摘要:
A heating system and air conditioning system incorporating a duty cycling control switch are disclosed. The duty cycling control switch for either the furnace or air conditioning system is mounted within the supply side duct of the system, i.e., the hot air duct for a furnace or cold air duct for an air conditioner. The duty cycling control is a bi-metal switch totally enclosed within a case having a metal base whereby the heat from the air in the duct contacts the metal base which is transferred to a bi-metallic element which in turn opens or closes a switch. This makes the switch particularly responsive to gradual changes in the temperature of the output air but prevents the duty cycling switch from responding to rapid fluctuations of air temperature within the duct.
摘要:
The present invention includes an exhaust fan for exhausting combustion gases from a gas fired water heater, a gas pressure diaphragm switch for operating the exhaust fan in response to fuel flowing to the burner of the water heater, and a safety device for preventing fuel flow to the burner upon detecting undesirable changes in combustion gases. The apparatus further includes a time delay to continue operation of the exhaust fan and exhaust residual combustion gases for a short time after fuel flow to the burner has ceased. In one form the time delay is a time delay relay switch and in another form it is a flow restricting orifice that restricts the flow of fuel from the gas pressure diaphragm switch, thereby maintaining a closed circuit to the exhaust fan.
摘要:
A ceramic glow igniter is connected in series with the hot-wire actuating element of a normally open thermal relay across a power source through a double-throw switch when in its cold position. This causes heating of the igniter to ignition temperatures, causes the hot wire element to expand and close the relay, and the heat of the igniter causes the double-throw switch to move to its hot position thus breaking the igniter and hot wire circuit. The electromagnetic winding of a normally closed solenoid gas valve is connected across the power source through the now-closed relay and the double-throw switch, now in its hot position, causing the gas valve to open. Due to thermal lag, the gas valve opens before the thermal relay opens and ignition of the gas occurs before the igniter cools. Burner flame maintains the double-throw switch in its hot position, and a current limiting resistor connected across the relay holds the solenoid gas valve open.