METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN IGNITION SEQUENCE FOR AN INTERMITTENT FLAME-POWERED PILOT COMBUSTION SYSTEM

摘要

A locally powered intermittent pilot combustion controller may include an igniter, a thermal electric and/or photoelectric device that produces an electrical signal having power when exposed to a flame, and a local power source for providing power when the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device is not exposed to a flame. In some cases, the intermittent pilot combustion controller may include a memory for storing information about an ignition sequence for igniting a pilot flame, and a controller coupled to the memory. The controller may be configured to initiate the ignition sequence of the pilot flame using information stored in the memory, determine whether the ignition was successful by monitoring the electrical signal produced by the thermal electric and/or photoelectric device, and adjust the information stored in the memory based on whether the ignition sequence completed successfully.

主权项

1. A locally powered intermittent pilot combustion controller, comprising
a thermal electric device that produces an electrical signal having power when the thermal electric device is exposed to a flame; a local power source for providing a source of power when the thermal electric device is not exposed to a flame; an igniter; a memory for storing information about an ignition sequence for igniting a pilot flame; a controller coupled to the memory, the controller configured to:
initiate the ignition sequence of the pilot flame using information stored in the memory;determine whether the ignition was successful; andadjust the information stored in the memory based on a result of the ignition sequence.