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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2022
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Curtis George Gagne, Smyrna, TN (US);
Yonggon Lee, Brookfield, WI (US);
Brian Thomas Branecky, Oconomowoc, WI (US);
Barry Anthony Collins, Lebanon, TN (US);
Daniel Mitchell, Gallatin, TN (US);
Mohamed Mehdi Doura, Mt. Juliet, TN (US);
A. O. Smith Corporation, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A fluid heating system including a burner unit is operated based on feedback control loops. The fluid heating system comprises a burner unit configured to heat a fluid, a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the appliance, and a controller coupled to the burner unit and the sensor. The controller includes an electronic processor and a memory. The controller is configured to receive a first signal corresponding to the characteristic from the sensor, determine, based on the first signal, a first feedback loop control, control combustion of the burner unit based on the first feedback loop control, determine, based on the first feedback loop control, a second feedback loop control, and control combustion of the burner unit based on the second feedback loop control.