Control system for gas burners
Patent
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OSTI ID:6020095
A gas burner system is described for a gas cooking range including a gas burner, a gas supply, an electric igniter for said burner, a valve for controlling the flow of combustible gas from said gas supply to said burner, said valve having a rotatable valve shaft, a control system for said gas valve and said igniter comprising a motor mechanically coupled to rotate said shaft, a microcomputer connected to control said motor, a shaft position encoder coupled to said shaft and connected to said microcomputer to supply a digital signal to said microcomputer indicating the angular position of said shaft, first and second operator controllable switches coupled to said microcomputer, said microcomputer comprising means responsive to operation of said first switch for energizing said motor to turn said shaft in a first direction and means responsive to operation of said second switch for energizing said motor to turn said shaft in a second direction opposite said first direction, a third operator controllable switch operable to energize said motor to rotate said shaft to a maximum flow position of said valve and to energize said igniter, and means responsive to operation of any of said first, second and third switches to deenergize said igniter.
- Assignee:
- White Consolidated Industries, Inc., Cleveland, OH (United States)
- Patent Number(s):
- A; US 5241463
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-361508
- OSTI ID:
- 6020095
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
320106 -- Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization-- Building Equipment-- (1987-)
APPLIANCES
BURNERS
COMPUTERIZED CONTROL SYSTEMS
COMPUTERS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
CONTROL SYSTEMS
DIGITAL COMPUTERS
EQUIPMENT
FLOW REGULATORS
GAS APPLIANCES
GAS BURNERS
IGNITION SYSTEMS
MICROCOMPUTERS
ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS
ON-LINE SYSTEMS
OPERATION
STOVES
VALVES