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Variable blending dispenser
Assignee: Dresser LLC
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Filing: 1991-02-19
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Granted: 1992-06-30
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Expires: 2011-02-19
Abstract
Abstract The present invention is a variable blending dispenser for fluids, particularly for fuel dispensers. The dispenser controls variable valves according to volumetric data observed by flow meters on input lines to the dispenser, by calculating measuring error as the difference between desired blend ratio and the observed blend ratio calculated from volumes of blend components dispensed. The dispenser successively corrects the settings of the valves after dispensing predetermined volumes, the corrections determined by a volume based PID error function so that the total amount of each blend component is separately and accurately measured while providing the desired blend ratio.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald K. Gayer
- 👤 Ronald H. Barbee
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:23
CPC Classifications
B; B67; B67D; B67D7/00; B67D7/06; B67D7/74; B67D7/743; B67D7/744; G; G05; G05D; G05D11/00; G05D11/02; G05D11/13; G05D11/131; G05D11/132; B67D2007/745; B67D2007/746
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
197 words
A dispenser for proportionally blending component fluids to produce a desired blend, said dispenser comprising: a plurality of component fluid supply lines; a plurality of variable valve means, each of said variable valve means coupled to a respective one of said fluid supply lines, each said variable valve means for controlling the amount of fluid supplied by said respective fluid supply line; a plurality of flow meter means operatively associated with said fluid supply lines for measuring the amount of fluid supplied by said respective fluid supply lines; output means coupled to said fluid supply lines for dispensing said supplied fluids; and control means for operating said variable valve means, said control means including totaling means for determining the total amount of fluid supplied by said fluid supply lines, said control means adjusting said variable valve means according to factors proportional, integral, and derivative with respect to the amount of dispensed fluid determined by said totaling means and also adjusting said variable valve means according to the desired blend whereby the measured amount of fluid supplied by said fluid supply lines is substantially equal to the desired amounts of component fluids needed to provide the desired blend.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
197 words
A dispenser for proportionally blending component fluids to produce a desired blend, said dispenser comprising: a plurality of component fluid supply lines; a plurality of variable valve means, each of said variable valve means coupled to a respective one of said fluid supply lines, each said variable valve means for controlling the amount of fluid supplied by said respective fluid supply line; a plurality of flow meter means operatively associated with said fluid supply lines for measuring the amount of fluid supplied by said respective fluid supply lines; output means coupled to said fluid supply lines for dispensing said supplied fluids; and control means for operating said variable valve means, said control means including totaling means for determining the total amount of fluid supplied by said fluid supply lines, said control means adjusting said variable valve means according to factors proportional, integral, and derivative with respect to the amount of dispensed fluid determined by said totaling means and also adjusting said variable valve means according to the desired blend whereby the measured amount of fluid supplied by said fluid supply lines is substantially equal to the desired amounts of component fluids needed to provide the desired blend.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said component fluid supply lines include a low octane fuel supply line and a high octane fuel supply line.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The dispenser of claim 1 wherein said flow meter means produces signals indicative of the amount of fluid supplied by each of said fluid supply lines.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The dispenser of claim 3 wherein said totaling means accumulates signals from said flow meter means and calculates a blend ratio by dividing the total of signals from one of said fluid supply lines by the total of signals from all of said fluid supply lines.
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