SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER TO A HEATER

• Main Authors: YENDER, Matthew, PETERSON, Kurt, BOHLINGER, William, WALTERS, Larry, ROZEK, Geoffrey, PHILLIPS, Brittany, BREITLOW, Stanton Hopkins, HENTGES, James, MEECH, Eric, NESS, Keith
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 22.08.2019
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; BLASTING; DOMESTIC HOT-WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS; DOMESTIC- OR SPACE-HEATING SYSTEMS, e.g. CENTRAL HEATINGSYSTEMS; ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; ELEMENTS OR COMPONENTS THEREFOR; HEATING; LIGHTING; MEASURING; MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; RANGES; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; TESTING; VENTILATING; WEAPONS

The present disclosure is directed toward a control system for controlling a heater that includes at least one heating element. The control system includes a power converter operable to supply an adjustable voltage output to the heater, a sensor circuit that measures an electrical characteristic of...