Water heater blower assembly having a low exhaust port

    公开(公告)号:US11215379B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-04

    申请号:US16516851

    申请日:2019-07-19

    Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The housing has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust port is lower than the top of the exhaust volute.

    Draft Inducer Blower
    23.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210285456A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-09-16

    申请号:US17333356

    申请日:2021-05-28

    Inventor: Steven W. Post

    Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly includes a blower having a fan, a dilution air intake passage, an exhaust gas intake passage, and a discharge passage. The blower is configured to operatively connect to a heater system in a manner to facilitate flow of combustion air into a combustion chamber and to draw dilution air into the blower and to mix the dilution air with the exhaust gases and to facilitate flow of the mixed air and exhaust gases through the vent. The dilution air intake passage is positionable in at least a low flow configuration and a high flow configuration. The dilution air intake passage is more restrictive of intake of dilution air in the low flow configuration than in the high flow configuration.

    Blower assembly with compensation for vent back pressure

    公开(公告)号:US10533771B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-14

    申请号:US15181598

    申请日:2016-06-14

    Inventor: Steven W. Post

    Abstract: A blower assembly is configured for use with a gas-operated heater having a burner and an exhaust port. The blower assembly has a blower and a sensor. The blower is configured to operate at two or more speeds and is configured to operatively connect to the burner in a manner to facilitate flow of combustion air into the burner and to facilitate flow of exhaust through the exhaust port. The sensor is configured to be sensitive to pressure of exhaust downstream of the blower. The sensor is operatively connected to the blower in a manner such that the blower will change speeds if said pressure exceeds a threshold pressure.

    Water Heater Blower Assembly Having a Low Exhaust Port

    公开(公告)号:US20170363323A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-21

    申请号:US15349674

    申请日:2016-11-11

    CPC classification number: F24H9/0031 F23L5/02 F23L17/005 F24H1/205

    Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The base has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute and the base are non-adjustably fixed relative to each other. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust port is lower than the top of the exhaust volute.

    Water Heater Blower Assembly Having a Low Exhaust Port

    公开(公告)号:US20170363322A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-12-21

    申请号:US15183040

    申请日:2016-06-15

    CPC classification number: F24H9/0031 F23L17/005 F24H1/205

    Abstract: A draft inducer blower assembly for use with a water heater has a housing, a motor, and a fan. The housing has an exhaust volute surrounding the fan and a base adapted to be mounted atop a water heater. The base has an inlet port adapted to receive exhaust gas from the water heater. The fan is connected to the motor for rotation about a rotation axis. The exhaust volute and the base are non-adjustably fixed relative to each other. The exhaust volute has a cut-off at a cut-off angle relative to the rotation axis. The cut-off angle extends at an angle that is no more than twenty degrees positive from horizontal. The exhaust volute has an exhaust outlet passageway that extends to an exhaust port. The exhaust outlet passageway extends beneath the cut-off before reaching the exhaust port.

    Methods and systems for controlling power to an electric motor
    28.
    发明授权
    Methods and systems for controlling power to an electric motor 有权
    用于控制电动机功率的方法和系统

    公开(公告)号:US09537442B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-01-03

    申请号:US13804718

    申请日:2013-03-14

    CPC classification number: H02P27/08 H02J1/102

    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling an electric motor are provided herein. The system is configured to be coupled to a power supply. The electric motor system includes a rectifier, an electric motor, and a microcontroller. The rectifier is configured to convert an alternating current (AC) voltage input to a direct current (DC) voltage. The microcontroller is configured to extract power from a generator device.

    Abstract translation: 本文提供了用于控制电动机的方法和系统。 该系统被配置为耦合到电源。 电动机系统包括整流器,电动机和微控制器。 整流器被配置为将交流(AC)电压输入转换为直流(DC)电压。 微控制器被配置为从发电机设备提取电力。

Patent Agency Ranking