A hybrid heating system for use with a gas supply and an electricity supply to provide a temperature controlled environment is provided, the hybrid heating system comprising: a hybrid heater, the hybrid heater including a firebox, a gas burner housed in the firebox and providing a first heat source, a variable pressure gas valve in fluid communication with the gas burner, a modulating actuator in mechanical communication with the variable pressure gas valve, a housing attached to the firebox, an electric element housed in the housing, the electric element providing a second heat source, a high duty cycle on off switch in electrical communication with the electric element; a printed circuit board in electrical communication with the modulating actuator and the high duty cycle on off switch; and a microprocessor which is in electronic communication with both the modulating actuator and the high duty cycle on off switch.
F24H 15/31 - Commande des vannes de vannes ayant un seul orifice d'entrée et un seul orifice de sortie, p. ex. de vannes de régulation de débit
F24H 15/36 - Commande de moyens de production de chaleur dans les appareils de chauffage de brûleurs
F24H 15/37 - Commande de moyens de production de chaleur dans les appareils de chauffage d’appareils de chauffage électriques
F24H 15/407 - Commande des appareils de chauffage de fluides caractérisée par le type des unités de commande utilisant une commutation électrique, p. ex. triac
F24H 15/429 - Commande des appareils de chauffage de fluides caractérisée par le type des unités de commande utilisant un traitement électronique, p. ex. par ordinateur utilisant des données préenregistrées pour la sélection de modes de fonctionnement
F24H 15/45 - Commande des appareils de chauffage de fluides caractérisée par le type des unités de commande utilisant un traitement électronique, p. ex. par ordinateur accessible à distance
F24C 1/02 - Poêles ou fourneaux dans lesquels le combustible ou la source d'énergie n'est pas exclusivement un combustible solide ou d'un type couvert par un seul des groupes Poêles ou fourneaux dans lesquels le type de combustible ou d'énergie utilisé n'est pas spécifié pouvant utiliser plusieurs types de combustible ou d’énergie
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RESIDENTIAL HYBRID HOT WATER TANK AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR
A hot water tank is provided. The hot water tank comprising: a tank which includes a bottom, a top, and sides therebetween to define an interior; a combustion chamber within the interior, proximate the bottom and sides, the combustion chamber terminating in a mouth where it connects to the side; a gas burner, which is a first heat source and is housed in the combustion chamber; a combustion fan located at the mouth of the combustion chamber and in gaseous communication with an ambient environment and the combustion chamber; a substantially spiral flue which extends upward through the interior and is in gaseous communication with the combustion chamber and a chimney, which is located proximate the top of the tank, such that in use flue gases travel from the combustion chamber upward to the chimney; a condensation trap, which is outside the tank and is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber or the flue proximate the combustion chamber; and a controller, the controller configured to control the burner.
G05B 19/4155 - Commande numérique [CN], c.-à-d. machines fonctionnant automatiquement, en particulier machines-outils, p. ex. dans un milieu de fabrication industriel, afin d'effectuer un positionnement, un mouvement ou des actions coordonnées au moyen de données d'un programme sous forme numérique caractérisée par le déroulement du programme, c.-à-d. le déroulement d'un programme de pièce ou le déroulement d'une fonction machine, p. ex. choix d'un programme
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RESIDENTIAL HYBRID HOT WATER TANK AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR
A hot water tank is provided. The hot water tank comprising: a tank which includes a bottom, a top, and sides therebetween to define an interior; a combustion chamber within the interior, proximate the bottom and sides, the combustion chamber terminating in a mouth where it connects to the side; a gas burner, which is a first heat source and is housed in the combustion chamber; a combustion fan located at the mouth of the combustion chamber and in gaseous communication with an ambient environment and the combustion chamber; a substantially spiral flue which extends upward through the interior and is in gaseous communication with the combustion chamber and a chimney, which is located proximate the top of the tank, such that in use flue gases travel from the combustion chamber upward to the chimney; a condensation trap, which is outside the tank and is in fluid communication with the combustion chamber or the flue proximate the combustion chamber; and a controller, the controller configured to control the burner.
F24H 1/18 - Appareils de chauffage à accumulation d'eau
F24H 1/36 - Appareils de chauffage de l'eau autres qu'instantanés ou à accumulation, p. ex. chauffe-eau pour chauffage central avec réservoir d'eau adjacent à la chambre ou aux chambres de combustion, p. ex. au-dessus ou à côté le réservoir d'eau renfermant un ou plusieurs tubes de feu
A safety barrier heat exchanger for a heating appliance such as a fireplace or furnace is provided. The safety barrier heat exchanger includes a housing configured for attachment across the viewable opening of a fireplace or a barrier window of a furnace, and a plurality of optically transparent, semi-transparent or translucent safety barriers secured within the housing in spaced apart relationship to define a tortuous or serpentine passageway through which a forced bulk flow of ambient air is passed across a viewable opening or barrier window more than one time. Also provided are fireplace systems comprising the safety barrier heat exchanger.
F24B 1/188 - Poêles à foyers ouverts, p. ex. cheminées à foyers ouverts comportant des moyens de circulation d'air, des moyens d'échange de chaleur ou des moyens supplémentaires pour le chauffage par convection Commande de la combustion caractérisés par l'utilisation de moyens d'échange de chaleur
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HYBRID RESIDENTIAL HEATER AND CONTROL SYSTEM THEREFOR
A hybrid heating system for use with a gas supply and an electricity supply to provide a temperature controlled environment is provided, the hybrid heating system comprising: a hybrid heater, the hybrid heater including a firebox, a gas burner housed in the firebox and providing a first heat source, a variable pressure gas valve in fluid communication with the gas burner, a modulating actuator in mechanical communication with the variable pressure gas valve, a housing attached to the firebox, an electric element housed in the housing, the electric element providing a second heat source, a high duty cycle on off switch in electrical communication with the electric element; a printed circuit board in electrical communication with the modulating actuator and the high duty cycle on off switch; and a microprocessor which is in electronic communication with both the modulating actuator and the high duty cycle on off switch.
A firebox is provided for use in a gas fireplace, the firebox comprising: a back which includes at least one combustion fan aperture, an upper end and a lower end and a length therebetween, a pair of sides, each side including an upper end, a lower end, a first riser which has an inner section and an outer section, the inner section attached to the back, a first flange, which is parallel to the back and extends outward from the back, and a second riser, wherein the outer section of the first riser, the first flange and the second riser extend above the upper end of the back and below the lower end of the back; a top which is attached to the inner section of the first risers and to the back at the upper end; and a base which is attached to the inner section of the first risers and to the back above the combustion fan aperture, to define an opening. The fireplace is also provided.
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