Combustion – Timer – programmer – retarder or condition responsive control – By combustion or combustion zone sensor
Patent
1997-02-07
1998-11-03
Jones, Larry
Combustion
Timer, programmer, retarder or condition responsive control
By combustion or combustion zone sensor
431 12, 431 13, 431 25, F23N 508
Patent
active
058299629
ABSTRACT:
In accordance with the present invention, methods and apparatus to control or monitor the combustion of a burner are presented which overcome many of the problems of the prior art. One aspect of the invention comprises a burner control apparatus comprising means for viewing light emitted by a flame from a burner, means for optically transporting the viewed light into an optical processor, optical processor means for processing the optical spectrum into electrical signals, signal processing means for processing the electrical signals obtained from the optical spectrum, and control means which accept the electrical signals and produce an output acceptable to one or more oxidant or fuel flow control means. The control means may be referred to as a "burner computer", which functions to control the oxidant flow and/or the fuel flow to the burner. In a particularly preferred apparatus embodiment of the invention, a burner and the burner control apparatus are integrated into a single unit, which may be referred to as a "smart" burner.
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UV-Detectors UVS 6, UVS 8, From Schroder, pp. 1-4, Dec. 1992.
Drasek William Von
Duchateau Eric L.
Philippe Louis C.
American Air Liquide Inc.
Jones Larry
L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme Pour L'Etude Et, L'Exploitation D
Wendt Jeffrey L.
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