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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2010
Timothy Scott Shaffer, Louisville, KY (US);
Nicholas Okruch, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Trice, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian Schork, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Johnson, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Ernst, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Brosnan, Louisville, KY (US);
Timothy Scott Shaffer, Louisville, KY (US);
Nicholas Okruch, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Trice, Louisville, KY (US);
Brian Schork, Louisville, KY (US);
Mark Johnson, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Ernst, Louisville, KY (US);
Daniel Brosnan, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
An ignition control system for an appliance is disclosed. The appliance includes a gas burner, a user actuable valve for controlling a flow of fuel to the burner and an electrical resistance igniter for igniting fuel at the burner. The system includes a user actuable control interface having an off state and an on state, coupled to the valve operative to control the valve and provide a control signal indicative of the state of the control interface. The system also includes a controller having a timer circuit responsive to the control signal and a boost circuit coupled to the timer circuit. The timer circuit selectively activates the boost circuit for a predetermined period of time. A first DC power supply is selectively coupled to the igniter to provide power to the igniter through the boost circuit. A second DC power supply is coupled to the igniter and control interface.