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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2013
Applicant:
Field Controls, Llc, Kinston, NC (US);
Inventor:
Eric A. Hokanson, Kinston, NC (US);
Assignee:
FIELD CONTROLS, LLC, Kinston, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F23L 3/00 (2006.01); F23L 11/00 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F23L 11/00 (2013.01); B23P 19/00 (2013.01); F23L 3/00 (2013.01); F23M 2900/13003 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system for operating a damper comprises a flue pipe assembly, and a damper movable between an open position and a closed position within the flue pipe assembly. At least one thermoelectric generator is coupled to a surface of the flue pipe assembly. Operation of the damper is achieved by the thermoelectric generator harvesting thermal energy from the flue pipe assembly and converting it into usable electrical energy for actuation of the damper.