Feb. 11, 1941. K. R. D.

Wolfe 2,231,696
GAS PRESSURE BOOSTER SYSTEM
Filed Dec. 28, 1938 2. Sheets-Sheet
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2,231,696

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

2,23,696
GAs PRESSURE BOOSTER SYSTEM
Kenneth R. D. Wolfe, Marshalltown, owa, as
signor to Fisher Governor Company, Marshall
town, Iowa, a corporation of own
Application December 28, 1938, Serial No. 248,142
1. Claims. (C. 50-18)
An object of my invention is to provide a It has been common practice to manually ad
gas pressure booster system which is comparas just the individual district regulators in accord
tively simple in construction and operation and ance with temperature changes, and in some
which effects a desirable boosting of gas pres cities this is a major problem calling for the 5
sures to compensate for peak load demands on necessity of keeping a number of men and trucks
a gas distributing system. working at times twenty-four hours a day ad
A further object is to provide means to boost justing various regulators to compensate for
the gas pressure at a district regulator so that temperature changes. These changes can be
O the pressure going into the distributing main more or less anticipated, particularly from 0.
may be boosted to compensate for peak loads on Weather reports, but there are many cases where
the distributing main. an expected temperature change has not ma
Another object is to provide a gas pressure terialized and the settings of the regulators have
booster system in which the boosted pressure is been changed in anticipation of such an ex
15 in accordance with ambient temperature changes pected temperature change and therefore must
rather than responsive to the load itself, thus be readjusted or they will Operate in accord- 15
providing a very simple and inexpensive system ance with the expected temperature change in
for this purpose. . stead of in accordance with actual temperature
In this connection, I have found that par conditions. It is always desirable to keep the
ticularly in the natural gas distribution systems pressure in the supply distributing main just 20
0 in the southern territories of the United states as low as possible according to the necessary
it is common practice to distribute gas through demand, because an excessive pressure in the
a series of pipe lines, starting out with what is main naturally increases the gas leakage and
known as the "high pressure' system carrying results in a so-called "gas unaccounted for' con
in the neighborhood of fifty pounds at the town dition. 25
border station. From there an intermediate I have found by investigation and research.
supply main carries anywhere from two to ten that the gas peak load demands in the dis
pounds' pressure and usually makes a contin tributing main system increase almost directly
ulous loop around the town. At various points in proportion to the atmospheric temperature
in the intermediate supply main district regul drop, starting with a temperature of about 65 30
lators are installed which reduce the five to Fahrenheit. By way of example, in one in
ten pound pressure down to the neighborhood stance found that at a temperature of 65
of six Ounces, or eight or nine inches water the gas load demand was 200,000 cubic feet per
column pressure. By means of the district reg hour; at 55 the demand was 280,000 cubic feet
ulators an attempt is made to maintain this per hour; at 45 the demand was 370,000 cubic 35
pressure in the low pressure supply means, and feet per hour, and at 10 the demand was 700,000
. these mains are interlocked in more or less a cubic feet per hour. This is a direct relation
continuous web with all of the district regulators ship between temperature and gas consumption,
feeding into the low pressure distributor main with the load automatically increasing in a pro
system. The pressure of six ounces is the pres portional value. I found that these values held
40 sure delivered to the consumer for his gas-burn true over a period of many months. - 40
ing appliances. Accordingly, it is one of the most important
One problem involved with a system of this objects of my invention to provide a gas pres
nature, is that during peak loads caused by sure booster system in which the district regu
residential heating during the winter months it lators supply gas at a pressure that increases in
45 is necessary to increase the pressure delivered direct proportion to the ambient temperature
by the district regulators in proportion to the decrease. More particularly, an object of my
load because, as the demand for gas increases invention is to provide a main pressure reducing
in the supply main system, the pressure drop valve and a pilot reducing valve for controlling
through the system increases due to increased the action of the main reducing valve with a
to ispipeline friction as the load increases and there temperature responsive means modifying the SO
experienced low pressure points where unless action of the pilot reducing valve and thereby
the pressure is boosted at the district regulators changing the regulating pressure of the main
the pressure at the low point in the system may reducing valve in response to temperatures af
s fall below the proper burning pressure and may fecting the temperature responsive mechanism.
5 cause consumer complaints. A further object is to provide a reducing wave
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which limits the maximum boosting limit of the to the diaphragm chamber 2 when desired for
pilot reducing valve as it responds to an ex- . installation or repair of parts.
ceptionally low temperature. The upper diaphragm chamber 22 is connected
Still another object is to provide a time con by piping 30 with a T-fitting 3 arranged in the
trolled valve for rendering ineffective the tem supply main D. Interposed in the piping 3 is a
perature control mechanism during a predeter pilot reducing valve P, a maximum boost limit
mined period of a twenty-four hour day as when regulator L, and a time-controlled Valve T.
the peak load demand is removed. In this con The pilot reducing valve P comprises a valve
nection, I have found that in most of the south body 32 having a valve seat 33 and a valve disc 3.
O ern states of the United States floor furnaces for seating thereagainst. The disc 34 is con
and radiant heaters are used in proportion to trolled as to position by a diaphragm 35 through
ambient temperature decrease below about 65 the medium of a slidable stem 36 and a pivoted
Fahrenheit except between the hours of about lever 3.
10:30 p. m. and 6:00 a. m., so that between One side of the diaphragm 35 is responsive to
5 these hours the temperature responsive mecha the outlet pressure in the valve body 32 through
nism can be dispensed with and the main re a tube 38. The other side is responsive to the
ducing valve setting returned to minimum. This pressure of an adjusting spring 39. The com
also aids in keeping the distributing main pres pression of the spring 39 may be varied by rota
sure as low as possible to avoid gas leakage. . tion of an adjusting spring follower 40 which
20 Other objects, purposes and characteristic fea
tures of my invention will be partially obvious
is threaded relative to a boss 42 extending up 20
wardly from a diaphragm chamber of the valve
from the accompanying drawings and partially 32. The diaphragm chamber consists of an upper
pointed out as the description of the invention part 63 and a lower part 44.
proceeds. In describing the invention in detail,
25 reference will be made to the accompanying draw Mounted on the boss 42 is a housing 45 in which
is mounted a pair of brackets 46 and 47. A lever 25
ings, in which like reference characters designate 48 is pivoted to the bracket 46 and is adapted to
corresponding parts throughout the several views contact with one end of a stem 49, the other end
and in which of which is operatively associated with the dia
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a gas pressure phragm 35.
30 reducing system embodying my invention; Abell crank lever 50 is pivoted to the bracket 4 30
Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view through and an adjusting screw 5 is carried thereby. A
a temperature modified pilot reducing valve of my roller or spacer 52 is mounted on the scew 5, as
system; shown in Figure 2a, and may be retained in
Figure 2a is an enlarged sectional view on the various adjusted positions by a nut 53. The
35 line 2a-2a of Figure 2; spacer 52 is adapted to engage the upper edge of
Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view through the lever 48 and thereby modify the action of the
a maximum boost limit regulator of my System; valve 34 which is primarily controlled by the re
Figure 4 is a partial sectional view through a duced or low pressureside of the valve.
time-operated valve structure of the System; A spring 58 is connected with the bell crank
40. Figure 4a is a view of parts of Figure 4 in a lever 50 and has a plug 55 threadedly receiving an 40
different position, and adjusting screw 56. Opposing the spring 56 is a
Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view through temperature responsive bellows 56a having a Siem
the main reducing valve of my gas pressure booster 5a contacting with the lever 50. A capillary tube
system. 5 extends from a bellows housing 58 which en
45 On the accompanying drawings I have used the closes the bellows 56a and terminates in a bulb
reference numeral 0 to indicate a gas Supply pipe 59. The bulb, tube and housing are charged with
and the numeral 2 a gas distributing pipe. Be a suitable fluid, such as methyl chloride, whereby
tween the pipes () and 2 is a main reducing an increase in temperature affecting the bulb will
Valve M. cause an expansion or vaporization of the fluid
50 The reducing valve M comprises a valve body. therein and a consequent tendency to collapse 50
3 having valve discs and 5. Walve disc the belows 56, thus exerting an upward force on
holders 6 and are adapted to cooperate there the stem 5a in proportion with the temperature
with in an obvious manner to secure balanced op increase.
eration of the valve. The disc holders 6 and are The maximurn boost limit regulator L. as shown
55 connected together by a post 8 and the post 8 in Figure 3, comprises a valve body SG having a 55
is connected by a stem 9 to control diaphragm 26. valve seat S. A valve plug 62 is adapted to seat, .
The diaphragm 20 is mounted in a diaphragm thereagainst and is connected by a stem 63 with
casing comprising a lower part 2 and an upper a diaphragm. 63. The under side of the diaphragm
60
part 22. The parts 2 and 22 are secured together is responsive to the low or reduced pressure
as by bolts 23. The part 2 is rigidly Supported through the Valve so as to fix the upper limit of 60
relative to the valve body 3. pressure flowing through the valve I, which limit
In the part 2 I provide a sleeve 24 for the sten may be adjusted by varying the compression of a
9. A lubricant gland 25 is provided in the sleeve spring 65. A set screw 66 is provided for this
and is filled with lubricant 26 for the stem. The purpoSe.
65 lubricant is adapted to be introduced through a The time control valve T, as shown in Figue 4, 85
fitting 27. comprises a valve body 67 having a valve seat 68.
The under Side of the diaphragm 20 is con A valve plug 69 is adapted to seat thereagainst
nected by piping 28 with the distributing main 2. and is connected by a stem with a diaphragm
The connection is preferably some six to ten feet . A spring 2 tends to unseat the valve 69.
70 on the downstream side of the main reducing . A housing 3 is mounted on the valve T and
valve M and, accordingly the piping 2 and 26 within the housing clockwork as indicated gener
has been broken away on the drawings. A valve ally by the reference character & is provided.
29 is interposed in the piping 28 and is normally The clockwork 3 has a shaft 5 which rotates
open during operation, it being merely provided once for a given period of time such as each
75 to shut off the supply of gas from the piping 28 twenty-four hour period, and on this shaft a cam
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76 is mounted. The cam 6 is preferably made of grees of increase of the pressure in the dia
sheet metal and marked in hours. so that when phragm chamber 22 in accordance with a unit
the installation is made the can may be cut for of temperature drop. This may be predeter
operation
Snips.
at the desired hours by means of tin mined by a preliminary survey in which gas con
sumption and temperature are compared. By
A valve block TT is mounted on the housing 73 way of illustration, the adjusting screw 5 has
and includes a pair of valve seats 8 and 79. A been set for A-inch Water column pressure in
valve plug 80 is adapted to seat on One or the crease per ten degrees of temperature drop, the
other of the seats, depending on the position of arm 50 being graduated in this manner. These
O a control arm 8. The control arm 8 is pivoted graduations and this showing of the temperature O
at 82 and is connected with a lever 83 by an ad Setting of the spring plug 55 are arbitrary, anci
justable connection 84. A spring 85 tends to en may be varied as desired. Obviously, a large
gage the valve plug 80 with the valve seat. 8 locality would experience greater pressure drop.
when a roller 86 on the lever 8 is on the low part in accordance with temperature drop, and the
S of the cam 76 as shown in Figure 4a. When the adjustment 5 is provided to take care of the 5
roller 86 is on the lobe of the cam, the lever 83 is different requirements of the different installa
moved to such a position that the gas pressure tions of district regulators.
through a tube 87 retains the valve seated against The valve L. may be used when it is desirable
the seat 79, with the assistance of a spring 9a. to limit the maximum pressure boost of the Sys
The tube.87 is connected with the low side of tem. For instance, the pressure boost may be 20
the valve 67 while the space in the valve block so great at ten degrees above zero that it is un
77 between the seats 78 and 79 is connected by a desirable to have any further pressure boost
tube 88 with the top of the diaphragm 7. The even though the temperature reduces further.
seat 79 communicates with atmosphere through Accordingly, the valve L can be set so that at
a sleeve 89. ten degrees above zero it regulates the pressure 25
In the pipe line 30 between the valves T and to a predetermined value, and any attempt of
M, I provide a vent fitting 90 including an orifice the valve P to increase this value is defeated
plug 9 having a capillary bore to permit slight by the valve L. limiting the value. Whenever
leakage to atmosphere so there will be a constant
30 flow through the valves P, L, and T to effect ac the temperature goes above ten degrees above 30
curate regulation of the pressure on top of the zero, however, then the valve L opens wide
enough to let the valve P be the controlling factor
diaphragm 20 in the valve M. in regulating the pressure to the chamber 22 of
Practical operation the main valve M. .
In the operation of my gas pressure, booster The time controlled valve T is used only when
system, after the system is installed and placed it is desirable to eliminate the effect of the tem 35
in operation the bell crank lever 50 of the tem perature controlled mechanism during a part of
perature controlled pilot reducing valve P will be the day. Even though the temperature is be
held in such position that the spacer 52 will not low that for which the spring 54 is set, there will
40 contact with the lever 48 as long as the tem be no boosting of pressure because the valve T
perature is above that for which the spring 54 acts as a limiting reducing valve. This is ac 40
complished by keeping the valve plug 69 open
has been adjusted. By way of illustration, Fig during the portion of the day that the tempera
ure 2 shows the adjustment set at 60'.
Pressure through the tube 38 from the low ture shown
controlled mechanism is to operate, as
in Figure 4. The valve plug 80 being
45 side of the reducing valve 32 will act on the bot seated against the seat 79 permits equalization 45
tom of the diaphragm 35 to maintain a prede of the pressure on the lower and upper sides of
termined pressure in the low side of the pipe line the diaphragm 7 f, so that the spring 72 keeps
30 to act on the top of the diaphragm 20 of the the valve 69 open. When it is desirable to have
main valve M. This pressure may be adjusted the temperature controlled means ineffective,
50 by varying the compression of the spring 39 by
rotation of the adjusting nut 40. The pressure then the parts assume the position shown in Fig 50
for which the valve 32 is set is equal to the pres tre 4a for closing the valve 80 on the seat R,
sure desired in the supply main 2 minus the thus permitting the pressure on the top of the
weight of the diaphragm 20 and the parts 9. diaphragm i? to escape to atmosphere through
55 and 7 connected therewith. The pilot re
the port 89. Thereupon the spring 72 will bat 55
ducer valve P therefore normally maintains the ance the Outgoing pressure of the valve 67 to
desired pressure within the diaphragm cham maintain a pressure which is substantially equal
her 22 by a small constant flow of gas thrry 17' to the pressure for which the spring 39 nf + h^
the valve 32 as the gas leaks through the orifire pilot valve P is set. For this purpose an ad
60 of the plug 9 of the vent 90. justing screw 72a is provided for the spring 72.
. So... that when the parts are in the position shown
Whenever the ambient temperature affecting . in Figure 4d the valve Tacts as a reducing valve
the bulb 59 recedes below 60° (the bulb 59 being to maintain the desired pressure in the dia
preferably located in a position exposed to P'- phragm chamber 22 even though the valve P is
mospheric temperature but protected from the calling for a higher pressure. -
sun rays), the spring 54 will be imposed to great Mv system permits the use of a temperature 65
er or less degree, depending on how much the modified pilot valve to control" a main reducing
temperature has lowered below 60, on the arm valve in an inexpensive manner as compared to
48. This will modify the action of the dia the types of regulators which are responsive to
phragm 35 so that the lower the ambient fern gas flow through them. Since I have found that
70 perature the greater will be the pressure on the .
there is a definite relationship between gas con 70
low pressure side of the valve 32 and consequent sumption and temperature drop below a prede
ly in the diaphragm chamber 22. This will ef termined point, it is possible to use such a hook
fect an increase in the reduced pressure in the up as disclosed and set the temperature respon
supply main f2. sive device in the manner described to Secure
75 Different installations require different de the desired results, in view of the findings with IS
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respect to temperature and gas consumption re ambient temperature responsive means during
lationship. The valve L. acts as a means to limit a predetermined time period.
the amount of boosting and the valve T stops 4. In a gas pressure booster system, an adjust
the boosting action during a period of time when able main reducing valve, means responsive to
5 it is unnecessary and therefore undesirable. ambient temperature to change the adjustment 5
Having described one specific embodiment of the operating mechanism thereof and thereby
my system, together with the operation thereof, increase the reduced pressure in proportion to
I desire it to be understood that this form is se decrease in ambient temperature in conjunction
lected merely for the purpose of facilitating dis with the operation of said main reducing valve
0 in response to the outgoing pressure thereof, 10
closure of the invention rather than for the pur means to limit the maximum increase of the de
pose of limiting the number of forms which it
may assume. It is to be further understood that gree of reduced pressure and time-controlled
various modifications, adaptations and altera means to render ineffective the ambient tempera
tions may be applied to the specific form dis ture responsive means during a predetermined
closed to meet the requirements of practice with and regularly repeated time period.
out in any manner departing from the spirit and 5. In a gas pressure booster system, an ad
scope of the present invention except as set forth justable main reducing valve, means responsive
in the claims appended hereto. to ambient temperature to change the adjust
I claim as my invention and desire to Secure ment of the pressure responsive mechanism of
20 by Letters Patent of the United States: said reducing valve and thereby increase the re
1. In a gas pressure booster system, a main duced pressure in proportion to decrease in am
reducing valve connected between a supply main bient temperature with said reducing valve func
and a distributing main and including a control tioning as a result of both said ambient tem
diaphragm responsive to pressure in the dis perature responsive means and the outgoing pres
tributing main to move said valve toward closed sure of said reducing valve. and time-controlled
position as the distributing main pressure in means to render ineffective the ambient temper
creases, means operable on said diaphragm to ature responsive means during a predetermined
oppose the distributing main pressure, said period of a twenty-four hour day.
last means being substantially constant whereby 6. In a system of the character disclosed, an
to regulate the degree of the reduced pressure adjustable main reducing valve connected be
from said main reducing valve and means re tween a supply main and a distributing main,
sponsive to ambient outdoor atmospheric tem said valve including a pressure responsive ele
perature for increasing the effect of said means ment responsive on One side to reduced pressure
operable on said diaphragm to oppose the dis in the distributing main and on the other side
35 tributing main pressure, said means responsive to the pressure in the supply main, a pilot re 35
to ambient temperature comprising a valve which ducing valve between said Supply main and
is opened to permit gas flow to said control dia said other side of the pressure responsive ele
phragm only when the ambient temperature ment of said main reducing valve to normally Set
falls below a predetermined degree, said valve the main reducing valve for Operation at a pre
40 in the range of temperature below said prede determined pressure, and ambient temperature 49
termined degree, being opened in proportion to responsive means modifying the action of said
the temperature drop whereby the effect of said pilot reducing valve upon ambient temperature
means operable on said diaphragm to oppose the falling below a predetermined value.
distributing main pressure is modified in simi 7. In a gas pressure booster System, an adjust
45 lar proportions. able main reducing valve, said valve including
2. In a pressure booster System, a reducing a pressure responsive element responsive on one
valve connected between a Supply main and a side to reduced pressure from the main reducing
distributing main and including a control ele valve and on the other side to the incoming
ment responsive on one side to pressure in the pressure, a pilot reducing valve between the in
50 distributing main, means operable on the other coming pressure line and said other side of said
side of said element to oppose the distributing pressure responsive element to normally Set the
main pressure, said last means being substan main reducing valve for operation at a prede
tially constant whereby to regulate the degree termined pressure and ambient temperature re
of the reduced pressure from said reducing valve sponsive means modifying the action of Said
55 and means responsive to ambient outdoor atmos pilot reducing valve to increase the pressure 55
pheric temperature, and including a valve for therefrom in proportion to a fall of the ambient
controlling gas flow to said other side of Said temperature.
control element of said reducing valve for modi 8. In a gas pressure booster System, an ad
fying the effect of said distributing main pres justable main reducing valve connected between
60 sure operable on said one side of Said control a supply main and a distributing main, said 60
element. valve including a pressure responsive element
3. In a gas pressure booster System, an ad responsive on one side to reduced pressure in the
justable main reducing valve connected between distributing main and on the other side to pres
a supply main and a distributing main, means sure in the supply main, a pilot reducing valve
65 responsive to ambient temperature and opera between said supply main and said pressure re
tively connected with the operating mechanism sponsive element to normally set the main re
of said reducing valve to change the adjustment
thereof and thereby increase the reduced pres ducing valve for operation at a predetermined
sure in proportion to decrease in ambient tem pressure, ambient temperature responsive means
70 perature below a predetermined maximum value modifying the action of said pilot reducing valve
in conjunction with the operation of said main upon ambient temperature falling below a pre
reducing valve in response to the distributing determined value, said ambient temperature re
main pressure, means to limit the maximum in sponsive means being adjustable to vary the
temperature at which it becomes operative to
crease of the degree of reduced pressure and cause such modification, and variable lever 75
7. time-controlled means to render ineffective the
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means to change the degree of such modification sponsive on one side to reduced pressure ir the
per unit of ambient temperature decrease. distributing main and on the other side t the
9. In a pressure booster system, an adjustable pressure in the Supply main, a pilot reducing
reducing valve including a pressure responsive valve between said supply main and the pres
element responsive on one side to the reduced Sure responsive element of said main reducing
preSSure and on the other side to incoming pres valve to normally set the main reducing valve
Sure, a pilot reducing valve for diminishing the for Operation at a predetermined pressure, am
preSSure to Said other side of said pressure re bient temperature responsive, means modifying
sponsive element of said first reducing valve to the action of said pilot reducing valve upon am
O normally Set it for operation at a predetermined bient temperature change, a normally open re O
pressure, ambient temperature responsive means ducing valve between said pilot reducing valve
modifying the action of Said pilot reducing valve and Said pressure responsive element of said main
upon ambient temperature change, and variable reducing valve and time controlled means to
means to change the degree of such modifica cause said normally open valve to operate in its
15 tion per unit of ambient temperature change. reducing capacity during a predetermined por 15
10. In a pressure booster system, an adjust tion of a twenty-four hour period.
able main reducing valve connected between a 14. In a gas pressure booster system, an adjust
Supply main and a distributing main and in able reducing valve connected between a supply
main and a distributing main, ambient tempera 20
cluding a pressure responsive element responsive ture
20 On One side to reduced pressure in the distrib responsive means operating in conjunction
uting main and on the other side to the pres Said with the distributing main pressure to control
sure in the Supply main, a pilot reducing valve reducing valve in response to both distribut
between said Supply main and said other side of . ing main pressure and ambient temperature and
the pressure responsive element of said main re time controlled means to render such modifica 25
25 ducing valve to normally set the main reducing tion ineffective during a predetermined portion
valve for Operation at a predetermined pressure, of a regularly repeated time.
s and means responsive to ambient temperature 15. In a pressure booster system, an adjustable
for modifying the action of said pilot reducing main reducing valve, connected between a supply
Valve in response to ambient temperature changes main and a distributing main, said valve includ
30 and thereby changing the value of the pressure ing a pressure responsive element responsive on 30
from said supply main to effect a correspond one side to reduced pressure in the distributing
ing value change in the reduced pressure in said main and on the other side to the pressure in
distributing main. the supply main, a pilot reducing valve between
11. In a pressure booster system, an adjust Said supply main and the pressure responsive ele 35
able main reducing valve connected between a mentmain of said main reducing valve to normally set
supply main and a distributing main, said valve the reducing valve for operation at a pre
determined pressure, ambient temperature re
including a pressure responsive element respon Sponsive
sive on one side to reduced pressure in the dis reducing means modifying the action of said pilot
valve upon ambient temperature change,
tributing main and on the other side to the a normally open valve between said pilot reducing 40
40 pressure in the Supply main, a pilot reducing .
valve between said supply main and said other valve and said pressure responsive element of said
main reducing valve, said normally open valvein
side of the pressure responsive element of said cluding a pressure responsive element subject to
main reducing valve to normally set the main the pressure of the high side of the pressure re
reducing valve for operation at a predetermined .
45 pressure, ambient temperature responsive means Sponsive element of said main reducing valve, 45
modifying the action of said pilot reducing valve Spring means operable on said pressure responsive
element of said normally open valve in opposition
upon ambient temperature drop, and a maxi to
mum boost limit regulator between said pilot re sivethe and
pressure to which the element is respon
operable to overcome such pressure and
ducing valve and the pressure responsive ele
50 ment of said main reducing valve comprising a thereby move Said normally open valve to its re 50
third reducing valve set to maintain a prede able ducing position and time controlled means oper
termined maximum pressure to said pressure re side of to introduce such pressure from the high
sponsive element upon the pressure from said main reducing the pressure responsive element of the
pilot reducing valve exceeding such maximum pressure responsive valve to the opposite side of the
55 pressure. element of the normally Open 55
12. In a gas pressure booster system, an ad four hour day to move it fromportion
Valve during a predetermined
its
of a twenty
reducing to its
justable main reducing valve including a pres normally open position. .
sure responsive element responsive on one side 16. In a gas pressure booster system, a main
to reduced pressure from the main reducing valve
60 and on the other side to the incoming pres reducing valve connected between a supply main 60
and a distributing main, a pilot reducing valve
sure to the main reducing valve, a pilot reduc for effecting a setting of said main reducing valve
ing valve between the incoming pressure line and for Operation at a predetermined pressure, tem
said other side of said pressure responsive ele perature responsive means modifying the action t

35 ment to normally set the main reducing valve of said pilot reducing valve upon ambient tem 65
for operation at a predetermined pressure, ambi perature changes, a normally open valve between
ent temperature responsive means modifying the said pilot reducing valve and said main reducing
action of said pilot reducing valve and a limit valve, said normally open valve including a pres
regulator between said pilot reducing valve and sure responsive element subjected to the pressure
70 said pressure responsive element of Said main of the high side of the pressure responsive ele 70
reducing valve. ment of said main reducing valve to close said
13. In a gas pressure booster system, an ad normally open valve and time controlled means
justable main reducing valve connected between operable to introduce such pressure from the high
a supply main and a distributing main, said. side of the pressure responsive element of the
75 valve including a pressure responsive element re main reducing valve to the opposite side of the 75
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pressure responsive element of the normally open perature falling below a predetermined value, a
valve during a predetermined portion of a twenty maximum boost limit regulator between said plot
four hour day to move it fron its closed to its reducing valve and the pressure responsive ele
normally open position. V ment of Said main reducing Valve comprising a
17. In a gas pressure booster system, an adjust third reducing Valve set to maintain a predeter
able main reducing valve connected between a mined maximum pressure to said pressure re
supply main and a distributing main, said valve sponsive element upon the pressure from said
including a pressure responsive element respon-. pilot reducing valve exceeding such maximum
sive on one side to reducd pressure in the dis pressure, a normally open reducing Valve between
10 tributing main and On the other side to the said pilot reducing valve and the pressure re 0.
pressure in the supply main, a pilot reducing sponsive element of said main reducing Wave and
valve between said supply main and the pressure time controlled means to cause said normally
responsive element of Said main reducing Valve to open reducing valve to act as a reducing valve
normally set the main reducing valve for operas during a predetermined portion of a predeter
tion at a predetermined pressure, ambient ten mined time period. 5
perature responsive means modifying the action
of Said plot reducing valve upon ambient ten KENNETH. R. D. wOLFE.