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patent · US9932910

Natural gas quality sensor and method for using the same

3 April 2018

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Abstract

A system and method for determining the quality of natural gas is provided. The system includes a fuel line for communicating natural gas to an engine. An infrared light source is disposed along the fuel line and is configured to emit a beam of infrared light into the fuel line having a wavelength of 6 to 10 micrometers. An infrared light detector detects a transmission value of the natural gas as the beam of infrared light passes through the fuel line. A natural gas quality...

Provenance

Collection
Cited prior art
Filed
2015-04-02
Source
Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted
2018-04-03
Inventors
Gary Hunter; AVL Powertrain Engineering Inc