US2023064590A1PendingUtilityA1

Safe Transportation System Operations Including Fueling, Transfer and Charging

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Assignee: MCNICHOLAS DANIELPriority: Jun 1, 2020Filed: Aug 28, 2022Published: Mar 2, 2023
Est. expiryJun 1, 2040(~13.9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

Multiply redundant safety system(s) that protects humans and assets while fueling vehicles, and/or transferring /fueling/tank exchanging of on road/off road, marine, aircraft, spacecraft, rockets, and all other vehicles/vessels utilizing Compressed and/or Liquefied Gas Fuels/compound(s), utilizing Hydrogen and/or Natural Gas Chemical Family of Natural Gas/Propane/Butane/ethane/ammonia/and/or any/all compound(s)/mixtures along with and/or without, oxidizer(s), such as Liquefied Oxygen, Oxygen Triplet (03)/ozone/hydrogen peroxide/peroxide/solid oxidizer(s). One or more processors in combination with one or more system(s)/one or more sensor(s) in combination with one or more micro switches/one or more outputs/ actuator(s) which combine to detect any leaks/fire(s)/explosion/voltage(s)/hazards/vehicle position/ motion/vessel motion(s)/reusable tank/exchange tank/position(s)/arc’s, spark(s)/and/or other hazards for rapid mitigation by locking out/stopping fueling/gas transfers/vehicle releasing/transfer line releasing. For different levels of safety, multiple combination(s) of various sensor(s)/ detector(s)/ input(s)/output(s)/ device(s)/system(s)/ action(s)/actuators, all may be standing alone and/or in any combination can be utilized.

Claims

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1 . A multiple redundant safety system for compressed or liquefied gas, or liquid fuel vehicle fuelling or transfers comprising:
 first and second independent isolated control systems with first and second separate power sources, the first and second independent isolated control systems comprising:   first and second processors, first and second networks, first and second sensor sets, first and second actuator sets, first and second human interfaces, first and second peripherals, and first and second independent operating systems; wherein, the first network, first sensor set, first actuator set, first human interface, and first peripherals comprise the first control system, with the first operating system executing on the first processor, and wherein, the second network, second sensor set, second actuator set, second human interface, and second peripherals comprise the second control system, with the second operating system executing on the second processor;   wherein, the first independent operational isolated control system is configured to have no communication with the second independent operational isolated control system, and the first control system is also configured to have no communication external to the first control system; and,   wherein, at least one of the two independent operational isolated control systems shuts down fuel transfer or disables the vehicle upon detection of vehicle motion greater than a predetermined amount, or upon detection of gas concentration above a predetermined level or upon detection of fire or explosion by one or more sensors in communication with either the first or second independent control system.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s) for cryogenic gas or liquefied gas storage. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, with no bottom flange connections, and/or no bottom instrument connections, no lower tank connections and/or adaptors. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s) for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, to gain access into cryogenic tank contents, the internal tank access is from topside. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s) for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage , a duel (2) monitoring system, which will alarm upon loss of signal and/or loss of vacuum in jacketed tank and/or segment(s) at predetermined evacuation level(s). 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s) for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) absolute and/or compound pressure/vacuum sensor(s), with transmitter for vacuum jacketed tank evacuated insulated jacket vacuum level sensing. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) tank temperature and/or temperature differential monitoring system(s), a temperature detection array and/or monitoring system(s) which will alarm upon loss of signal and/or at predetermined temperature and/or temperature differential level with-in tank evacuated insulation jacket and/or vacuum jacketed tank vacuum segment(s). 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) temperature array and/or temperature differential monitoring system(s), for cryogenic tank contents, liquids and/or vapor, plus flow(s) temperature into and out from tank(s), and internally re-circulation spray system(s)temperature(s). 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a due (2)1 temperature array and/or temperature differential monitoring system(s), for cryogenic tank base and/or tank foundation. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) temperature controller, with a thermal exchanger, a control valve, a pump for recirculation of thermal fluid to maintain predetermine cryogenic tank base temperature. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage with a duel 1(2) gas detection and/or monitoring system, to provide explosive gas level readings and or system output(s) and/or relays. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) gas detection system, which sensor(s) may be magnetic, optical, electro-chemical devices, and/or catalytic bead device(s). 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) gas detection sensor(s) may be point detector(s), may be open path detection, and or may utilize a sample pump to draw sample(s) to central location for detector(s) and/or sensor(s) and/or analyzer(s), for monitoring system(s). 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more, vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) vacuum jacketed insulated tank pressure(array of) and/or pressure differential monitoring system(s), the pressure detection and/or monitoring system(s) which will alarm upon loss of signal and/or predetermined pressure and/or pressure differential level(s) with-in cryogenic storage tank. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) vacuum jacketed insulated tank pressure sensor(s), may be magnetic, optical, ultrasonic, piezoelectric, and/or fluid filled devices for tank pressure(s) and/or pressure differential(s) for liquid and/or vapor pressure measurements with-in cryogenic material storage tank. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) oxygen detection system, an oxygen detection and/or monitoring system which will alarm upon loss of signal and/or predetermined oxygen level with-in vacuum jacketed tank evacuated jacket and/or evacuated jacketing tank vacuum segment(s). 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) oxygen detection system, may utilize a tunable diode laser spectroscopy to measure oxygen levels in cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas tank(s) and/or transfer line(s) and/or evacuated jacketed tank/segment(s). 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank, for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) oxygen sensor(s), which may be magnetic, optical, fiber optic sensor(s), ultrasonic, electro-chemical, and/ or paramagnetic sensor(s). 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, with a duel (2) internal tank pressure relief valve(s), to provide safety pressure relief, in the event of an internal tank/cryogenic contents over-pressurization. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, with duel (2) vacuum jacket pressure relief valve(s), to provide safety pressure relief, in the event of a vacuum jacketing and/ or vacuum jacketed segment over-pressurization. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) internally recirculating spray system(s), will recirculate cryogenic contents via a spray bar and/or spray ball and/or spray header, for product homogenization and/or tank cooling and/or tank pressure regulation. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, which shall maintain cryogenic liquefied gas temperature(s) by duel (2) re-liquefaction unit(s). 
     
     
         23 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) temperature controller(s), with a duel (2) internal thermal exchanger(s)(evaporators), duel (2) differential pressure reducing regulator(s) (self contained)control valve(s), a duel (2) compressor(s), duel (2) condenser(s), for recirculation of gas and/liquid, as a refrigerant, to maintain predetermined cryogenic tank internal temperature. 
     
     
         24 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage a duel (2) nitrogen system(s), for system inerting, cryogenic tank cool -down, cryogenic tank shut-down, start-up, and (oxygen displacement for cryo-fuel tank(s)). 
     
     
         25 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) Seismic and/or motion monitoring and/or detection system. 
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) Seismic and/or motion sensor(s) may be optical, magnetic, ultrasonic, such as laser(s), accelerometer(s), tri-axial accelerometers, piezoelectric accelerometer(s) and/or gryo(s), electrodynamic, MEMS, gyro devices, Inertial motion unit(s), gyro and/or gyroscopic effect devices, each may be coupled to processing units to computer motion, and all sensor(s) may function standing alone and/or any combination of sensor(s) for Seismic motion detection. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) tank level detection device(s), may be magnetic, optical, ultrasonic, and/or float(s), standing alone and/or combined, to produce level indications with-in vacuum jacketed tank evacuated walls and/or vacuum jacketed tank evacuated segment(s) and cryogenic/liquified gas level. 
     
     
         28 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) liquefied gas level monitoring system, which will contain both high and low level warnings, high and low level alarms, High-High and Low-Low level trip(s) and/or system shut down(s) for networked vacuum jacketed tank controller(s) and/or processor(s) and/or control system(s). 
     
     
         29 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) guided wire radar device(s), for vacuum jacketed insulated cryogenic tank level(s) detection, within the vacuum jacketed cryogenic tank contents. 
     
     
         30 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) control system(s), access may use Bio-Metrics, via optical, ultrasonic, or magnetic system(s), such as Iris, finger print, and/or facial recognition at HMI’s or terminals, also magnetic, RFID, I.D. card scanning, to allow authorized users system(s) access. 
     
     
         31 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, an ultrasonic measurement device(s) may measure flow with-in internally and/or strapped on externally to flow line, for gas and/or liquefied gas flow detection and/or measure. 
     
     
         32 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) flow meters, may be a Coriolis mass flow meter with flow controller, which is temperature, pressure, and density compensated, may be Bi-directional flow meter, and may use control valve(s) for back pressure. 
     
     
         33 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, density compensated Coriolis mass flow meter, utilizing internal flexure measurement(s) via ultrasonic, optical, magnetic, and or Linear variable differential transformer/transmitter. 
     
     
         34 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) analyzer system(s) and/or spectrometer(s), and/or Ramen Spectrometry, and/or mass spectrometer, and/or optical tunable diode laser absorption light differential, and/or gas chromatograph for identification and/or quality control of cryogenic liquefied gas(s). 
     
     
         35 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) analyzer(s) and/or spectrometer(s), and/or Ramen Spectrometry, and/or mass spectrometer(s) and/or tunable diode laser absorption, and/or gas chromatograph, which may sample via inline slip stream, and/or submersed probe and/or Fiber optic probe and/or in-situ. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) analyzer(s) and/or Spectrometer(s) and/or spectroscopic device(s) may use fiber optic sensor(s) with fiber optic cable communications. 
     
     
         37 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, to be connected to transfer line(s) via flexible expansion joint and/or flexible hose for connection(s), providing tank Seismic and/or vibration isolation. 
     
     
         38 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, transfer line connection and/or adaptor coupler connection, detection device(s) may be magnetic, optical, ultrasonic, and/or tethered with micro-switch(s), for positive proof of connection(s) with-in transfer line, as pump starting permissive. 
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) fire monitoring and/or detection system, to communicate alarm to multiple contact(s), and/or relay to start fire pump(s)/ suppression system(s) upon fire detection. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel(2) fire detection sensor(s) may be an optical device to measure infrared and/or ultraviolet wavelengths, and/or flame flicker speed , standing alone and or combined, targeting methane and/or hydrogen flame profile(s). 
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) battery back-up system, for continuous power feed(s) to Process control system and Safety Instrumentation System. 
     
     
         42 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, an Emergency Stop system, can activate via push buttons, chord(s), cable(s), HMI stop, Voice activated receiver(s), all emergency devices will be double pole double throw, to alarm both Process Control and Safety Instrumented system(s) of E-Stop and to place cryogenic tank and/or transfer system into a safe state, including transfer system shut down and safe isolation of all transfer valves. 
     
     
         43 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) digital video monitoring and data/recording system, optical monitoring may use infrared and/or high speed camera(s) for detection of fire or explosion. 
     
     
         44 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage isolation control valves with actuators, positioners, and positive position feedback units. 
     
     
         45 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more, vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, isolation control valve(s) may be 2-way, 3-way, 4-way, back pressure regulating valve(s) and or multiport, pressure relief, pressure reducing, pressure regulating, breather valves, for system safe operations. 
     
     
         46 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s)for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage , a valve operation program, that compares valve output signal to the valve positioner, and the input signal from the positive position feedback positioner; the comparison of signal shall match, otherwise a valve position alarm indication. 
     
     
         47 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, storage isolation control valves may be actuated and/or operated by electric, pneumatic(s), hydraulic(s), spring(s) and/or weights. 
     
     
         48 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank (s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a Process Control System network communication(s) for PLC, Processor(s) Graphic processor unit(s) GPU’s, H.M.I’s, P.C’s, touch screen(s), joy-stick(s), micro-controller(s), controller(s), DCS, interface(s), peripheral(s), Instruments, power monitoring and/or spectrometer(s) and/or analyzer(s) and/or transferring system(s), U.P.S. system, battery storage monitoring, fire detection and/or monitoring, camera and/or video system(s), emergency stop devices and/or system(s), pump controls, compressor controls,, VFD’s controls, actuators, smart devices, transmitters, inputs and/or outputs, may be hard wired, may utilize signal diode(s), fiber optic, optical fiber, fiber optic cable, coax, coax RF, RFoF, wirelessly by radio and/or light, and/or O.W.C. for local communications, and/or Satellite communication(s),which may or may not communicate remotely. 
     
     
         49 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) communication system(s) and/or network(s) and/or processor(s), controllers, input(s) and out put device(s) to use inline diodes, for cyber security. 
     
     
         50 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s) for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage Safety Instrumented Control System, network communication(s) for PLC, Processor(s), Graphic processor unit(s)GPU’s, H.M.I’s, P.C’s, touch screen(s), joy-stick(s), micro-controller(s), controller(s), DCS, interface(s), peripheral(s), Instruments, power monitoring and/or spectrometer(s) and/or analyzer(s) and/or transferring system(s), U.P.S. system, battery storage monitoring, fire detection and/or monitoring, explosion detection system, camera and/or video system(s), emergency stop devices and/or system(s), pump controls, compressor controls,, VFD’s controls, actuators, smart devices, transmitters, inputs and/or outputs, may be hard wired, may use signal diode(s),fiber optic, optical fiber, fiber optic cable, coax, coax RF, RFoF, wirelessly by radio and/or light, and/or O.W.C. for remote and/or satellite and/or sat-com, and/or LAN, local communications, Safety instrumented system(s) may be isolated and/or firewalled from WAN networks. 
     
     
         51 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) explosion detection system may be hard wired, fiber optic, fiber optic cable, coax, coax RF, RFoF, wirelessly by radio and/or light, and/or O.W.C. for remote and/or satellite and/or sat-com, and/or LAN, local communication system, which will communicate and/or relay and/or trigger emergency stop/shut-down and alarms to plurality of controller(s) and devices. 
     
     
         52 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) explosion detection sensor(s), which shall measure sound(s) and/or acoustic(s) and/or pressure wave(s). 
     
     
         53 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage contains a duel (2) grounding systems, with safety interlocks, to prevent transfer(s) upon loss of ground, and/or stop transfers upon loss of ground. 
     
     
         54 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank (s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, a duel (2) lightening and/or arc detection and/or monitoring system. 
     
     
         55 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage system an elevator. 
     
     
         56 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tan(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage system, an elevator, a passenger elevator, and/or a cargo elevator. 
     
     
         57 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage system has an internal stairway down to liquefied gas storage tank floor. 
     
     
         58 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage system has duel (2) perimeter stairway(s) to the ground. 
     
     
         59 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage system, having a roof-top work hoist. 
     
     
         60 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank(s), , for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, duel (2) internal submersible pump(s), with a variable frequency drive, motor overloads, thermal protection, contactor operation and/or monitoring with magnetic, optical, and/or ultrasonic sensor(s), for liquefied gas transferring out of vacuum jacketed insulated storage tank(s). 
     
     
         61 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank line(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, utilizing an Isolation control valve design as per drawing #  6 -B, which contains two (2) inline Isolating two way control valves numbered # 411  and # 412  with positioners and Normally closed actuators, with positive position feedback positioners, and one (1) Back Pressure regulating valve # 413  (with optional Pressure Tap for valve operation), the Back pressure regulating valve # 413  may be self contained, with internal Differential Pressure operating the valve. The two (2) inline Isolation two (2) way control valves #  411  & # 412  will provide double inline flow isolation, for cryogenic compressed and/or liquefied gas fuelling and/or transfers; when cryogenic material is isolated between the two Isolation valves #  411  & # 412 , naturally occurring thermal expansion will occur, the pressure rise in this segment of Isolated transfer line will be reduced via the Back-pressure regulating valve #  413 , it will By-Pass valve # 412  and relieve into storage( and/orsupply) tank or recycle and/or looping and/or recirculating to a knock-out drum and/or gas combustion unit, in a compressed and/or liquefied gas exchange and or transfer and or fuelling system. 
     
     
         62 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank line(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, utilizing Isolation control valve design as per drawing #  6 -C, which contains two (2) inline Isolating two way control valves #  421  &  422  with positioners and Normally CLOSED actuators, and positive position feedback positioners, and One(1) Two (2) way Isolating control valve # 423  with positioner and Normally OPEN actuator, and positive position feed-back positioner. The two (2) inline Isolation two(2) way control valves #  421  & # 422  will provide double flow isolation, for cryogenic compressed and/or liquefied gas fuelling and/or transfers; when cryogenic material is isolated between the two Isolation valves, naturally occurring thermal expansion will occur, the pressure rise in this segment of Isolated transfer line, with(additional) pressure transmitter will signal increasing pressure, and at predetermined pressure rise will open single (2) way N.O. control valve #  423  automatically to allow expanding cryogenic material to pass thru to Bleed and/or regulate excess pressure reduction and By-pass Isolation valve # 422  and relieve into storage( and/or supply) tank, or recycle, re-circulate, loop, and/or knock-out drum and/or gas combustion unit. This control valve design,#  6 -C, is also beneficial for system transfer line(s)cool down operation(s) via the recycling, recirculating, diverting, by-pass path, via control valve # 423  manual operation for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas transferring line(s). 
     
     
         63 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank line(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage , an Isolation control valve design as per drawing #  6 -D, which contains two (2) inline Isolating two way control valves #  431  &#  432  with positioners and Normally closed actuators, and positive position feedback positioners, and one (1) Back Pressure regulating valve #  434  (with optional Pressure Tap for valve operation), this Back pressure regulating valve # 434  may be self contained, and/or internal Differential Pressure operating valve. Also, an additional Two (2) way isolation control valve # 433  , with positioner, Normally open actuator, with a positive position feedback positioner. The two (2) inline Isolation two (2) way control valves # 431  & # 432  will provide double inline flow isolation, for cryogenic compressed and/or liquefied gas fuelling and/or transfers; if cryogenic material is isolated between the two Isolation valves # 431  & # 432 , naturally occurring thermal expansion will occur, the pressure rise in this segment of Isolated transfer line, with (additional) pressure transmitter will signal increasing pressure, and at predetermined pressure rise will open two (2) way control valve #  433  automatically to allow cryogenic material to pass thru Back pressure regulation valve #  434  for cryogenic expansion relief pressure to By-Pass Valve # 432  and relieve into storage(and/or supply) tank and/or recycle, re-circulate, loop to knock-out drum and/or gas combustion unit in a compressed and/or liquefied gas exchange and or transfer and or fuelling system. 
     
     
         64 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising one or more vacuum jacketed insulated tank line(s), for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas storage, an Isolation control valve design as per drawing #  6 -E, which contains two (2) Isolating control valves # 441  &  442  (1)one -(2) way valve and (1) one -(3) way valve, both with positioners and Normally closed actuators, and positive position feedback positioners. The two (2) inline Isolation control valves # 441  & # 442  will provide double inline flow isolation, for cryogenic compressed and/or liquefied gas fuelling and/or process and/or transfers, when thru Flow is stopped/by-passed/diverted the two way inline control valve # 441  will close for isolation, and the three way valve# 442  will Isolate the receiver tank flow and open to the by-pass/divert/re-route to recycle/re-circulation line to prevent naturally occurring thermal expansion pressure build up. This control valve design,#  6 -E, is also beneficial for system transfer line(s)cool down operation(s) via the recycling, recirculating, diverting, by-pass path, via control valve #442 manual routing operation, for cryogenic gas and/or liquefied gas transferring line(s).

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