High turndown boiler and system and method for controlling a boiler

    公开(公告)号:US11300290B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-12

    申请号:US16373728

    申请日:2019-04-03

    申请人: MESTEK, INC.

    发明人: Kenneth W. Cohen

    摘要: A heating device includes a combustion chamber, a housing in fluid communication with the combustion chamber, a burner disposed in the housing, a blower assembly connected to the housing for directing air into the interior of the housing, a valve assembly connected to the housing for controlling a flow of fuel into the burner, an optical color sensor for sensing a color profile of a surface of the burner, and a control unit configured to control the valve assembly in dependence upon the color profile of the surface of the burner.