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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Charles Stuart Daw, Knoxville, TN (US);
Timothy A. Fuller, North Canton, OH (US);
Thomas J. Flynn, North Canton, OH (US);
Charles E. A. Finney, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Charles Stuart Daw, Knoxville, TN (US);
Timothy A. Fuller, North Canton, OH (US);
Thomas J. Flynn, North Canton, OH (US);
Charles E. A. Finney, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The current invention provides a method and apparatus, which uses symbol sequence techniques, temporal irreversibility, and/or cluster analysis to monitor the operating state of individual burner flames on a appropriate time scale. Both the method and apparatus of the present invention may be used optimize the performance of burner flames.