CONTROLLABLE HEATED FLUID AND/OR VAPOR VESSEL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLABLY HEATING A FLUID AND/OR VAPOR VESSEL

摘要

A heated vessel system includes a vessel for containing a fluid, a heating element in contact with the vessel and configured to heat the vessel, a first temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the vessel or the fluid in the vessel, and a second temperature sensor connected to the heating element so as to sense a temperature of the heating element. A controller selectively operates the heating element to control the temperature of the vessel or the fluid in the vessel. The controller is configured to energize the heating element when (1) the temperature of the heating element is less than a selected high limit temperature of the heating element and (2) the temperature of the vessel or the fluid in the vessel is less than or equal to a selected upper limit temperature.

主权项

1. A heated vessel system, comprising:
a vessel for containing a fluid; a heating element in contact with the vessel and configured to heat the vessel; a first temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature of the vessel or the fluid in the vessel; a second temperature sensor connected to the heating element so as to sense a temperature of the heating element; and a controller for selectively operating the heating element to control the temperature of the vessel or the fluid in the vessel, the controller being configured to (1) interrupt energizing of the heating element when the temperature of the heating element reaches a selected high limit temperature of the heating element and (2) interrupt energizing of the heating element when the temperature of the vessel or the fluid in the vessel exceeds a selected upper limit temperature.