Combustion apparatus supplying combustion air via suction type fan and method for controlling the same

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PATENT NO 9879859
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14806402

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In a suction fan type combustion apparatus, when an air supply/exhaust path of a combustion and heating unit is clogged, a combustion fan has a degraded fan current for the same fan rotation speed. Furthermore, the suction fan type configuration has the combustion and heating unit's internal pressure reduced as the combustion fan rotates faster. A combustion burner supplies fuel gas with a pressure applied thereto, which is regulated by a gas proportional valve. A degree of opening of the gas proportional valve is corrected in a direction allowing the pressure to be reduced, in accordance with a rate of degradation of a fan current relative to a reference current following a reference current characteristic. This control for correction is done with the fan current degradation rate smoothed (or low-pass filtered) in a time base direction.

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NORITZ CORPORATION93 EDOMACHI CHUO-KU KOBE-SHI HYOGO 650-0033

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Konishi, Daisuke Akashi, JP 40 108
Kusachi, Rena Kobe, JP 4 13
Nakayama, Kenichi Akashi, JP 128 848

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