# US 2018/0128425 A1 · Lg module and a marine vessel comprising a lg module

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- Number: US 2018/0128425 A1
- Document ID: US20180128425A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 15/579,176
- Filed: 2015-06-05
- Published: 2018-05-10
- Earliest claimed: 2015-06-05
- Assignees: GVA Consultants AB
- Applicants: Gva Consultants AB
- Inventors: David ANDRE; Henning LUNDIN
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180128425A1

## CPC

- F17C 13/02: Special adaptations of indicating, measuring, or monitoring equipment (measuring in general G01)
- B63B 25/14: pressurised
- F17C 1/002: {Storage in barges or on ships}
- F17C 13/00: Details of vessels or of the filling or discharging of vessels
- F17C 13/126: {for large storage containers for liquefied gas (for large containers in general B65D90/22)}
- F17C 2201/054: medium (>1 m3)
- F17C 2205/0107: Frames
- F17C 2205/0111: Boxes
- F17C 2205/0176: with ventilation
- F17C 2205/0332: Safety valves or pressure relief valves
- F17C 2221/033: Methane, e.g. natural gas, CNG, LNG, GNL, GNC, PLNG
- F17C 2221/035: Propane butane, e.g. LPG, GPL
- F17C 2223/0153: Liquefied gas, e.g. LPG, GPL
- F17C 2223/0161: cryogenic, e.g. LNG, GNL, PLNG
- F17C 2223/033: Small pressure, e.g. for liquefied gas
- F17C 2225/0123: gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC
- F17C 2225/035: High pressure, i.e. between 10 and 80 bars
- F17C 2227/0304: using an electric heater
- F17C 2227/0311: Air heating
- F17C 2227/0318: using seawater
- F17C 2250/032: using computers
- F17C 2250/0626: Pressure
- F17C 2260/021: Avoiding over pressurising
- F17C 2260/042: Reducing risk of explosion
- F17C 2265/066: for feeding engines for propulsion
- F17C 2265/07: Generating electrical power as side effect
- F17C 2270/0105: Ships
- F17C 2270/011: Barges
- F17C 2270/0113: floating
- F17C 2270/0115: immerged
- F17C: VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES (storing fluids in natural or artificial cavities or chambers in the earth B65G5/00; construction or assembling of bulk storage containers employing civil-engineering techniques E04H7/00; variable-capacity gas-holders F17B; liquefaction or refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25)
- B63B: SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING (arrangements of vessel ventilation, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning B63J2/00; floating substructures as supports of dredgers or soil-shifting machines E02F9/06)

## Abstract

A LG module for a marine vessel (1), said LG module (10) comprising a support structure for loading and unloading said LG module (10) onto said marine vessel (1), at least one LG tank (12) and a LG gas processing unit (13) for processing LG to fuel, said fuel fulfilling the requirements of an engine of said marine vessel (1).

## Claims

### Claim 1

A LG module for a marine vessel (1), said LG module (10) comprising a support structure for loading and unloading said LG module (10) onto said marine vessel (1), at least one LG tank (12) and a LG gas processing unit (13) for processing LG to fuel, said fuel fulfilling the requirements of an engine of said marine vessel (1).

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The LG module (10) according to claim 1, wherein said LG module further comprises a pressure build up unit, said pressure build up unit is arranged to pressurize said at least one LG tank (12) and/or a fuel system of said marine vessel (1) connected to said at least one LG tank (12).

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The LG module (10) according to claim 1, wherein said LG module (10) further comprises at least one pressure relief valve.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The LG module (10) according to claim 1, wherein said LG module (10) comprises a connection for connecting said LG gas processing unit (13) to the fuel system of said marine vessel (1).

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The LG module (10) according to claim 1, wherein said LG module (10) comprises a LG bunkering manifold (17) for bunkering LG.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The LG module (10) according to claim 1, wherein said LG module (10) comprises a bunkering control station (18) adapted to communicate with said marine vessel (1) and/or a bunker supplying unit, preferably the monitoring, safety and/or control systems of said marine vessel (1) and/or said bunker supplying unit.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The LG module (10) according to claim 1, wherein said LG module (10) further comprises a cabin, said cabin providing a safe area for at least one person.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The LG module according to claim 1, wherein said LG module (10) comprises a cryogenic spillage protection portion (19), such as a cryogenic spillage protection floor, wherein said cryogenic spillage protection portion (19) is adapted to protect the hull and/or deck of said marine vessel from cryogenic spillage.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The LG module (10) according to claim 1, wherein said LG module (10) is a LG module system comprising one or more sub-modules.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The LG module (10) according to claim 1, wherein said LG module is a Liquefied hydro carbon gas module such as a LNG module, LPG module, and/or or LEG module.

### Claim 11

A Marine vessel (1), comprising:
a marine vessel (1) being one of: a semi-submersible vessel (1), a monohull vessel, and a multi hull vessel; and
a LG module (10) comprising a support structure for loading and unloading said LG module (10) onto said marine vessel (1), at least one LG tank (12) and a LG gas processing unit (13) for processing LG to fuel, said fuel fulfilling the requirements of an engine of said marine vessel (1).

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The marine vessel (1) according to claim 11, wherein said marine vessel is a ship, an oil drilling vessel, a heavy lift vessel, pipe laying vessel, oil production vessel, gas production vessel, accommodation vessel, bunker vessel, cargo vessel, passenger vessel, platform supply vessel, fishing vessel, anchor handling vessel, sub-sea construction vessel, seismic survey vessel, research vessel, naval vessel, construction vessel, diving support vessel, or a rescue vessel.