Method and apparatus for compressing gas in a plurality of stages to a storage tank array having a plurality of storage tanks
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Feb 6, 2024
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Aug 18, 2022
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Oct 4, 2021
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May 2, 2011
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A method and apparatus for compressing gases and supplying fuel to a gaseous fuel consuming device, such as a gaseous fueled vehicle or the like. One embodiment includes a gas compressor for compressing the gaseous fuel to an array of tanks having predetermined initial set points which are increasing for tanks in the array. One embodiment provides a selecting valve having first and second families of ports wherein the valve can be operated to select a plurality of ports from the first family to be fluidly connected with a plurality of ports with the second family, and such fluid connections can be changed by operation of the valve.
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