Automatic burner control delay period setting for oil burner
AssigneeR.W. Beckett Corporation
InventorsChristopher Allen Fildes, Benjamin Scott Anderson, James Todd, III
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and circuitries are provided for a controller for a fuel oil burner system that controls a fuel oil burner to perform intermittent ON cycles. In one example, a controller includes a memory configured to store a value for one or more burner control delay periods and a processor. The processor is configured to perform an auto-set procedure in a first ON cycle. The auto-set procedure includes detecting an oil valve in the fuel oil burner; determining that the value for a burner control delay period is a default value; and in response, storing a valve-present value as the value for the burner control delay period in the memory.
Claims21
A controller for a fuel oil burner system that controls a fuel oil burner to perform intermittent ON cycles,
- the controller comprising:
- a memory configured to store a value for a burner control delay period, wherein the burner control delay period is an amount of time between energization of an oil pump of the system and activation of a valve of the system;
- and
- a processor configured to perform an auto-set procedure in a first ON cycle, the auto-set procedure comprising:
- outputting a valve ON signal;
- while the valve ON signal is provided, measuring a valve detection signal;
- detecting an oil valve in the fuel oil burner based on the valve detection signal;
- and
- setting the value for the burner control delay period based on the detecting of the oil valve.
Computer-readable medium having executable instructions stored thereon, that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform functions related to a fuel oil burner, the functions corresponding to:
- determining a value for a burner control delay period, the value stored in a memory wherein the burner control delay period is an amount of time the processor waits between energizing an oil pump and activating a valve;
- outputting a valve ON signal;
- while the valve ON signal is provided, measuring a valve detection signal;
- detecting an oil valve in the fuel oil burner based on the valve detection signal;
- and
- setting the value for the burner control delay period based on the detecting of the valve.
A processor for a fuel oil burner controller, wherein the processor controls a fuel oil burner to perform intermittent ON cycles and to perform an auto-set procedure in a first ON cycle, the auto-set procedure comprising:
- outputting a valve ON signal;
- while the valve ON signal is provided, measuring a valve detection signal;
- detecting an oil valve in the fuel oil burner based on the valve detection signal;
- and
- setting a value for a burner control delay period based on the detecting of the oil valve, wherein the burner control delay period is an amount of time the processor waits between outputting an oil pump ON signal and outputting a valve ON signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.