Method and apparatus for controlling and providing electrical connections for a boiler
AssigneeSPX Corporation
InventorsNeil Rolph, Shuqing Cui, Scott Ryan
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing an electronic controller for a boiler is provided. A method and apparatus for providing a boiler with consolidated electronic connections is also provided.
Claims28
A boiler configured to be mounted on a floor or wall with consolidated electrical connections comprising:
- a high voltage electrical panel mounted to the boiler configured to be mounted on a floor or wall;
- and
- a low voltage electrical panel mounted to the boiler located proximate to the high voltage panel,
- wherein substantially all electrical input connections to the boiler are contained within the high and low electrical panels and the high and low voltage panel are mounted in an accessible location whether the boiler is mounted on a floor or wall.
A boiler with consolidated electrical connections comprising:
- a high voltage electrical panel mounted to the boiler;
- a low voltage electrical panel mounted to the boiler located proximate to the high voltage panel;
- an electrical outlet located on the boiler configured to provide line voltage;
- wherein substantially all electrical input connections to the boiler are contained within the high and low electrical panels.
A boiler configured to be mounted on a floor or wall with consolidated electrical connections comprising:
- a high voltage electrical connecting means mounted to the boiler configured to be mounted on a floor or wall;
- and
- a low voltage electrical connecting means mounted to the boiler located proximate to the high voltage connecting means,
- wherein substantially all electrical input connections to the boiler are contained within the high and low electrical connecting means and the high and low voltage connecting means are mounted in an accessible location whether the boiler is mounted on a floor or wall.
A method of connecting high and low voltage inputs to a boiler configured to be mounted on a floor or wall comprising the steps of:
- providing a high voltage connection panel in an accessible location whether the boiler is mounted on a floor or wall;
- providing a low voltage connection panel in an accessible location whether the boiler is mounted on a floor or wall;
- mounting the connection panels near each other on a boiler;
- and
- connecting substantially all of electrical inputs to the boiler configured to be mounted on a floor or wall to at least one of the high and low voltage connection panels.
A method of connecting high and low voltage inputs to a boiler comprising the steps of:
- providing a high voltage connection panel;
- providing a low voltage connection panel;
- mounting the connection panels near each other on a boiler;
- connecting substantially all of electrical inputs to the boiler to at least one of the high and low voltage connection panels;
- and
- providing an electrical outlet attached to the boiler and providing line voltage to the electrical outlet.
A controller for a boiler comprising:
- a circuit board;
- control switches operatively connected to the circuit board;
- a display operatively connected to the circuit board;
- and
- a housing containing the circuit board, the control switches and the display,
- wherein the controller is located on a top portion of the boiler and the switches are configured to be manipulated and the display is configured to be read when the boiler is mounted on a wall or on a floor.
A controller for a boiler comprising:
- means for processing data;
- means for selecting control settings operatively connected to the processing means;
- means for displaying data operatively connected to the circuit board;
- and
- means for housing the processing means, the selecting means and the displaying means,
- wherein the controller is located on a top portion of the boiler and the selecting means are configured to be manipulated and the display means is configured to be read when the boiler is mounted on a wall or on a floor.
A method of mounting a controller to a boiler comprising the steps of:
- mounting the controller proximate to a top portion of the boiler in a manner to permit the controller to be viewed and manipulated when the boiler is either mounted to a floor and mounted to a wall;
- providing a housing around the controller;
- and
- cooling the controller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.