[특허]Apparatus and method of providing concentrated product gas

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Apparatus and method of providing concentrated product gas

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	B01D-053/02
미국특허분류(USC)	095/022; 095/023; 095/096; 095/148; 096/113; 096/130; 096/421; 096/422; 128/205.12; 128/205.27
출원번호	UP-0522683 (2006-09-18)
등록번호	US-7722700 (2010-06-14)
발명자 / 주소	Sprinkle, Thomas
출원인 / 주소	Invacare Corporation
대리인 / 주소	Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
인용정보	피인용 횟수 : 43 인용 특허 : 21

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Component gas is separated from a gas mixture. Component gas flow rate, or demand, is determined. One or more gas separator operating parameters is changed based on the component gas flow rate. For example, gas flow rate can be approximated by measuring a rate of pressure decay of a product tank during a time period in which the tank is not being replenished by the separating system. When it is determined that the flow rate is relatively low, operating parameters of the separating system are changed to improve system performance with the lower demand. Fo...

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of providing a breathing gas comprising: separating a component gas from a gas mixture; determining a rate of flow of the component gas, wherein this step comprises: measuring at least a first and a second pressure associated with the output of a component gas tank, wherein the first and second pressure measurements are made separate in time and when substantially no component gas enters the tank; comparing the first and second pressure measurements and correlating the first and second pressure comparison to a rate of flow of component gas; and adjusting the separation of the component gas from the gas mixture based on the rate of flow of the component gas. 2. The method of claim 1 wherein comparing the first and second pressure measurements comprises determining a decay in component gas pressure. 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of separating a component gas from a gas mixture is performed by passing the gas mixture alternately through one of a plurality of pressure swing adsorption sieves and wherein the step of adjusting the separation of the component gas from the gas mixture is performed by adjusting a duration of time during which the gas mixture is passed through an active sieve. 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of separating a component gas from a gas mixture is performed with a gas separating system that includes a pair of pressure swing adsorption sieve beds that alternately separate the component gas from the gas mixture, wherein an inlet of each sieve bed is selectively connected, via a crossover valve, to an exhaust port and a pressurized gas source, and wherein an outlet of each sieve bed is selectively connected to a component gas outlet and further wherein the outlet of each sieve bed is selectively connected to the outlet of the other sieve bed by a pressure equalization valve and wherein the gas separating system periodically performs a sieve bed switching cycle comprising actuating the pressure equalization valve for a pressure equalization actuation period such that output component gas from an active sieve bed is used to flush byproducts from an inactive sieve bed and actuating the crossover valve to connect the inactive bed to the pressurized gas source and the active bed to the exhaust port; and wherein the step of adjusting the separation of the component gas is performed by commencing the switching cycle when the present pressure reaches a target component gas pressure. 5. The method of claim 2 wherein the step of determining a decay comprises determining a rate of decay of component gas pressure during at least a portion of the pressure equalization valve actuation period. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein the rate of decay of component gas is determined by comparing the first pressure measured just after opening of the pressure equalization valve to the second pressure measured after closing of the pressure equalization valve. 7. The method of claim 4 further comprising the step of selecting a target component gas pressure selecting a first target component gas pressure when the present component gas pressure exceeds a first threshold component gas pressure and selecting a second target component gas pressure when the present component gas pressure is below a second threshold component gas pressure. 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the first target component gas pressure is greater than the second target component gas pressure. 9. The method of claim 1 wherein the first pressure measurement comprises a pressure measurement when a pressure equalization valve is substantially open. 10. The method of claim 1 wherein the second pressure measurement comprises a pressure measurement when a pressure equalization valve is substantially closed. 11. The method of claim 9 wherein the second pressure measurement comprises a pressure measurement when the pressure equalization valve is substantially closed. 12. The method of claim 1 wherein the first and second pressure measurements are made only when substantially no component gas enters the tank. 13. A system for separating a component gas from a gas mixture comprising: a gas mixture compressor; a component gas separator that separates component gas from the gas mixture; a component gas tank having an output; a pressure sensor associated with the output of the component gas tank; a controller comprising logic configured to: measure a first and a second pressure from the pressure sensor wherein the first and second pressure measurements are measured when substantially no component gas enters the tank; and compare the first and second pressure measurements and correlate the first and second pressure comparison to a rate of flow of component gas; and wherein the component gas separator adjusts at least one operation parameter based on the rate of flow of component gas. 14. The method of claim 13 wherein the first and second pressure measurements are made only when substantially no component gas enters the tank. 15. The system of claim 14 wherein the component gas separator includes at least two pressure swing adsorption sieves that alternately separate the gas mixture according to a sieve timing scheme and wherein the gas separator adjusts the timing scheme based on the component gas flow rate. 16. The system of claim 14 wherein the logic to compare the first and second pressure measurements comprises logic to determine a decay in pressure. 17. The system of claim 14 comprising: a component gas outlet that supplies component gas to a user; wherein the component gas separator comprises: a pair of pressure swing adsorption sieve beds each having a sieve inlet that is selectively connected to a source of pressurized atmospheric gas and an exhaust vent and a sieve outlet that is selectively connected to the component gas outlet; a pressure equalization valve disposed between the sieve outlets that selectively connects the outlets of the sieve beds to one another during a pressure equalization valve actuation period; a crossover valve disposed between the sieve inlets that selectively connects one of the sieve beds to the exhaust port and the other of the sieve beds to the pressurized atmospheric gas source; a sieve bed switching cycle controller adapted to actuate the pressure equalization valve to place the sieve outlets in communication with one another when the present component gas pressure reaches a target component gas pressure and to actuate the crossover valve to place an active sieve bed in communication with the exhaust port and an inactive sieve bed in communication with the pressurized atmospheric gas source; and a target component gas pressure selector that determines a rate of flow of component gas out of the component gas outlet and selects the target component gas pressure based on the rate of flow. 18. The system of claim 17 wherein the sieve bed switching cycle controller comprises a microprocessor having microprocessor-executable instructions stored thereon for actuating the pressure equalization valve when the target component pressure is reached. 19. The system of claim 17 wherein the target component gas pressure selector comprises a microprocessor having microprocessor-executable instructions stored thereon for: determining a rate of decay of component gas outlet pressure during at least a portion of the pressure equalization valve actuation period; correlating the rate of decay to a rate of flow of component gas out of the component gas outlet; and selecting a target component gas pressure based on the rate of flow of component gas. 20. A method of providing a breathing gas comprising: separating a component gas from a gas mixture; determining a rate of flow of the component gas, wherein this step comprises: measuring at least a first and a second pressure associated with the output of a component gas tank, wherein the first and second pressure measurements are made separate in time and based on the state of a pressure equalization valve; comparing the first and second pressure measurements and correlating the first and second pressure comparison to a rate of flow of component gas; and adjusting the separation of the component gas from the gas mixture based on the rate of flow of the component gas. 21. The method of claim 20 wherein the first pressure measurement comprises a pressure measurement when the pressure equalization valve is substantially open. 22. The method of claim 20 wherein the second pressure measurement comprises a pressure measurement when the pressure equalization valve is substantially closed. 23. The method of claim 21 wherein the second pressure measurement comprises a pressure measurement when the pressure equalization valve is substantially closed.

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