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US 2002/0170501 A1Published application
Boiler apparatus
OwnerDavid Davisinventor
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Disclosed is a boiler apparatus useful for the heating of living and working spaces. The disclosed boiler apparatus incorporates a burner element and controller element that cooperate to provide a modulated firing rate. The modulated firing rate serves to increase the efficiency of the disclosed boiler apparatus. The boiler apparatus of the invention incorporates a heat exchanger and a combustion system. In operation, the control element collects and analyzes information from a multiplicity of sensors in order to modulate the firing rate of the burner element so as to maintain a selected output temperature for the water being heated. This monitoring activity by the control element also avoids short cycling of the boiler apparatus of the invention. The boiler apparatus of the invention also includes an indicator light that provides a visual indication the invention's operational status.
A boiler for heating a supply of water, said boiler comprised of a heat exchanger means, a burner means, and a controller means, said heat exchanger means being in close proximity to said burner means, said heat exchanger means including a coiled tubing element having a first end and a second end, said burner means including an ignition means for providing an ignition spark, a gas valve means and a venturi means, said gas valve means being in fluidic communication with said venture means, said controller means being configured to receive information regarding the operational status of said heat exchanger means and said burner means, said controller means being comprised of a first sensor means affixed to said first end of said heat exchanger means for monitoring the temperature of said water entering said boiler, a second sensor means affixed to said second end of said heat exchanger means for monitoring the temperature of said water exiting said boiler, and a means for receiving information said information from said first and second sensor means.
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