the data provider for data communication with an engine control device of the engine. There is also provided a method of facilitating control of an engine and an engine control system, apparatus and a vehicle.
Claims23
A system comprising:
- a vehicle comprising:
- an electric engine,
- a fluid circulation system including a fluid supply line and a fluid return line, and
- an engine control device;
- and
- a replaceable fluid container comprising:
- a reservoir,
- a heat exchange fluid contained in the reservoir,
- a vent configured to equalize pressure in the reservoir as the heat exchange fluid is drawn into and out from the reservoir;
- a fluid coupling in fluid communication with the reservoir and coupled to the fluid supply line and the fluid return line of the fluid circulation system for respectively drawing the heat exchange fluid out from and into the reservoir, and
- a data provider including a memory for storing data, wherein the data provider is arranged such that positioning the container to permit fluidic communication between the reservoir and the fluid circulation system of the vehicle arranges the data provider for data communication with engine control device.
A method of providing a heat exchange fluid to a vehicle, the method comprising:
- connecting a replaceable fluid container to a fluid circulation system of the vehicle, the replaceable fluid container comprising:
- a reservoir containing the heat exchange fluid,
- a vent configured to equalize pressure in the reservoir as the heat exchange fluid is drawn into and out from the reservoir,
- a fluid coupling that connects to a fluid supply line and a fluid return line of the fluid circulation system, and
- a data provider configured to communicate with a control device of the vehicle;
- and
- drawing the heat exchange fluid out from the reservoir of the replaceable fluid container and into the fluid circulation system of the vehicle through the fluid coupling while gas flows through the vent of the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.