EP3403019B1 - Installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz - Google Patents

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EP3403019B1
EP3403019B1 EP16788418.8A EP16788418A EP3403019B1 EP 3403019 B1 EP3403019 B1 EP 3403019B1 EP 16788418 A EP16788418 A EP 16788418A EP 3403019 B1 EP3403019 B1 EP 3403019B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C5/00—Methods or apparatus for filling containers with liquefied, solidified, or compressed gases under pressures
    • F17C5/002—Automated filling apparatus
    • F17C5/005—Automated filling apparatus for gas bottles, such as on a continuous belt or on a merry-go-round
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2223/01—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the phase
    • F17C2223/0107—Single phase
    • F17C2223/0123—Single phase gaseous, e.g. CNG, GNC
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2223/00—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel
    • F17C2223/03—Handled fluid before transfer, i.e. state of fluid when stored in the vessel or before transfer from the vessel characterised by the pressure level
    • F17C2223/036—Very high pressure (>80 bar)
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2227/00—Transfer of fluids, i.e. method or means for transferring the fluid; Heat exchange with the fluid
    • F17C2227/04—Methods for emptying or filling
    • F17C2227/047—Methods for emptying or filling by repeating a process cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2250/0421—Mass or weight of the content of the vessel
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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    • F17C2250/0404—Parameters indicated or measured
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2250/00—Accessories; Control means; Indicating, measuring or monitoring of parameters
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    • F17C2250/0404—Parameters indicated or measured
    • F17C2250/0443—Flow or movement of content
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
    • F17C2250/00—Accessories; Control means; Indicating, measuring or monitoring of parameters
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F17—STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS
    • F17C—VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES; FIXED-CAPACITY GAS-HOLDERS; FILLING VESSELS WITH, OR DISCHARGING FROM VESSELS, COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED, OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
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  • the present invention concerns a method for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar in an automatic gas cylinder filling facility, an automatic gas cylinder filling facility and use of an automatic gas cylinder filling facility.
  • Gas cylinders with pressures over 50 bar are presently filled entirely manually.
  • the applied method entails that the cylinders are to be sorted such that they have the same height, diameter and same content in the cylinder. It is an extensive manual work in which the cylinders are to be lifted out of the baskets in which they are transported. When the cylinders have been sorted and have the same height, diameter and contents, they are lifted in baskets up to the defined height where filler adapters for screwing on the valves are suspended vertically and are here screwed on manually. The filling is commenced, taking typically 10-15 minutes for 12 cylinders, depending on the size and contents of the cylinders. The filler adapters are screwed off the cylinder valves manually, and the filled cylinders are moved away.
  • Gas cylinders for industrial and medical use are typically steel cylinders, aluminium cylinders or composite cylinders that are filled to pressures of 200 or 300 bar.
  • the cylinders exist in a number of different sizes from 1 litre up to 80 litres. This means that there is a great variation in diameter and height, and of course weight.
  • the heaviest cylinders weigh up to 100 kg, and the lightest down to 1.5 kg.
  • the light cylinders are typically those used for medical gases for the reason that they in some situations are carried by the user.
  • the number of variants is less for medical gases; the standards describe 9 different types of gases, meaning gases and mixtures of gases.
  • the variation in the consumption to be delivered by cylinder and valve is very great. This is due to the fact that patients are very different, as new-born infants, adult males and women require very different dosage of oxygen and anaesthetic gases.
  • the issue here is the many different flow settings going from 0.1 1/min up to 25 1/min, with a large number of different settings there between.
  • the gas cylinders are filled with gas by the gas companies, and the cylinders are typically distributed to the customers by car and are typically also collected by car.
  • a gas company can have a number of filling stations in a country, depending on the size of the country and the number of gas cylinders in use.
  • a typical filling station for industrial use fills from 500,000 to 2,000,000 cylinders per year. As an average, an industrial cylinder of 50 litres is typically filled two times a year. Medical cylinders are typically filled four to eight times a year, given that they are somewhat smaller in volume.
  • the cylinders are sorted such that they all have the same height and diameter. They are also sorted such that the contents are the same in all cylinders.
  • All cylinders are placed in a basket before filling.
  • the basket has the purpose of enabling transport of several cylinders in a secure and economical way.
  • the basket is also used during filling, where the filling starts by elevating the basket such that all the cylinder valves are at the same height. This means that a basket with low cylinders are lifted higher than a basket with high cylinders.
  • An operator now screws a filler adapter on the discharge thread of each single valve, forming a pneumatically tight connection between the filler adapter and the valve until all the cylinders, typically 12 or 16 cylinders, are connected to the same manifold.
  • a medical cylinder comprises a valve and a cylinder as well as the contents.
  • the content of the cylinder is regarded as a medicament and is covered by rules for medicaments.
  • Valve and cylinder are regarded as medical equipment and is to be labelled according to various directives and standards in Europe.
  • the modern valves include a valve with shutoff for the cylinder, a pressure regulating unit and a unit for setting various flows.
  • the present processes for filling and check of medical gases include:
  • the leakage check with leak spray is not performed in some cases since it is timeconsuming to stand looking at soap bubbles.
  • the residual gas check cannot be performed as required by the rules, as all cylinders are connected to the same manifold and each cylinder is therefore not checked separately, but all cylinders, typically 12 or 16 cylinders, are checked at once.
  • the residual gas function is essential as the time limit for checking cylinders is up to 15 years. This is a consequence of the valve having a residual gas function, thereby ensuring that no moisture can enter the cylinder as there is always a positive pressure in the cylinder, meaning that the cylinder cannot be emptied.
  • DE 23 32 665 A1 discloses an automatic gas cylinder filling facility for filling gas on gas cylinders, wherein the facility includes a filling carousel with at least one filling station, where the at least one filling station includes at least one gas cylinder retaining device, a geometric gas cylinder positioning system, a filler adapter and a gas filling unit.
  • EP 0 537 094 A1 discloses an automatic gas cylinder filling facility for filling gas on gas cylinders, wherein the facility includes a filling carousel with at least one filling station, where the at least one filling station includes at least one gas cylinder retaining device, a geometric gas cylinder positioning system, a filler adapter and a gas filling unit.
  • the invention has the object, among others, of providing documentation of the following:
  • the invention has also the object of filling and checking the medical gases such that:
  • the invention opens for automatic diagnostic of the condition of the cylinder, externally as well as internally, thereby saving the very costly re-testing of the cylinder typically every 15 years.
  • the invention hereby provides possibility of scanning the surface externally and analysing the material thickness of the steel/aluminium by scanners and ultrasound.
  • the invention is completely unique given that there is no solution to filling industrial and medical gas cylinders with high pressure of e.g. 200 and 300 bar.
  • LPG liquid petroleum gases
  • cylinders for combustible gases typically used e.g. for a garden grill are filled with liquid LPG gas, and the pressure is 16 bar at normal temperature, where cylinders are filled manually in e.g. pallets, where an operator is to mount/dismount filler adapters, open/close the valves manually or by means of a tool such as a spanner.
  • the above mentioned object is achieved by a method for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar in an automatic gas cylinder filling facility as described in the introduction and in the preamble of claim 1, the method including at least the following steps:
  • the invention also concerns a method for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar in an automatic gas cylinder filling facility, wherein the placing of the gas cylinder in the filling carousel includes placing in a loading station of the filling carousel, wherein step a. of the method further includes at least the following step:
  • the invention also concerns a method for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar in an automatic gas cylinder filling facility, wherein the gas cylinder is moved in stepwise manner to the first filling station, wherein method step b. further includes at least the following steps:
  • a measuring unit is here meant either a measuring unit that is physically functioning by contact, e.g. by means of a sensor finger, or a touch-free sensor unit operating without contact, e.g. by using a laser.
  • a touch-free sensor unit operating without contact, e.g. by using a laser.
  • an automatic gas cylinder filling facility there is only used measuring units that operate by physical contact; in a second method and a second embodiment of an automatic gas cylinder filling facility there is only used touch-free measuring units; and in a third method and a third embodiment of an automatic gas cylinder filling facility there is used a combination of such measuring units.
  • Measuring sensors for the X-, Y-, and Z-axes now detects the filler neck of the cylinder valve with a measuring unit, after which a motor rotates the gas cylinder until the discharge connection now is standing perpendicularly to the filling station. Motors are elevating and lowering the gas cylinder along the Z-axis as well.
  • a measuring sensor indicates how large the discharge connection is in the X- and Y-directions, and the controller now knows precisely where the cylinder valve is positioned in a 3-dimensional coordinate system. All positions become fixed when they are found.
  • the invention also concerns a method for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar in an automatic gas cylinder filling facility, wherein a filler adapter is fitted with screw thread corresponding to the gas in question, wherein method step c. further includes at least the following steps:
  • the filler adapter When the filler adapter is on the valve, the filler adapter can be connected on all subsequent stations and be filled with gas at pressures greater than 50 bar.
  • the cylinders are filled one by one in different steps.
  • the filler adapters are disposed in the vicinity of the gas cylinder valves such that they can be gripped and screwed into the filler neck of the cylinders. Filler adapters with different connecting threads can therefore be mounted, and since they sit in a holder they can easily be fetched automatically and also be screwed on automatically. After use they are screwed off and placed again in respective holders.
  • a filler adapter is mounted automatically with different screw thread depending on national standard for the gas in question.
  • the filler adapter is connected with a ball lock that can withstand pressures over 500 bar.
  • the invention also concerns a method for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar in an automatic gas cylinder filling facility, wherein before, during and after method step d. in which the gas cylinder is filled, the method further includes at least one of following steps, which is documented:
  • the invention also concerns a method for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar in an automatic gas cylinder filling facility, wherein the gas cylinder is filled, where the method after step d. further includes at least one of following steps:
  • the invention also concerns an automatic gas cylinder filling facility for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar, wherein the facility includes a filling carousel with multiple filling stations, where the at least one filling station includes at least one gas cylinder retaining device, a geometric gas cylinder positioning system, a filler adapter and a gas filling unit.
  • the filling facility is special in that the filling carousel comprises filler adapters, which each comprise a non-return valve, which filler adapters are provided to be mounted on each of the gas cylinders during their passage of the filling stations and which filler adapters can be connected to each of all subsequent filling stations during filling gas into the cylinders.
  • the invention also concerns an automatic gas cylinder filling facility for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar, wherein the facility further includes a cylinder placing and removing unit and a loading station.
  • the invention also concerns an automatic gas cylinder filling facility for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar, wherein the geometrical positioning system at least includes a height adjusting sensor and a filler neck positioning unit with a measuring unit.
  • the filler neck positioning unit then detects the filler neck of the cylinder valve with a measuring unit, after which a motor rotates the gas cylinder clockwise or counterclockwise, depending on what is most expedient, until the discharge connection now is directed perpendicularly to the filling station.
  • a motor rotates the gas cylinder clockwise or counterclockwise, depending on what is most expedient, until the discharge connection now is directed perpendicularly to the filling station.
  • the gas cylinder position is fine-adjusted in that motors lift and lower the gas cylinder according to the signals of the measuring unit.
  • the invention also concerns use of an automatic gas cylinder filling unit for filling gas on gas cylinders with pressures greater than 50 bar according to the method claims 1 to 6 and the facility according to claims 7 to 9 for filling gas cylinders with medical gases.
  • the invention also concerns a system for controlling and regulating the facility, including various technical elements such as microprocessors, sensors, timers, motors and actuators, all of which are not mentioned in the description but which the skilled in the art will understand are necessary for invention to operate according to purpose.
  • FIG. 1 appears an automatic gas cylinder filling facility 1 where a gas cylinder 2 by means of a gas cylinder placing and removing unit 3 is supplied to a filling carousel 4 by placing in a loading station 5, from where it is later stepped to the various filling stations 6 of the filling carousel.
  • FIG. 2 A detail of the facility 1 with a loading station 5 and a filling station 6 is seen on Fig. 2 , where a rotary positioning motor 7 is disposed under the cylinder 2, whereas a height positioning motor 8 is disposed above the cylinder 2.
  • the filling carousel 4 of the facility is seen on Fig. 3 , the part of the facility 1 rotating about a central vertical axis of rotation 9, whereas the remaining part of the facility 2 is stationary. It appears that there are eight stations on the shown filling carousel 4, namely loading station 5 and seven filling stations 6, with a cylinder 2 placed on the shown stations.
  • Fig. 4 appears one of the stations of the facility, where a cylinder 2 is placed and retained by a lower retaining device 10 and an upper retaining device 11.
  • the lower retaining device 10 is connected to the shown rotating device 12 driven by a rotary position motor 7 (shown on Fig. 2 ).
  • the lower retaining device 10 is also connected to a support holder 13 which by means of the spindles 14 driven by the height positioning motor 8 (shown on Fig. 2 ) can be moved up and down along the rails 15.
  • the Figure shows a number of filler adapters 16 disposed at either side of the filler neck 17 of the cylinder, flow regulation 18 and protection device 19 in the form of a bracket.
  • the upper retaining device 11 of a station with filler adapters 16.
  • the upper retaining device 11 includes a first gripper 20 and a second gripper 21, both with two rollers 22 such that the cylinder 2 is held between the four rollers 22 in total.
  • the rollers 22 enable rotation of the lower retaining device 10 by means of the rotary position motor 7 whereby the cylinder 2 can be rotated on the rollers 22 to the desired position without any problems.
  • the first gripper 20 and the second gripper 21 can by means of a slide 23 also be moved towards or away from each other driven by a motor not shown on the Figure.
  • a filling station 6 with measuring equipment in the form of a height adjusting sensor 24, a filler neck positioning unit 25 and in addition a screwgun 26 and a gas filling unit 27 and furthermore a cylinder valve opening/closing unit 28 as seen from above, facing the cylinder 2 and the filler neck 17 of the cylinder.
  • Fig. 7 the measuring equipment shown on Fig. 6 appears in the form of a height adjusting sensor 24, a filler neck positioning unit 25 and in addition a screwgun 26 and a gas filling unit 27 and furthermore a cylinder valve opening/closing unit 28 as seen in perspective view.
  • the features indicated on Fig. 7 are further seen in greater detail on Figs. 8 to 11 .
  • Fig. 8 appears a height adjusting sensor 24 in perspective view; on Fig. 9 is seen a filler neck positioning unit 25 with a measuring unit 29 (here in the form of a measuring finger) in perspective view; on Fig. 10 appears a screwgun 26 for screwing filler adapters 16 in perspective view; and on Fig. 11 is seen a gas filling unit 27 with an overlying cylinder valve opening/closing unit 28 in perspective view.
  • Fig. 12 appears a unit on a gas cylinder 2 with i.a. flow regulation 18, protection device 19, flow outlet 30, discharge connection 31, manometer 32 and handwheel shutoff 33.
  • Fig. 13 appears a filler adapter 16 with a non-return valve 34 preventing the supplied gas from oozing from the gas cylinder again.

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  1. Procédé de remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar dans une installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1), dans lequel le procédé comporte au moins les étapes suivantes :
    a. une bouteille de gaz (2) est placée dans un carrousel de remplissage (4), le carrousel de remplissage ayant de multiples stations de remplissage ;
    b. la bouteille de gaz (2) est positionnée au moyen d'un système de positionnement géométrique ;
    c. un adaptateur de remplissage (16) comprenant un clapet anti-retour (34) est monté sur la bouteille de gaz (2) ;
    d. la bouteille de gaz (2) est remplie par étapes lorsque que le carrousel est mis en rotation par étapes au-delà des stations de remplissage de manière progressive en connectant l'adaptateur de remplissage sur toutes les stations de remplissage suivantes, moyennant quoi la bouteille de gaz est alors remplie de gaz ; et
    e. le clapet anti-retour (34) est fermé avec un certain moment après le remplissage.
  2. Procédé de remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar dans une installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1) selon la revendication 1, dans lequel le positionnement de la bouteille de gaz (2) dans le carrousel de remplissage (4) comporte un positionnement dans une station de chargement (5) du carrousel de remplissage (4), où l'étape de procédé a. comporte en outre au moins l'étape suivante :
    □ la bouteille de gaz (2) est retenue en bas et en haut au moyen de dispositifs de retenue.
  3. Procédé de remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar dans une installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1) selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel la bouteille de gaz (2) est déplacée de manière progressive vers la première station de remplissage (6),
    dans lequel l'étape de procédé b. comporte en outre au moins les étapes suivantes :
    □ un capteur de réglage de hauteur (24) détecte la hauteur de la bouteille de gaz (2), où la hauteur est réglée de manière approximative au moyen de moteurs entraînant les dispositifs de retenue et ainsi la bouteille de gaz (2) vers le haut ou vers le bas, en fonction de la hauteur détectée par le capteur de réglage ;
    □ une unité de mesure (29) mesure la soupape sur laquelle se trouve le goulot de remplissage (17), après quoi la bouteille de gaz (2) est mise en rotation au moyen d'un moteur jusqu'à une position à laquelle le goulot de remplissage (17) de la bouteille de gaz (2) est perpendiculaire à l'unité de mesure (29) ;
    □ l'unité de mesure (29) mesure alors la position verticale de la soupape, et la hauteur est réglée précisément au moyen des moteurs entraînant les dispositifs de retenue et ainsi la bouteille de gaz (2) vers le haut ou vers le bas, en fonction de la hauteur détectée par l'unité de mesure (29) ; et
    l'unité de mesure (29) mesure le déplacement horzontale de la soupape.
  4. Procédé de remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar dans une installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3,
    dans lequel un adaptateur de remplissage (16) est équipé d'un filetage correspondant au gaz en question, dans lequel l'étape de procédé c. comporte en outre au moins les étapes suivantes :
    □ l'adaptateur de remplissage (16) est automatiquement saisi et vissé sur le goulot de remplissage (17) de la soupape automatiquement lorsque la position de la soupape est complètement connue et fixe ;
    □ une douille avec une connexion par joint torique est déplacée automatiquement sur l'adaptateur de remplissage (16) et exécute une connexion complètement étanche pneumatiquement ; et
    □ le moment appliqué est commandé pendant le vissage de l'adaptateur de remplissage (16).
  5. Procédé de remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar dans une installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4,
    dans lequel avant, pendant et après l'étape de procédé d. dans laquelle la bouteille de gaz (2) est remplie, le procédé comporte en outre au moins l'une des étapes suivantes, qui est documentée :
    □ la soupape de la bouteille est fermée par un moment donné ;
    □ la soupape est fermée et testée pour les fuites ;
    □ la pureté du gaz et la teneur en humidité du gaz sont mesurées.
  6. Procédé de remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar dans une installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5,
    dans lequel la bouteille de gaz (2) est remplie, dans lequel le procédé après l'étape d. comporte en outre au moins l'une des étapes suivantes :
    □ la bouteille est mise en rotation au moyen d'un moteur et un appareil à ultrasons est déplacé de haut en bas de la bouteille, mesurant l'épaisseur du matériau ;
    □ la bouteille est mise en rotation au moyen d'un moteur et une inspection externe de la surface de la bouteille est effectuée par une caméra 3D.
  7. Installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1) pour le remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 6, dans laquelle l'installation comporte un carrousel de remplissage (4) avec de multiples stations de remplissage (6), où les multiples stations de remplissage (6) comportent au moins un dispositif de retenue de bouteille de gaz (2), un système de positionnement géométrique de bouteille de gaz (2) et une unité de remplissage de gaz (27), dans laquelle le carrousel de remplissage (4) comprend des adaptateurs de remplissage (16), qui comprennent chacun un clapet anti-retour (34), lesquels adaptateurs de remplissage (16) sont prévus pour être montés sur chacune des bouteilles de gaz (2) lors de leur passage des stations de remplissage (6) et lesquels adaptateurs de remplissage (16) peuvent être connectés à chacune de toutes les stations de remplissage suivantes (6) pendant le remplissage de gaz dans les bouteilles.
  8. Installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1) pour le remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar selon la revendication 7, dans laquelle l'installation comporte en outre une unité de placement et de retrait de bouteille (3) et une station de chargement (5).
  9. Installation de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (1) pour le remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar selon la revendication 7 ou 8, dans laquelle le système de positionnement géométrique comporte au moins un capteur de réglage de hauteur (24) et une unité de positionnement de goulot de remplissage (17) avec une unité de mesure (29).
  10. Utilisation d'une unité de remplissage automatique de bouteille de gaz (2) pour le remplissage de gaz sur des bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des pressions supérieures à 50 bar selon le procédé des revendications 1 à 6 et installation selon les revendications 7 à 9 pour le remplissage de bouteilles de gaz (2) avec des gaz médicaux.
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