Method and system for vehicle refueling

Surnilla, Gopichandra; Leone, Thomas G; Prasad, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh; Agarwal, Apoorv; Hinds, Brett Stanley

Title: Method and system for vehicle refueling

Patent · Tue Jun 10 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1133823

Surnilla, Gopichandra; Leone, Thomas G; Prasad, Krishnaswamy Venkatesh; Agarwal, Apoorv; Hinds, Brett Stanley

Methods and systems are provided for facilitating refueling operations in vehicles operating with multiple fuels. A vehicle operator may be assisted in refueling the multiple fuel tanks of the vehicle by being provided one or more refueling profiles that take into account the vehicle's future trip plans, the predicted environmental conditions along a planned route, and the operator's preferences.

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Research Organization:: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), Pittsburgh, PA, Morgantown, WV (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FC26-07NT43276

Assignee:: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Dearborn, MI)

Patent Number(s):: 8,751,140

Application Number:: 13/614,989

OSTI ID:: 1133823

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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