Mobile compressed gas refueler
AssigneeLuxfer-Gtm Technologies, LLC
InventorJ. Michael Koonce
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Abstract
A fully contained, mobile, compressed natural gas (CNG), compressed breathing air, or other compressed gas refueling unit, and methods of use of said refueling unit, that use a pneumatically powered booster pump to provide a consistent, high pressure filling of CNG storage tanks without using an external power source.
Claims17
In a mobile compressed gas refueling apparatus having a support platform;
- a plurality of storage tanks disposed on said platform, said plurality of storage tanks interconnected to a common piping system wherein one or more said storage tanks may be isolated from the remaining tanks;
- a pressure regulator;
- a booster pump having an inlet and an outlet, said booster pump powered by gas stored within one of said plurality of isolated storage tanks;
- and a dispenser assembly, a method comprising:
- a) using the pressure regulator, adjusting gas pressure from one or more of said isolated storage tanks to power the booster pump;
- b) connecting the booster pump inlet to said plurality of storage tanks;
- and,
- c) dispensing by the booster pump outlet high pressure gas from said plurality of storage tanks through the dispenser assembly to an external storage tank.
In a mobile compressed gas refueling apparatus having a support platform;
- a plurality of storage tanks disposed on said platform, said plurality of storage tanks interconnected to a common piping system;
- a pressure regulator;
- an external gas source;
- a booster pump having an inlet and an outlet, said booster pump powered by said external gas source;
- and a dispenser assembly, a method comprising:
- a) using the pressure regulator, adjusting gas pressure from said external gas source to power the booster pump;
- b) connecting the booster pump inlet to said plurality of storage tanks;
- and,
- c) dispensing by the booster pump outlet high pressure gas from plurality of storage tanks through the dispenser assembly to an external storage tank.
In a mobile compressed gas refueling apparatus having a support platform;
- a plurality of storage tanks disposed on said platform, said plurality of storage tanks interconnected to a common piping system;
- a pressure regulator;
- a booster pump having an inlet and an outlet, said booster pump powered by gas from an external source;
- and a dispenser assembly, a method comprising:
- a) using the pressure regulator, adjusting gas pressure from the external gas source to power the booster pump;
- b) connecting the booster pump inlet to the external gas source;
- and,
- c) dispensing by the booster pump outlet high pressure gas from said external gas source through the dispenser assembly to said plurality of storage tanks.
A mobile compressed gas refueling system comprising:
- a) a support platform;
- b) one or more storage tanks disposed on said platform, said storage tanks interconnected to a common piping system wherein one or more said storage tanks may be isolated from the remaining tanks;
- c) a pressure regulator;
- d) a booster pump powered by gas stored within said one or more isolated storage tanks;
- and,
- e) a dispenser assembly.
A mobile compressed gas refueling system comprising:
- a) a support platform;
- b) one or more storage tanks disposed on said platform, said storage tanks interconnected to a common piping system;
- c) a pressure regulator;
- d) a booster pump powered by gas stored at an external gas source;
- and,
- e) a dispenser assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.