| CPC F17C 13/04 (2013.01) [F17C 2221/033 (2013.01); F17C 2225/0123 (2013.01); F17C 2250/032 (2013.01); F17C 2250/034 (2013.01)] | 23 Claims |
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first piping section (105);
a first valve (v1);
a second valve (v2);
a third valve (v3);
a first control valve (c1);
a first non-return valve, wherein the first valve (v1), the second valve (v2), the first non-return valve, and the third valve (v3) are located on the first piping section (105), and the first non-return valve is located after the first control valve (c1) and before the third valve (v3);
a first high-pressure tank (110);
a second high-pressure tank (112);
wherein, on the first piping section (105), the first control valve (c1) is located closer to the first high-pressure tank (110) than the first non-return valve;
a fourth valve (v9);
a second non-return valve, wherein the fourth valve (v9) and the second non-return valve are located on a second piping section (107);
a third piping section (109), wherein the third piping section (109) is connected to the first piping section (105) and the second piping section (107);
a fourth piping section (113), wherein the fourth piping section (113) is connected to an end of the first piping section (105) that is closest to the first valve (v1) and the fourth piping section (113) is also connected to an end of the second piping section (107) that is closest to the fourth valve (v9);
a fifth piping section (111), wherein:
the fifth piping section (111) includes a third non-return valve and a fifth valve (v6),
the fifth piping section (111) connects to the third piping section (109) and the fourth piping section (113), wherein the fifth piping section (111) is configured to bypass natural gas from the first piping section (105) based on the pressure level of the natural gas being below a threshold level, and
no portion of the fifth piping section (111) is connected to the first high-pressure tank (110) or the second high-pressure tank (1120; and
a computing device (119).
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