Position based smart elbow crossover protection system

A crossover protection system comprising:

• a product delivery vehicle comprising a tank compartment for containing a liquid product;
• an electronic control unit comprising a processor, a network interface hardware communicatively coupled to the processor, at least one memory module communicatively coupled to the processor, and machine readable instructions stored in the at least one memory module;
• and
• a smart elbow fluidly coupled to the tank compartment and the smart elbow communicatively coupled to the electronic control unit, wherein:
• the machine readable instructions stored in the at least one memory module cause the electronic control unit to perform at least the following when executed by the processor:
• determine a smart elbow position;
• determine whether the smart elbow position is within a boundary or geofence of a distribution tank comprising a same fuel type as the liquid product;
• in response to a determination that the smart elbow position is within the boundary or geofence of the distribution tank of a same fuel type as the liquid product, permit the liquid product to flow from the tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle to the distribution tank;
• and
• in response to a determination that the smart elbow position is outside the boundary or geofence of the distribution tank of the same fuel type as the liquid product, prevent the liquid product from flowing from the tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle to the distribution tank.

A method for loading liquid product, the method comprising:

• determining a smart elbow position based on a signal output of a sensor of a smart elbow, wherein the smart elbow is configured to be fluidly coupled to a tank compartment of a product delivery vehicle;
• determining whether the smart elbow position is within a boundary or geofence of a distribution tank comprising a same fuel type as a liquid product, wherein the liquid product is stored in the tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle;
• permitting the liquid product to flow from the tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle to the distribution tank in response to determining that the smart elbow position is within the boundary or geofence of the distribution tank of the same fuel type as the liquid product;
• and
• preventing the liquid product from flowing from the tank compartment of the product delivery vehicle to the distribution tank in response to a determination that the smart elbow position is outside the boundary or geofence of the distribution tank of the same fuel type as the liquid product.