CA2335821A1 - Process and device for determining the residual amount of fuel in a motor vehicle fuel system - Google Patents

Process and device for determining the residual amount of fuel in a motor vehicle fuel system Download PDF

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CA2335821A1
CA2335821A1 CA002335821A CA2335821A CA2335821A1 CA 2335821 A1 CA2335821 A1 CA 2335821A1 CA 002335821 A CA002335821 A CA 002335821A CA 2335821 A CA2335821 A CA 2335821A CA 2335821 A1 CA2335821 A1 CA 2335821A1
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Axel Wagner
Walter Rudiger
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Kautex Textron GmbH and Co KG
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    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60KARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/077Fuel tanks with means modifying or controlling distribution or motion of fuel, e.g. to prevent noise, surge, splash or fuel starvation
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60KARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03Fuel tanks
    • B60K15/06Fuel tanks characterised by fuel reserve systems
    • B60K15/061Fuel tanks characterised by fuel reserve systems with level control
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01FMEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/80Arrangements for signal processing
    • G01F23/802Particular electronic circuits for digital processing equipment
    • G01F23/804Particular electronic circuits for digital processing equipment containing circuits handling parameters other than liquid level
    • BPERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60KARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K15/00Arrangement in connection with fuel supply of combustion engines or other fuel consuming energy converters, e.g. fuel cells; Mounting or construction of fuel tanks
    • B60K15/03Fuel tanks
    • B60K2015/0321Fuel tanks characterised by special sensors, the mounting thereof
    • B60K2015/03217Fuel level sensors

Abstract

A process and device are disclosed for determining the amount of fuel in the fuel tank of a motor vehicle. The fuel tank has a main reservoir fitted with a filling level meter for determining the amount of fuel contained therein, and a residue reservoir having a substantially smaller volume than the main reservoir, closed in itself and supplied by a pump with fuel from the main reservoir. After the main reservoir is emptied, the residual amount of fuel still contained in the reservoir is calculated as the difference between a defined volume of the reservoir (12) and fuel consumption summed over time.
CA002335821A 1998-06-25 1999-06-22 Process and device for determining the residual amount of fuel in a motor vehicle fuel system Expired - Fee Related CA2335821C (en)

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DE19827944A DE19827944A1 (en) 1998-06-25 1998-06-25 Method and device for determining the remaining fuel quantity in a fuel system of a motor vehicle
DE19827944.2 1998-06-25
PCT/DE1999/001853 WO1999067103A2 (en) 1998-06-25 1999-06-22 Process and device for determining the residual amount of fuel in a motor vehicle fuel system

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