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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2011
Afshin Sadri, Mississauga, CA;
Ehsan Shameli, Mississauga, CA;
Roberto Venditti, Mississauga, CA;
Andrei Kepes, Mississauga, CA;
Terry Gerritsen, Mississauga, CA;
Sean Southall, Mississauga, CA;
Bruce Uyeda, Mississauga, CA;
Afshin Sadri, Mississauga, CA;
Ehsan Shameli, Mississauga, CA;
Roberto Venditti, Mississauga, CA;
Andrei Kepes, Mississauga, CA;
Terry Gerritsen, Mississauga, CA;
Sean Southall, Mississauga, CA;
Bruce Uyeda, Mississauga, CA;
Hatch Ltd., Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
Various systems and methods for monitoring the level of a feed material layer in a metallurgical furnace are described. At least one non-contact sensor is used to sense a distance between the feed layer and a reference position. A process controller linked to the sensor provides a control signal based upon the sensed distance. The control signal may be used to control various factors in the operation of the metallurgical furnace.