US 12,078,295 B2
Container for pressurized fluid with electronic device for calculating remaining fluid
Alexis Mary, Boulogne-Billancourt (FR); Bertrand Morin, Alfortville (FR); and Valerie Pateau, Antony (FR)
Assigned to L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude, Paris (FR)
Filed by L'Air Liquide Société Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procédés Georges Claude, Paris (FR)
Filed on Apr. 6, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/714,339.
Claims priority of application No. 2103506 (FR), filed on Apr. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0316657 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. F17C 13/02 (2006.01); F17C 1/00 (2006.01); F17C 13/04 (2006.01); G01F 22/02 (2006.01)
CPC F17C 13/025 (2013.01) [F17C 1/00 (2013.01); F17C 13/026 (2013.01); F17C 13/04 (2013.01); G01F 22/02 (2013.01); F17C 2201/0119 (2013.01); F17C 2201/032 (2013.01); F17C 2201/058 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0323 (2013.01); F17C 2205/0394 (2013.01); F17C 2221/011 (2013.01); F17C 2250/032 (2013.01); F17C 2250/043 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0439 (2013.01); F17C 2250/0443 (2013.01); F17C 2270/02 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A container for pressurized fluid having a given internal volume, comprising a fluid distribution valve comprising:
a member for selecting a flow rate able to adopt a plurality of distinct positions each corresponding to a given fluid flow rate between 0 and 30 L/min, said member for selecting the flow rate being able to be manipulated by a user in order to select a desired flow rate,
and an electronic device comprising:
a means for measuring pressure in order to measure the pressure of the fluid contained in the fluid container,
a microprocessor based data processing means for processing at least some of the pressure measurements taken by the means for measuring pressure and calculating a remaining fluid, and
a display means for displaying the remaining fluid calculated by the data processing means,
wherein:
the means for measuring pressure are configured to take a plurality of successive pressure measurements, said successive pressure measurements being repeated at a given frequency between 5 and 300 seconds, these pluralities of successive pressure measurements forming pressure measurement blocks, and
the data processing means are configured to determine the remaining fluid by determining at least one pressure variation from said pressure measurement blocks measured by the means for measuring pressure at the given frequency and at least one additional parameter chosen from among the position of the member for selecting the flow rate, the temperature of the fluid and a volume of the fluid container.