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US 11,994,287 B2Granted
Method for operating a furnace unit
AssigneeMartin GmbH fuer Umwelt- und Energietechnik
InventorsSebastian Josef Jell, Max Josef Schoensteiner, Ulrich Martin
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Abstract
A method operates a furnace unit with a feed chute and a camera for capturing an image of the surface of the chute. The chute includes a slide on which material flows to a grate, and the coverage of the chute and in particular of the slide with material, the burning bed thickness and the burnout zone are determined by an image evaluation.
Claims26
A method for operating a furnace unit, the method comprising:
- providing the furnace unit with a feed chute comprising a slide;
- causing material to flow on the slide to a grate;
- capturing an image of a surface of the chute with a camera;
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- evaluating the image to determine coverage of the slide with material and/or a change in position and thus movement of individual components or surface areas within the chute.
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