System and method for filling tank
AssigneesHyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation
InventorWoo Jung Kwon
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Abstract
A system and a method for filling a tank are provided. The tank filling system includes tanks that are filled with predetermined fluid and a manifold that is coupled to each of the plurality of tanks in a communication manner. A first flow passage is connected to a first inlet of the manifold to supply the fluid to be filled into the plurality of tanks to the manifold and a second flow passage is connected to a second inlet of the manifold spaced apart from the first inlet of the manifold by a predetermined distance to supply the fluid to be filled into the plurality of tanks to the manifold. A controller opens and closes the first flow passage and the second flow passage.
Claims17
A system for filling a tank for a fluid storage tank constructed to store fluid to be supplied to a fuel cell stack of a fuel cell vehicle, comprising:
- a plurality of tanks to be filled with predetermined fluid;
- a manifold coupled to each of the plurality of tanks in a communication manner;
- a first flow passage connected to a first inlet of the manifold to supply the fluid to be filled into the plurality of tanks to the manifold;
- a second flow passage connected to a second inlet of the manifold spaced apart from the first inlet of the manifold by a predetermined distance to supply the fluid to be filled into the plurality of tanks to the manifold;
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- a controller configured to adjust opening and closing of the first flow passage and the second flow passage.
A system for filling a tank, comprising:
- a tank formed in a tubular shape to be filled with predetermined fluid;
- a first flow passage connected to a first entrance of the tank to supply the fluid into the tank;
- a second flow passage connected to a second entrance of the tank spaced apart from the first entrance of the tank by a predetermined distance to supply the fluid into the tank;
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- a controller configured to adjust opening and closing of the first flow passage and the second flow passage based on filling amounts of at least some of a plurality of regions when dividing the tank into the plurality of regions.
A method for filling a tank for a hydrogen storage tank constructed to store hydrogen to be supplied to a fuel cell stack of a fuel cell vehicle, comprising:
- in response to determining that a condition for converting a flow passage for supplying the hydrogen to a manifold from a first flow passage close to a first tank to a second flow passage connected to the manifold to be spaced apart from the first tank based on a filling amount of the first tank disposed first along a reference direction among a plurality of tanks coupled to the manifold to be arranged in the predetermined reference direction is a conversion condition:
- injecting, by a controller, the hydrogen into the plurality of tanks through the first flow passage;
- converting, by the controller, the flow passage for supplying the hydrogen to the manifold from the first flow passage to the second flow passage;
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- closing, by the controller, all flow passages in response to determining that at least one of the plurality of tanks is filled by a target filling amount.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.