SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CESSATION OF CARBON MONOXIDE PRODUCTION

摘要

Briefly, apparatus and methods for detecting and terminating production of undesirable gases, such as carbon monoxide (“CO”), at a potential source, such as a household appliance. The apparatus and methods may determine a threshold level of the gas. In one embodiment, the method and apparatus may determine whether to provide power to a power supply input of a controller of a potential gas producing device based on the detected level of gas, where providing power to the power supply input of the controller of the potential gas producing device enables the controller of the potential gas producing device to provide power to the potential gas producing device. In another embodiment, when gas concentrations about a potential source are above a maximum threshold, the system communicates with a fuel supply valve of the potential source to cause the valve thereof to interrupt the supply of fuel to the potential source.

主权项

1. An apparatus for the cessation of gas production comprising:
gas detector logic operable to detect a threshold level of gas and provide a gas detection output signal based on the detected threshold level of gas; and gas termination control logic operably coupled to the gas detector logic and comprising:
a power receive input configured to receive power from a potential gas producing device;a power supply output configured to supply power to a controller of the potential gas producing device;detection logic operable to receive the gas detection output signal from the gas detector logic and provide a gas termination output signal based on the received gas detection output signal; andrelay logic operable to receive power from the power receive input and determine whether to provide power received from the power receive input to the power supply output based on the gas termination output signal from the detection logic, wherein providing power on the power supply output to supply power to the controller of the potential gas producing device enables the controller of the potential gas producing device to provide power to the potential gas producing device.