Fuel sensor for a variable-blend natural gas appliance using the Wobbe Index
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsChan Seung Park, Partho Sarothi Roy
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Abstract
A system and method for configuring parameters for a variable gaseous appliance, comprise a sensor for detecting a composition of the gaseous fuel in a fuel tank. A first set of instructions are executable on a processor for receiving a signal from the sensor and analyzing the gaseous fuel based on the Wobbe Index, methane index, and inert gas percentage, to produce a gaseous fuel analysis. A second set of instructions are executable on the processor for producing a signal for configuring parameters of the engine for running the engine based on the gaseous fuel analysis.
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A method for configuring parameters for a gas appliance for variable gaseous fuels, comprising:
- detecting a composition of the gaseous fuel using a sensor;
- receiving a signal from the sensor;
- analyzing the gaseous fuel based on one or more values of interest, the values of interest including Wobbe Index, methane index, and inert gas percentage, to produce a gaseous fuel analysis, wherein the step of analyzing is performed by a learning-artificial intelligence module;
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- producing a signal for configuring parameters of the gas appliance for running the gas appliance based on the gaseous fuel analysis.
A system for configuring parameters for a variable gas appliance, comprising:
- a sensor for detecting a composition of the gaseous fuel in a fuel tank;
- a processor that includes a learning artificial intelligence module;
- a first set of instructions executable on the processor for receiving a signal from the sensor and analyzing the gaseous fuel based on the Wobbe Index, methane index, and inert gas percentage, to produce a gaseous fuel analysis using the learning artificial intelligence module;
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- a second set of instructions executable on the processor for producing a signal for configuring parameters of the gas appliance for running the gas appliance based on the gaseous fuel analysis.
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