Water heater
    1.
    发明授权
    Water heater 有权
    热水器

    公开(公告)号:US06795644B2

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-21

    申请号:US10453163

    申请日:2003-06-03

    IPC分类号: H05B102

    摘要: A water heater including a water tank, a water inlet line for adding water to the water tank, a water outlet line for withdrawing water from the water tank, at least one electric resistance heating element extending into the water tank to heat water in the water tank, at least one water temperature sensor operable to sense a water temperature, and a control circuit capable of conducting electric power to the electric resistance heating element. The control circuit controls the conduction of electric power in response to the sensed water temperature and at least one of an element characteristic, a tank characteristic, an external water tank temperature, a water consistency, an ambient temperature, and a history of water use.

    摘要翻译: 一种热水器,包括水箱,用于向水箱中添加水的进水管线,用于从水箱中取出水的出水管线,至少一个电阻加热元件,其延伸到水箱中以加热水中的水 罐,至少一个可操作以感测水温的水温传感器,以及能够向电阻加热元件传导电力的控制电路。 控制电路响应于感测的水温和元件特性,罐特性,外部水箱温度,水稠度,环境温度和使用历史中的至少一个来控​​制电功率的传导。

    Water heater having dual side-by-side heating elements
    2.
    发明授权
    Water heater having dual side-by-side heating elements 失效
    具有双排并列加热元件的热​​水器

    公开(公告)号:US06363216B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-03-26

    申请号:US09753154

    申请日:2001-01-02

    IPC分类号: F24H920

    摘要: A water heater having a water tank and multiple electric resistance heating elements extending into the water tank for heating water in the tank. The water heater includes a proportional band temperature controller for conducting electric power to the electric resistance heating elements in bursts. Each burst of electric power is followed by a period during which the temperature controller does not conduct power to the electric resistance heating element. In one embodiment, each burst of electrical power lasts for about 95% or less of a cycle comprised of one burst of electric power followed by the period during which the temperature controller does not conduct electric power. Further, activation of the heating elements by the controller is carried out in a sequential or other timed or controlled fashion to permit uniform heating of the water in the tank.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有水箱和多个电阻加热元件的热​​水器,其延伸到水箱中以对罐中的水进行加热。 热水器包括一个比例带温度控制器,用于以电涌电流向电阻加热元件供电。 每个电力突发之后是温度控制器不向电阻加热元件供电的时段。 在一个实施例中,电力的每个脉冲串持续约95%或更少的周期,包括一个电力突发,随后是温度控制器不进行电力的时段。 此外,通过控制器的加热元件的激活以顺序或其它定时或控制的方式进行,以允许罐中的水的均匀加热。

    Container for a hot water heater or similar article
    3.
    发明授权
    Container for a hot water heater or similar article 失效
    热水器或类似物品的容器

    公开(公告)号:US06237838B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-05-29

    申请号:US09449967

    申请日:1999-11-26

    IPC分类号: B65D8102

    摘要: A paperboard container for a hot water heater or similar manufactured article. The container comprising a body having eight sides, a bottom member closing the bottom of the container body, and a top member closing the top of the container body. The bottom member having eight bottom member sides, each bottom member side in contact with one of the eight body sides, having an interior face for supporting and preventing lateral movement of the hot water heater within the container, and having an exterior face for supporting the container on a floor or other surface. A tab on each container body side is attached to the bottom member exterior face for holding the bottom member in place as the container bottom. The container employs only about 85% of the paperboard required in a square cross section container for the same size hot water heater, and has greater strength than the square cross section container.

    摘要翻译: 用于热水器或类似制品的纸板容器。 容器包括具有八个侧面的主体,封闭容器主体底部的底部构件和封闭容器主体顶部的顶部构件。 具有八个底部构件侧的底部构件,每个底部构件侧与八个主体侧中的一个接触,具有用于支撑和防止热水器在容器内的横向运动的内表面,并且具有用于支撑 容器在地板或其他表面上。 每个容器主体侧的突片附接到底部构件外表面,用于将底部构件保持在适当位置作为容器底部。 该容器在相同尺寸的热水加热器的正方形截面容器中仅使用约85%的纸板,并且具有比正方形横截面容器更大的强度。

    Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved
thermal efficiency
    4.
    发明授权
    Water heater with proportional band temperature control for improved thermal efficiency 失效
    具有比例带温度控制的热水器,以提高热效率

    公开(公告)号:US5948304A

    公开(公告)日:1999-09-07

    申请号:US118720

    申请日:1998-07-17

    IPC分类号: G05D23/19 H05B1/02 H05B3/82

    摘要: A water heater having a water tank and a electric resistance heating element extending into the water tank for heating water in the tank. The water heater includes a proportional band temperature controller for conducting electric power to the electric resistance heating element in bursts. Each burst of electric power is followed by a period during which the temperature controller does not conduct power to the electric resistance heating element. In one embodiment, each burst of electrical power lasts for about 95% or less of a cycle comprised of one burst of electric power followed by the period during which the temperature controller does not conduct electric power.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有水箱和电阻加热元件的热​​水器,其延伸到水箱中,用于对罐中的水进行加热。 热水器包括一个比例带温度控制器,用于将电力以突发方式传导到电阻加热元件。 每个电力突发之后是温度控制器不向电阻加热元件供电的时段。 在一个实施例中,电力的每个脉冲串持续约95%或更少的周期,包括一个电力突发,随后是温度控制器不进行电力的时段。

    Proportional band temperature control with improved thermal efficiency
for a water heater
    5.
    发明授权
    Proportional band temperature control with improved thermal efficiency for a water heater 失效
    比例带温控制,提高热效率的热效率

    公开(公告)号:US5831250A

    公开(公告)日:1998-11-03

    申请号:US914638

    申请日:1997-08-19

    IPC分类号: G05D23/19 H05B1/02 H05B3/82

    摘要: A water heater comprising a water tank and an electric resistance heating element extending into the water tank for heating water in the tank, including a proportional band temperature controller for conducting electric power to the electric resistance heating element in bursts, each burst of electric power followed by a period during which the temperature controller does not conduct power to the electric resistance heating element, wherein, each burst of electric power comprises about 95% or less of a cycle comprised of one burst of electric power followed by the period during which the temperature controller does not conduct electric power.

    摘要翻译: 一种热水器,包括一个水箱和一个延伸到水箱中用于加热水箱中的水箱的电阻加热元件,包括一个比例带温度控制器,用于连续地向电阻加热元件供电, 在此期间,温度控制器不向电阻加热元件供电,其中,每个电力突发包括由一个电力突发组成的周期的约95%或更少,之后是温度 控制器不进行电力。

    Method and apparatus for testing fuel gas control systems for gas fired appliances
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for testing fuel gas control systems for gas fired appliances 有权
    燃气用具燃气控制系统的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06498495B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-12-24

    申请号:US09648603

    申请日:2000-08-26

    IPC分类号: G01R3106

    摘要: Disclosed herein are a methods for testing operability of a thermocouple device and operability of a safety valve solenoid and ECO fuse circuit all in a fuel gas control system for a gas fired appliance. Also disclose are apparatus for carrying out such methods, the apparatus comprising a test instrument, for applying selected millivolt DC currents to the safety valve solenoid and ECO fuse circuit and for measuring millivolt DC current output of the thermocouple device, and-an adaptor for connecting the test instrument to the safety valve solenoid and ECO fuse circuit of the fuel gas control system.

    摘要翻译: 本文公开了一种用于测试热电偶装置的可操作性和安全阀螺线管和ECO保险丝电路的可操作性的方法,其全部用于燃气装置的燃料气体控制系统中。 还公开了用于执行这种方法的装置,该装置包括用于将选择的毫伏直流电流施加到安全阀螺线管和ECO熔丝电路并用于测量热电偶装置的毫伏直流电流输出的测试仪器,以及用于连接的适配器 测试仪器到安全阀电磁阀和ECO保险丝电路的燃气控制系统。

    Method and apparatus for detecting a dry fire condition in a water heater
    8.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for detecting a dry fire condition in a water heater 失效
    用于检测热水器中的干火状况的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06455820B2

    公开(公告)日:2002-09-24

    申请号:US09753146

    申请日:2001-01-02

    IPC分类号: H05B102

    摘要: A water heater having a water tank and multiple electric resistance heating elements extending into the water tank for heating water in the tank. The water heater includes a proportional band temperature controller for conducting electric power to the electric resistance heating elements in bursts. Each burst of electric power is followed by a period during which the temperature controller does not conduct power to the electric resistance heating element. In one embodiment, each burst of electrical power lasts for about 95% or less of a cycle comprised of one burst of electric power followed by the period during which the temperature controller does not conduct electric power. Further, activation of the heating elements by the controller is carried out in a sequential or other timed or controlled fashion to permit uniform heating of the water in the tank.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有水箱和多个电阻加热元件的热​​水器,其延伸到水箱中以对罐中的水进行加热。 热水器包括一个比例带温度控制器,用于以电涌电流向电阻加热元件供电。 每个电力突发之后是温度控制器不向电阻加热元件供电的时段。 在一个实施例中,电力的每个脉冲串持续约95%或更少的周期,包括一个电力突发,随后是温度控制器不进行电力的时段。 此外,通过控制器的加热元件的激活以顺序或其它定时或控制的方式进行,以允许罐中的水的均匀加热。

    Proportional band temperature control for multiple heating elements
    9.
    发明授权
    Proportional band temperature control for multiple heating elements 有权
    多个加热元件的比例带温度控制

    公开(公告)号:US06374046B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-16

    申请号:US09361825

    申请日:1999-07-27

    IPC分类号: F24H920

    摘要: A water heater having a water tank and multiple electric resistance heating elements extending into the water tank for heating water in the tank. The water heater includes a proportional band temperature controller for conducting electric power to the electric resistance heating elements in bursts. Each burst of electric power is followed by a period during which the temperature controller does not conduct power to the electric resistance heating element. In one embodiment, each burst of electrical power lasts for about 95% or less of a cycle comprised of one burst of electric power followed by the period during which the temperature controller does not conduct electric power. Further, activation of the heating elements by the controller is carried out in a sequential or other timed or controlled fashion to permit uniform heating of the water in the tank. Further, the controller may operate a cold water introduction valve to further enhance temperature uniformity in the tank.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有水箱和多个电阻加热元件的热​​水器,其延伸到水箱中以对罐中的水进行加热。 热水器包括一个比例带温度控制器,用于以电涌电流向电阻加热元件供电。 每个电力突发之后是温度控制器不向电阻加热元件供电的时段。 在一个实施例中,电力的每个脉冲串持续约95%或更少的周期,包括一个电力突发,随后是温度控制器不进行电力的时段。 此外,通过控制器的加热元件的激活以顺序或其它定时或控制的方式进行,以允许罐中的水的均匀加热。 此外,控制器可以操作冷水引入阀,以进一步提高罐中的温度均匀性。

    Insulated tank construction and improved self positioning sealing device
for use therein
    10.
    发明授权
    Insulated tank construction and improved self positioning sealing device for use therein 失效
    绝缘罐结构和改进的自定位密封装置用于其中

    公开(公告)号:US5209368A

    公开(公告)日:1993-05-11

    申请号:US896115

    申请日:1992-06-09

    IPC分类号: B29C33/00 F24H1/18

    摘要: An insulated tank construction for a water heater, including a cylindrical tank, a cylindrical shell placed around and spaced radially apart from the tank to form an annular space, and a ring-shaped form dam disposed circumferentially at a selected position in the annular space along the height of the tank. The foam dam is comprised of a resilient compressible material, preferably porous, open-cell polyurethane foam, and has an inner diameter less than the tank outer diameter and an outer diameter greater than the shell inner diameter. Thus, the foam dam is compressed into sealing engagement with both the tank wall and the shell wall. The shell inner wall, foam dam and tank outer wall form an annular chamber within the annular space. Expandable polymer foam material is injected into the annular chamber and expanded to form a jacket of insulating foam around the tank. Initially, gasses generated by expansion of the foam escape the annular chamber through the porous body of the foam dam. However, the fluid polymer foam will not flow through the porous body and the foam dam retains the foaming polymer within the annular chamber. For gas fired water heaters, which have a hot heating chamber at the bottom, the foam dam will prevent flammable polymer foam from contacting the heating chamber.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于热水器的隔热罐结构,包括一个圆筒形容器,一个圆筒形壳体,围绕并围绕容器间隔开并形成一个环形空间;以及环形形式的坝围绕圆周设置在环形空间中的选定位置 坦克的高度。 泡沫坝由弹性可压缩材料,优选多孔的开孔聚氨酯泡沫构成,并且具有小于罐外径的内径和大于壳内径的外径。 因此,泡沫坝被压缩成与罐壁和壳壁密封接合。 壳内壁,泡沫坝和罐外壁在环形空间内形成环形室。 将可发泡聚合物泡沫材料注入到环形室中并膨胀以形成围绕罐的绝缘泡沫的护套。 最初,泡沫膨胀产生的气体通过泡沫坝的多孔体离开环形室。 然而,流体聚合物泡沫体将不会流过多孔体并且泡沫坝将发泡聚合物保持在环形室内。 对于在底部具有热加热室的燃气热水器,泡沫坝将防止可燃聚合物泡沫与加热室接触。