Patent ID: 6497755
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: B01D

Abstract:
A gas fractionalization system comprising:a compressor having an inlet adapted to receive a flow of air from an ambient environment; a gas fractionalization system operatively coupled to the compressor to receive the flow of pressurized air and to separate such air into components including a concentrated gas, the gas fractionalization system having an outlet; a product chamber operatively coupled to the outlet of the gas fractionalization system so as to receive the concentrated gas from the gas fractionalization system; and a control system associated with the compressor, the control system comprising: a sensor operatively coupled to the product chamber so as to monitor pressure levels within the product chamber, a multi-positional valve operatively coupled to the compressor inlet to regulate the flow of air to the compressor, and a valve controller operatively coupled to the sensor and the multi-positional valve, wherein the valve controller automatically controls a position of the multi-positional valve based on the monitored pressure in the product chamber so as to regulate a quantity of air into the inlet of the compressor.