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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2016
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Michael Engler, Lucas, TX (US);
Lennox Industries Inc., Richardson, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of determining presence of a flame in a furnace of a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system. The method comprises determining, using a controller, whether a processor signal (G) is active, responsive to a determination that the processor signal (G) is active, determining, using the controller prior to assertion of a flame-test input control signal, an output state of a first comparator, responsive to a determination that the output state of the first comparator is high, determining, using the controller prior to assertion of the flame-test input control signal, an output state of a second comparator, and responsive to a determination that the output state of the second comparator is low, transmitting, using the controller, a notification that a flame is present.
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