Furnace controller and a furnace that controls a gas input rate to maintain a discharge air temperature

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10928078
APP PUB NO 20170219221A1
SERIAL NO

15486885

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Provided herein are embodiments of, a multistage gas furnace, a controller therefor and a computer-usable medium having non-transitory computer readable instructions stored thereon for execution by a processor to perform a method for operating a gas furnace. In one embodiment, the gas furnace includes: (1) a burner, (2) a circulation fan and (3) a furnace controller. The furnace controller having: (3A) an interface configured to receive heating calls and a blower control signal, the blower control signal corresponding to an operating speed of the circulation fan and (3B) a processor configured to respond to the heating calls and the blower control signal by setting and adjusting a gas input rate for the burner that is based on the blower control signal and that corresponds to a discharge air temperature determined by a dedicated discharge air sensor associated with the furnace.

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LENNOX INDUSTRIES INC2140 LAKE PARK BLVD RICHARDSON TX 75080

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Hadzidedic, Darko Plano, US 41 1637
Hrejsa, Peter Frisco, US 11 137
Kowald, Glenn W Carrollton, US 39 242

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