Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Valve controller configured to estimate fuel comsumption
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Application No.: US14521154Application Date: 2014-10-22
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Publication No.: US09846440B2Publication Date: 2017-12-19
- Inventor: Petr Endel , Donald Kasprzyk , David Kucera , Gregory Young
- Applicant: Honeywell International Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Morris Plains
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem, LLP
- Main IPC: F16K31/02
- IPC: F16K31/02 ; G05D7/06 ; F23N1/00 ; F23N5/00 ; F23N5/18

Abstract:
A fuel valve for regulating a flow of fuel to a combustion appliance includes a control module configured to determine fuel consumption based on a measure related to fuel flow through the fuel valve. The measure related to fuel flow through the valve may be determined using a known relationship between firing rate and the flow rate of fuel through the valve. Measurement accuracy may be enhanced by correcting for the excess air ration (also referred to as lamda).
Public/Granted literature
- US20150045971A1 VALVE CONTROLLER CONFIGURED TO ESTIMATE FUEL COMSUMPTION Public/Granted day:2015-02-12
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