Patent ID: 8763956

Claim:
Refueling equipment for refueling an aircraft, the refueling equipment comprising a pipe provided with connecting means for connecting onto an intake port of a fuel tank of an aircraft and, at or in the vicinity of the connection means to the aircraft, determination means for determining the value of at least one parameter representative of a flow of fuel passing through the connection means, the equipment also including: at least one receiver onboard the refueling equipment, transmitting means for transmitting, to the receiver, a signal representative of the at least one parameter value predetermined by the determination means, and an electronic unit for receiving, from the receiver, a signal representative of the at least one parameter and for driving at least one flow control and monitoring device in accordance with the signal received from the receiver, and wherein the determination means determines a value of a pressure of the flow of fuel, and the transmitting means sends to the receiver a signal representative of the value of the pressure determined by the determination means and, wherein the electronic unit compares the value of the pressure to a reference value and to correct or limit the value of the pressure of the flow of fuel if the value of the pressure is greater than the reference value.