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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2014
Volution Inc., Encinitas, CA (US);
Thermo Pro Manufacturing, Llc, Gilmer, TX (US);
Charles Shafee Slemon, Encinitas, CA (US);
Michael Shafee Slemon, Encinitas, CA (US);
Charles Slemon, Pawtucket, RI (US);
Dewey Barton Morris, Henderson, TX (US);
John B. Walsh, Gilmer, TX (US);
VOLUTION INC., Encinitas, CA (US);
THERMO PRO MANUFACTURING, LLC, Gilmer, TX (US);
Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for detecting open flames in an outdoor environment. Structurally, the outdoor flame detector includes both an ultra-violet (UV) detector and a Radio Frequency (RF) detector. While operating within predetermined parameters, these detectors respectively create an event signal(s) and a cancel signal(s). In detail, the UV detector will output an event signal whenever UV radiation with a fluence above a predetermined value is incident on the UV detector. On the other hand, the RF detector will output a cancel signal whenever it receives an RF component transmitted in an electrical arc discharge having an intensity above a predetermined threshold. The event signal and the cancel signal are then individually and collectively evaluated by a computer to distinguish between an actual open flame and a non-flame event, such as an electric arc discharge (e.g. lightening, electric motors and arc welding).