MODULAR FLAME AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WITH REMOTE SENSING
First Claim
1. A modular flame amplifier system comprising:
- a burner control;
one or more modules connected to the burner control; and
one or more sensors connected to the one or more modules; and
wherein;
some of the one or more modules are flame amplifiers;
some of the flame amplifiers have a connection within a first distance such as two hundred meters to the respective flame sensors;
some of the flame amplifiers are connected to the burner control via a cable;
the cable between some of the flame amplifiers and the burner control is less than a second distance such as one kilometer long and noise tolerant; and
the connection between some of the flame amplifiers and the respective sensors is less noise tolerant than the cable between the one or more flame amplifiers and the burner control.
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Abstract
A modular flame amplifier system having a base module, a burner control and one or more flame amplifier modules connected to the burner control. One or more sensors may be connected to the one or more flame amplifier modules. Some of the flame amplifiers may be a long distance from the burner control module. Some of the flame amplifiers may be connected to the burner control via a cable. The connection between some of the flame amplifiers and the respective sensors may be less noise tolerant than the long cable connection between the one or more flame amplifiers and the burner control. One or more flame amplifiers may be mounted on the same rail as the burner control or another rail remote from the burner control. Two or more sensors may be connected in one or more of several configurations along with delay in some configurations.
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20 Claims
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1. A modular flame amplifier system comprising:
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a burner control; one or more modules connected to the burner control; and one or more sensors connected to the one or more modules; and wherein; some of the one or more modules are flame amplifiers; some of the flame amplifiers have a connection within a first distance such as two hundred meters to the respective flame sensors; some of the flame amplifiers are connected to the burner control via a cable; the cable between some of the flame amplifiers and the burner control is less than a second distance such as one kilometer long and noise tolerant; and the connection between some of the flame amplifiers and the respective sensors is less noise tolerant than the cable between the one or more flame amplifiers and the burner control. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of remote sensing for a modular system comprising:
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providing a first module having a burner control; providing a second module connectable to the first module and having a flame amplifier; amplifying a signal from a flame sensor with the flame amplifier; providing the signal to the burner control via a plug-in connection between the first and second modules; and processing the signal from the flame amplifier into a determination of whether a flame is present at the flame sensor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A modular flame amplifier mechanism comprising:
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a burner control module; one or more flame amplifier modules; a first flame amplifier module situated adjacent to the burner control module and with a connection between the burner control module and the first flame amplifier module that provides an electrical connection between the first flame amplifier module and the burner control module; and a first flame sensor connected to the first flame amplifier module; and wherein; the first flame amplifier module can be situated remotely from the burner control and have a first cable electrically connected between the first flame amplifier module and the burner control module; the first sensor is electrically connected with a second cable to the first flame amplifier module; and the first cable is longer than the second cable. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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