Process control methodologies for biofuel appliance

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7457689
APP PUB NO 20080097649A1
SERIAL NO

11550500

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Apparatus for controlling the operation of a biomass stove utilizes three proportional integral derivative (PID) controllers as part of a closed loop to control the fuel feed rate, the convection fan speed and the combustion fan speed. The first loop controls room temperature, the second loop controls the convection fan speed and the third loop controls the combustion fan. Appropriate temperature readings are utilized for the first and second loop. The third loop, which utilized feedback of the ratio between the heat exchanger temperature to the exhaust temperature, in addition to measuring these temperatures also references a library of look-up tables of such ratios over the entire heat range of the stove that have been correlated to combustion efficiency, as an input. This enables the operator to optimize the heat output for any operating point.

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HESTIA HEATING PRODUCTS INC8401 WEST 35W SERVICE DRIVE MINNEAPOLIS MN 55449-7209

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mast, Marion L Blooming Prairie, MN 3 14
Nelson, Eric W Minneapolis, MN 53 1016

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