公开(公告)号：AU2003291705B2

公开(公告)日：2007-06-14

申请号：AU2003291705

申请日：2003-11-04

Applicant: SAINT GOBAIN CERAMICS AND PLASTICS INC

Inventor： SOLOFRA KEVIN C ,  CHODACKI THOMAS A ,  RALSON JAMES M

IPC: F23N1/00 ,  F23Q7/12

Abstract: Featured is a gas control device being configured and arranged so as to control operation of a hot surface igniter so it is warmed-up to ignition temperatures of a gas when a call for heat is made and, following ignition, to control operation of the igniter so it is capable of rapidly re-igniting the gas without having to continuously maintain the igniter at or above gas ignition temperatures. More particularly, the gas control device includes circuitry that controls energization of the igniter for ignition of the gas and, after ignition of the gas is determined to have occurred, controls energization of the igniter so that the igniter can be warmed up to ignition temperature conditions within desired re-ignition time periods. Also featured are systems and apparatuses embodying such control devices as well as methods related thereto.

公开(公告)号：AU2003232891B2

公开(公告)日：2006-08-10

申请号：AU2003232891

申请日：2003-02-25

Applicant: SAINT GOBAIN CERAMICS AND PLASTICS INC

Inventor： SOLOFRA KEVIN C ,  RALSON JAMES M ,  CHODACKI THOMAS A

IPC: F23Q7/22 ,  H05B1/02 ,  F23Q7/24

Abstract: Systems and methods for energizing an electrical resistance igniter are disclosed. The systems and methods determine the line voltage into the system and control the voltage being applied to the electrical resistance igniters so a first voltage is applied initially and for a time period and thereafter a second voltage is applied, the second voltage being the operating voltage for the igniter. The systems and methods decrease the amount of time required to heat-up the electrical resistance igniter to a temperature sufficient to ignite the gas while regulating the output voltage being delivered to the igniters to prevent over voltage damage to the igniters.