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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Kevin D. Thompson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Kevin D. Thompson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Assignee:
CARRIER CORPORATION, Farmington, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/00 (2006.01); F27D 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F27D 19/00 (2013.01); F24F 2011/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling a blower motor in a furnace includes applying control signals to the blower motor; determining that a reference airflow through a portion of the furnace is present; determining a reference control signal at which the reference air flow is present; receiving a requested airflow; computing a requested control signal in response to the reference air flow, the reference control signal and the requested airflow; and using the requested control signal to control the blower motor.