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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2012
Michael Charles Spalding, Hudson, OH (US);
Donald Albert Schneider, Lakewood, OH (US);
Jiyuan Liu, Solon, OH (US);
Frederick Louis Glesius, Brecksville, OH (US);
Jeffrey Louis Johanning, Hudson, OH (US);
Leo Raymond Lombardo, Highland Hts., OH (US);
Fred Yu-feng Chou, Stow, OH (US);
Michael Charles Spalding, Hudson, OH (US);
Donald Albert Schneider, Lakewood, OH (US);
Jiyuan Liu, Solon, OH (US);
Frederick Louis Glesius, Brecksville, OH (US);
Jeffrey Louis Johanning, Hudson, OH (US);
Leo Raymond Lombardo, Highland Hts., OH (US);
Fred Yu-Feng Chou, Stow, OH (US);
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A flame sensor apparatus is provided including a sensor for sensing specific characteristics of a flame within a combustion chamber. The sensor includes a silicon carbide photodiode, and the sensor is spaced a distance from the combustion chamber. In addition, a fiber optic cable assembly extends between the sensor and the combustion chamber. The fiber optic cable can convey the specific characteristics of the flame from the combustion chamber to the sensor. The fiber optic cable assembly is included as part of a sealed array filled with an inert gas. In addition, a method of sensing specific characteristics of a flame is also provided.