Fluid flow control system, fluid delivery and control system for a fluid delivery line, and method for controlling pressure oscillations within fluid of a fluid delivery line

A fluid delivery and control system for a fluid delivery line, comprising:

• a pressure sensor operative to detect fluid pressure within a fluid delivery line;
• an electronically controlled valve comprising an adjustable flow regulating aperture, disposed in the line, interposed along a linear flow axis, and operative to regulate fluid flow through the line;
• processing circuitry communicating with the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled valve;
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• computer program code logic executed by the processing circuitry and configured to generate an output signal comprising an operating parameter of at least one of the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled valve, the operating parameter including a pressure sampling interval that defines a sampling interval for the pressure sensor and the operating parameter operative to adjust flow capacity of the flow regulating aperture of the valve to dissipate pressure oscillations within the fluid delivery line.

A fluid delivery and control system for a fluid delivery line, comprising:

• a pressure sensor operative to detect fluid pressure oscillations within a fluid delivery line;
• an electronically controlled valve comprising an adjustable flow regulating aperture, disposed in the line, interposed along a linear flow axis, and operative to regulate fluid flow through the line;
• processing circuitry communicating with the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled valve;
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• computer program code logic executed by the processing circuitry and configured to generate an output signal comprising an operating parameter of at least one of the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled valve to adjust flow capacity of the flow regulating aperture of the valve to dissipate pressure oscillations within the fluid delivery line;
• wherein the operating parameter generated by the computer program code logic controllably regulates the electronically controlled valve to create a counter-oscillation of a fluid pressure oscillation detected with the sensor.

A fluid flow control system, comprising:

• a pressure sensor to detect fluid pressure oscillations within a fluid delivery line;
• an electronically controlled flow regulating valve having a central bore with a variable outer diameter, the bore provided in the line to impart a substantially linear fluid streamline through at least a portion of the central bore and operative to regulate fluid flow through the line;
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• a processor communicating with the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled flow regulating valve, the sensor generating a PID feedback control signal;
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• the processor operative to regulate fluid flow through the valve to mitigate fluid pressure oscillations in the line.

A fluid flow control system, comprising:

• a pressure sensor to detect fluid pressure within a fluid delivery line;
• an electronically controlled flow regulating valve provided in the line to impart a substantially linear flow axis and operative to regulate fluid flow through the line;
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• a processor communicating with the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled flow regulating valve, the sensor generating a PID feedback control signal;
• wherein the processor is operative to regulate fluid flow through the valve to mitigate fluid pressure oscillations in the line and is further operative to adjust a sampling rate of the pressure sensor to a correction frequency that substantially negates detection of the fluid pressure oscillations.

A fluid flow control system, comprising:

• a pressure sensor to detect fluid pressure within a fluid delivery line;
• an electronically controlled flow regulating valve provided in the line to impart a substantially linear flow axis and operative to regulate fluid flow through the line;
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• a processor communicating with the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled flow regulating valve, the sensor generating a PID feedback control signal;
• wherein the processor is operative to regulate fluid flow through the valve to mitigate fluid pressure oscillations in the line and is further operative to discern an operating pressure base line about which fluid pressure oscillations occur, the processor operative to adjust a sampling frequency of the sensor that detects the pressure base line and mitigates the pressure oscillation so as to provide a feedback signal used to control the electronically controlled valve.

A fluid flow control system, comprising:

• a pressure sensor to detect fluid pressure within a fluid delivery line;
• an electronically controlled flow regulating valve provided in the line to impart a substantially linear flow axis and operative to regulate fluid flow through the line;
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• a processor communicating with the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled flow regulating valve, the sensor generating a PID feedback control signal;
• wherein the processor is operative to regulate fluid flow through the valve to mitigate fluid pressure oscillations in the line and is further operative to detect the presence of a fluid pressure oscillation within the line and generate a substantially inverse oscillation that counteracts the detected fluid pressure oscillation so as to bring the system to a relatively stable operating point.

A fluid flow control system, comprising:

• a pressure sensor to detect fluid pressure within a fluid delivery line;
• an electronically controlled boot valve provided in the line to impart a substantially linear flow axis and operative to regulate fluid flow through the line;
• at least one solenoid communicating between the fluid delivery line and a boot of the electronically controlled boot valve so as to adjustably control fluid flow to the electronically controlled boot valve boot;
• a processor communicating with the pressure sensor and the electronically controlled boot valve, the sensor generating a PID feedback control signal;
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• the processor operative to regulate fluid flow through the valve to mitigate fluid pressure oscillations in the line.

A fluid flow control system, comprising:

• a pressure sensor configured to detect fluid pressure within a primary fluid delivery line;
• a primary control valve including a boot valve provided in the primary fluid delivery line and operative to regulate fluid flow through the primary fluid delivery line;
• an auxiliary fluid delivery line extending between the primary control valve and the fluid delivery line and operative to deliver fluid between the primary control valve and the fluid delivery line to controllably adjust a throttling element of the primary control valve;
• an auxiliary control valve including a solenoid interposed in the auxiliary fluid delivery line and operative to regulate fluid flow through the auxiliary fluid delivery line;
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• a processor communicating with the pressure sensor and the auxiliary control valve;
• the processor operative to controllably adjust the throttling element of the primary control valve by regulating operation of the auxiliary control valve to deliver fluid between the primary control valve and the fluid delivery line via the auxiliary fluid delivery line.

A method for controlling pressure oscillations within fluid of a fluid delivery line, comprising:

• providing an electronically controlled, flow regulating valve disposed within a fluid delivery line having a central bore axially aligned with the fluid delivery line for passage of fluid through the valve and a pressure sensor communicating with the fluid delivery line;
• detecting fluid pressure oscillations within the fluid delivery line using the pressure sensor;
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• generating a PID feedback control signal from the pressure sensor indicative of detected fluid pressure oscillations;
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• controllably regulating the electronic valve in response to the PID feedback control signal to dissipate the fluid pressure oscillations in the fluid delivery line.