Heater bundle for adaptive control
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1. A method of controlling a heating system comprising:
- providing at least one heater assembly, the heater assembly comprising a plurality of heater units, each heater unit defining at least one independently controlled heating zone;
supplying power to each of the at least one independently controlled heating zone in each of the heater units through a plurality of power conductors, the power conductors electrically connected to each of the at least one independently controlled heating zone in each of the heater units;
detecting a temperature within each of the independently controlled heating zones; and
modulating power supplied to each of the independently controlled heating zones of the heater units through the power conductors based on detected temperature within each of the independently controlled heating zones to provide a desired wattage along a length of the heater assembly.
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Abstract
A method of controlling a heating system includes: providing a heater bundle comprising a plurality of heater assemblies, each heater assembly comprising a plurality of heater units, each heater unit defining at least one independently controlled heating zone; supplying power to each of the heater units through power conductors electrically connected to each of the independently controlled heating zones in each of the heater units; and modulating power supplied to each of the heater units.
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1. A method of controlling a heating system comprising:
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providing at least one heater assembly, the heater assembly comprising a plurality of heater units, each heater unit defining at least one independently controlled heating zone; supplying power to each of the at least one independently controlled heating zone in each of the heater units through a plurality of power conductors, the power conductors electrically connected to each of the at least one independently controlled heating zone in each of the heater units; detecting a temperature within each of the independently controlled heating zones; and modulating power supplied to each of the independently controlled heating zones of the heater units through the power conductors based on detected temperature within each of the independently controlled heating zones to provide a desired wattage along a length of the heater assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of controlling a heater system comprising:
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providing a plurality of heater assemblies, each heater assembly comprising a plurality of heater units disposed along a longitudinal direction of the heater assembly to define a plurality of independently controlled heating zones; supplying power to each of the heater units through power conductors electrically connected to each of the independently controlled heating zones; detecting a temperature within each of the independently controlled heating zones; and modulating power supplied to each of the heater units to provide a desired wattage along a length of the heater assemblies. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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