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Gas monitor system

US4116612A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 1977
Grant dateSep 26, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 31, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF23N2235/10
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gas monitor system to monitor combustable or flammable gases present in the exhaust flue of the monitored equipment and to adjust the damper on a real time basis as the system is operated to continuously adjust the concentration of combustible or flammable gases in the monitored equipment. The system also includes self-check calibration circuitry to regularly check that the system is in calibration and that the sensor element in the exhaust has not suffered from a sensitivity decrease. Calibration gas is fed to the sensor on a regular basis. If the calibration circuitry does not complete a proper timing cycle, the system is disabled indicating that the instrument is out of calibration or the sensor is defective.

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