System and method for monitoring control status of an exhaust apparatus pressure control system

Abstract

An exhaust pressure control apparatus is disclosed. The exhaust pressure control apparatus including a main body in which an inlet port and an outlet port are formed, the main body also including a pilot chamber. The system also includes a spool comprising an upper slide and a lower slide, the upper slide forming a movable portion of the pilot chamber, and the spool is held by the upper slide and the lower slide so that it can slide in an axial direction over a sliding surface connecting the intake port and the discharge port. A control system regulates a pressure in the intake port by controlling a pressure regulating gas supplied to the pilot chamber, and a control status portion provides an indication of the stability of the control system based upon the pressure in the pilot chamber.

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