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US 2014/0150770 A1Published application
Self-powered damper system
AssigneeField Controls, LLC
InventorEric A. Hokanson
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Abstract
A system for operating a damper comprises a flue pipe assembly, and a damper movable between an open position and a closed position within the flue pipe assembly. At least one thermoelectric generator is coupled to a surface of the flue pipe assembly. Operation of the damper is achieved by the thermoelectric generator harvesting thermal energy from the flue pipe assembly and converting it into usable electrical energy for actuation of the damper.
Claims20
A system for operating a damper, the system comprising:
- a flue pipe assembly;
- a damper movable between an open position and a closed position within the flue pipe assembly;
- and
- at least one thermoelectric generator coupled to a surface of the flue pipe assembly, wherein operation of the damper is achieved by the thermoelectric generator harvesting thermal energy from the flue pipe assembly and converting it into usable electrical energy for actuation of the damper.
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A method for operating a damper, the method comprising:
- providing a flue pipe assembly and a damper movable between an open position and a closed position within the flue pipe assembly;
- coupling at least one thermoelectric generator to a surface of the flue pipe assembly;
- and
- achieving operation of the damper by the thermoelectric generator harvesting thermal energy from the flue pipe assembly and converting it into usable electrical energy for actuation of the damper.
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A system for operating a damper, the system comprising:
- a flue pipe assembly;
- a damper movable between an open position and a closed position within the flue pipe assembly;
- and
- at least one thermoelectric generator coupled to a surface of the flue pipe assembly,
- wherein the thermoelectric generator is mounted to an exterior surface of the flue pipe assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.