Fuel gas supply system of gas engine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9234485-B2
Application number	US-201113880420-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2011
Priority date	Oct 19, 2010
Publication date	Jan 12, 2016
Grant date	Jan 12, 2016

Abstract

The present invention provides a fuel gas supply system of a gas engine capable of supplying to a fuel gas supply unit a fuel gas of constant pressure which fluctuates little. In a fuel gas supply system, a high-pressure tank and a gas injector are connected to each other by a supply passage, and an electromagnetic pressure regulating valve is provided on the supply passage. The electromagnetic pressure regulating valve is configured to regulate the pressure of the gas, flowing through the supply passage, to pressure corresponding to a current supplied to the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve. The gas pressure downstream of the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve is detected by a low-pressure-side pressure sensor. A controller is electrically connected to the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve. The controller controls the current supplied to the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve such that pressure detected by the low-pressure-side pressure sensor becomes predetermined target pressure.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A fuel gas supply system of a gas engine, the fuel gas supply system being configured to supply a fuel gas to the gas engine, the fuel gas supply system comprising:
a fuel gas supply unit configured to supply the fuel gas to the gas engine;
a supply passage configured to connect a high-pressure tank configured to store the fuel gas of high pressure and the fuel gas supply unit;
an electromagnetic pressure regulating valve provided on the supply passage and configured to regulate pressure of the fuel gas, flowing through the supply passage, to pressure corresponding to a current supplied to the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve;
a control unit configured to control the current supplied to the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve; and
a low-pressure-side pressure detecting unit provided closer to the fuel gas supply unit than the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve and configured to detect the pressure of the fuel gas,
wherein the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve is a normally closed valve configured to close the supply passage when the current supplied from the control unit is stopped;
wherein the control unit controls the current such that gas pressure detected by the low-pressure-side pressure detecting unit becomes predetermined target pressure,
wherein the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve includes:
a housing including a valve passage connecting a primary port connected to the high-pressure tank and a secondary port connected to the gas engine,
a valve body provided in the housing and configured to move between a closed position where the valve body closes the valve passage and an open position the valve body opens the valve passage to control an open degree of the valve passage,
a return spring configured to bias the valve body in a direction toward the closed position,
an electron proportional solenoid configured to apply a magnetizing force, corresponding to the current supplied from the control unit, to the valve body to cause the valve body to move in a direction toward the open position,
a bearing member interposed between the valve body and the housing and configured to support the valve body such that the valve body is able to slide between the closed position and the open position, and
a first sealing member and a second sealing member configured to respectively seal both sides of the bearing member;

wherein a pressure return chamber connected to the secondary port is formed in the housing, and
wherein the second sealing member applies an acting force, corresponding to internal pressure of the pressure return chamber, to the valve body to cause the valve body to move in the direction toward the closed position.

2. The fuel gas supply system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the valve body includes a secondary side pressure receiving portion on which pressure of the secondary port acts in a direction in which the valve body moves toward the open position and a pressure return chamber side pressure receiving portion on which pressure of the pressure return chamber acts in a direction in which the valve body moves toward the closed position; and
a pressure receiving area of the pressure return chamber side pressure receiving portion is larger than a pressure receiving area of the secondary side pressure receiving portion.

3. The fuel gas supply system according to claim 1 , wherein:
the valve body includes a first pressure receiving surface on which pressure of the primary port acts in a direction in which the valve body moves toward the open position and a second pressure receiving surface on which the pressure of the primary port acts in a direction in which the valve body moves toward the closed position; and
a pressure receiving area of the first pressure receiving surface and a pressure receiving area of the second pressure receiving surface are substantially equal to each other.

4. The fuel gas supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the low-pressure-side pressure detecting unit is provided near the gas supply unit.

5. The fuel gas supply system according to claim 1 , wherein when the gas pressure detected by the low-pressure-side pressure detecting unit becomes predetermined allowable pressure or higher, the control unit stops the current supplied to the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve.

6. The fuel gas supply system according to claim 1 , further comprising an electromagnetic on-off valve provided on the supply passage so as to be located upstream of the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve and configured to be able to shut off supply of the fuel gas to the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve.

7. The fuel gas supply system according to claim 1 , wherein the electromagnetic pressure regulating valve is included in an in tank type or on tank type container main valve provided at a supply port of the high-pressure tank.

Assignees

• Ninomiya Makoto
• Nomichi Kaoru
• Suzuki Yutaka
• Kawasaki Heavy Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Ninomiya Makoto
• Nomichi Kaoru
• Suzuki Yutaka

Classifications

• F02M21/0242

  Shut-off valves; Check valves; Safety valves; Pressure relief valves · CPC title

• Y02T10/32

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• F02M51/00 Primary

  Fuel-injection apparatus characterised by being operated electrically · CPC title

• G05D16/2013

  using throttling means as controlling means · CPC title

• F02M21/0239 Primary

  Pressure or flow regulators therefor · CPC title