EP3043115B1 - Procédé pour faire fonctionner un brûleur à gaz à prémélange - Google Patents

Procédé pour faire fonctionner un brûleur à gaz à prémélange Download PDF

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EP3043115B1
EP3043115B1 EP15150797.7A EP15150797A EP3043115B1 EP 3043115 B1 EP3043115 B1 EP 3043115B1 EP 15150797 A EP15150797 A EP 15150797A EP 3043115 B1 EP3043115 B1 EP 3043115B1
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Massimo CONTI
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23D—BURNERS
    • F23D14/00—Burners for combustion of a gas, e.g. of a gas stored under pressure as a liquid
    • F23D14/02—Premix gas burners, i.e. in which gaseous fuel is mixed with combustion air upstream of the combustion zone
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N5/00—Systems for controlling combustion
    • F23N5/003—Systems for controlling combustion using detectors sensitive to combustion gas properties
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N5/00—Systems for controlling combustion
    • F23N5/02—Systems for controlling combustion using devices responsive to thermal changes or to thermal expansion of a medium
    • F23N5/12—Systems for controlling combustion using devices responsive to thermal changes or to thermal expansion of a medium using ionisation-sensitive elements, i.e. flame rods
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N5/00—Systems for controlling combustion
    • F23N5/24—Preventing development of abnormal or undesired conditions, i.e. safety arrangements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N2225/00—Measuring
    • F23N2225/08—Measuring temperature
    • F23N2225/10—Measuring temperature stack temperature
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N2227/00—Ignition or checking
    • F23N2227/02—Starting or ignition cycles
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N2227/00—Ignition or checking
    • F23N2227/04—Prepurge
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N2227/00—Ignition or checking
    • F23N2227/06—Postpurge
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N2231/00—Fail safe
    • F23N2231/18—Detecting fluid leaks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23N—REGULATING OR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION
    • F23N2233/00—Ventilators
    • F23N2233/02—Ventilators in stacks
    • F23N2233/04—Ventilators in stacks with variable speed

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  • the present patent application relates to a method for operating a premix gas burner.
  • EP 2 667 097 A1 discloses a method for operating a premix gas burner, especially a pneumatic premix gas burner.
  • a defined gas/air mixture having a defined mixing ratio of gas and air is provided to a burner chamber of the gas burner for combusting the defined gas/air mixture within the burner chamber.
  • the defined gas/air mixture is provided by a mixing device mixing an air flow provided by an air duct with a gas flow provided by a gas duct.
  • the air flow provided by the air duct depends on a fan speed of a fan assigned to the air duct or the burner chamber.
  • the gas flow provided the gas duct depends on a position of at least one gas valve assigned to the gas duct.
  • Flames resulting from the combustion of the defined gas/air mixture within the burner chamber are monitored by an ionization sensor. Exhaust gas resulting from the combustion of the defined gas/air mixture within the burner chamber leaves the burner chamber though an exhaust outlet and exhaust duct of the burner chamber.
  • EP 2 447 609 A1 discloses another method for operating a fan assisted atmospheric gas burner, not a premix gas burner.
  • the air flow is provided by a fan assigned to the air duct or to the exhaust duct.
  • a temperature sensor is assigned to the exhaust duct for measuring an exhaust gas temperature.
  • a signal provided by the temperature sensor preferably in combination with a signal provided by an ionization sensor is usedto determine the opening status and/or closing status of the exhaust duct and/or of the air duct.
  • a gas burner has to be fail-safe. It has to be ensured that no leakage of exhaust gas leaks into the ambient of the gas burner, especially into a room where the gas burner is installed.
  • manufacturers of gas burners are more and more oriented to cheap mechanical solutions which do not provide good sealing properties. So, exhaust gas leakage may occur. This has to be avoided.
  • a novel method for operating a gas burner is provided.
  • the invention allows to detect a potential blockage within the gas burner which may cause an exhaust gas leakage. If such a potential blockage is detected the combustion within the gas burner will be stopped or will be brought to a level where the combustion is hygienic.
  • a hygienic combustion means that the CO (carbon monoxide) concentration is below a defined threshold. Exhaust gas leakage can be avoided.
  • the pre-purge-check is only executed during an actual burner-on phase after a burner start has been requested by an actual heat demand if during a previous burner-on phase a potential blockage was detected.
  • the ignition-check is executed during an actual burner-on phase after a burner start has been requested by an actual heat demand, after the optional execution of the pre-purge-check, after the at least one gas valve assigned to the gas duct has been opened and after flames are established by the combustion of the gas/air mixture.
  • the flue-check and the running-check and the gas-pressure-check and the post-purge-check are executable if no potential blockage was detected during the ignition-check.
  • the running-check is only executed if no potential blockage was detected during the flue-check and if the fan speed is almost constant.
  • the post-purge-check is only executed if a potential blockage has been detected during the running-check or during the flue-check. With such a method a potential blockage within the gas burner which may cause an exhaust gas leakage can be securely detected.
  • An almost constant fan speed means that the variation of the fan speed is smaller than a defined threshold.
  • the signal being indicative of a power consumption of the fan which results from maintaining the fan speed of the fan almost constant at a defined pre-purge fan speed level during a defined pre-purge time interval is monitored and analysed, wherein a potential blockage is detected if the signal being indicative of a power consumption of the fan of the fan differs from a defined nominal value for more than a defined time interval.
  • the ionization signal provided by the ionization sensor which results from maintaining the burner load almost constant at a defined ignition load for a defined ignition time interval is monitored and analysed, wherein a potential blockage is detected if the ionization signal is smaller than a defined nominal value.
  • a potential blockage is detected if the ionization signal is smaller than a defined nominal value.
  • An almost constant burner load means that the variation of the burner load is smaller than a defined threshold.
  • the ionization signal provided by the ionization sensor is monitored and analysed, wherein a potential blockage is detected if the ionization signal is smaller than a defined nominal value. This allows a secure detection of a potential blockage which may cause an exhaust gas leakage during the running status of the gas burner.
  • the combustion is kept turned on for a defined time interval so that at least the ionization sensor reaches a thermal equilibrium, wherein the exhaust gas temperature signal provided by the temperature sensor is monitored and analysed during said time interval, and wherein a potential blockage is detected if the exhaust gas temperature is smaller than a defined nominal value and/or id the exhaust gas temperature has a slope being smaller than a defined nominal value.
  • the ionization signal provided by the ionization sensor and the signal being indicative of a power consumption of the fan are monitored and analysed, wherein a potential blockage is detected if the variation of the flame ionization signal is larger than a defined nominal value or if the variation of the signal being indicative of a power consumption of the fan is larger than a defined nominal value.
  • the signal being indicative of a power consumption of the fan which results from maintaining the fan speed of the fan almost constant at a defined post-purge fan speed level during a defined post-purge time interval is monitored and analysed, wherein a potential blockage is detected if the signal being indicative of a power consumption of the fan of the fan differs from a defined nominal value for more than a defined time interval.
  • Figure 1 shows a schematic view of a pneumatic premix gas burner 10.
  • the gas burner 10 comprises a burner chamber 11 in which combustion of a defined gas/air mixture having a defined mixing ratio of gas and air takes place during burner-on phases of the gas burner 10.
  • the combustion of the gas/air mixture results into flames 12 monitored by an ionization sensor 13.
  • the defined gas/air mixture is provided to the burner chamber 11 of the gas burner 10 by mixing an air flow with a gas flow.
  • a fan 14 preferably assigned to the burner chamber 11 or air duct 14 sucks in air flowing through an air duct 15 and gas flowing though a gas duct 16.
  • a gas regulating valve 18 for adjusting the gas flow through the gas duct 16 and a gas safety valve 19 are assigned to the gas duct 16. Further on a throttle 17 with an actuator 21 is assigned to the gas duct 16 allowing the calibration to different gas qualities.
  • the defined gas/air mixture having the defined mixing ratio of gas and air is provided to the burner chamber 11 of the gas burner 10.
  • the defined gas/air mixture is provided by mixing the air flow provided by an air duct 15 with a gas flow provided by a gas duct 16.
  • the air flow and the gas flow become preferably mixed by a mixing device 23.
  • a mixing device can be designed as a so-called Venturi nozzle.
  • the quantity of the air flow and thereby the quantity of the gas/air mixture flow is adjusted by the fan 14, namely by the speed of the fan 14.
  • the fan speed can be adjusted by an actuator 22 of the fan 14.
  • the fan speed of the fan 14 is controlled by a controller 20 generating a control variable for the actuator 22 of the fan 14.
  • the defined mixing ratio of the defined gas/air mixture is controlled by the gas regulating valve 18, namely by a pneumatic controller 24 of the same.
  • the pneumatic controller 24 of the gas regulating valve 18 controls the opening/closing position of the gas valve 18.
  • the position of the gas valve 18 is adjusted by the pneumatic controller 24 on basis of a pressure difference between the gas pressure of the gas flow in the gas duct 16 and a reference pressure.
  • the gas regulating valve 18 is controlled by the pneumatic controller 24 in such a way that at the outlet of the gas valve 18 the pressure is equal to the reference pressure.
  • the ambient pressure serves as reference pressure.
  • the air pressure of the air flow in the air duct 15 is determined pneumatically by pneumatic sensor of the pneumatic controller 24.
  • the gas valve 18 would be controlled by an electronic controller and the gas burner would be an controller premix gas burner.
  • the mixing ratio of the defined gas/air mixture is controlled is such a way that over the entire modulation range of the gas burner the defined mixing ratio of the defined gas/air mixture is kept constant.
  • a modulation of "1" means that the fan 14 is operated at maximum fan speed and thereby at full-load of the gas burner 10.
  • a modulation of "5" means that the fan 14 is operated at 20% of the maximum fan speed and a modulation of "10" means that the fan 14 is operated at 10% of the maximum fan speed.
  • Exhaust gas resulting from the combustion of the defined gas/air mixture within the burner chamber 11 leaves the burner chamber 11 though an exhaust outlet 26 and exhaust duct 27.
  • a temperature sensor 25 is assigned to the exhaust duct 27 for measuring an exhaust gas temperature.
  • the gas burner 10 has to be fail-safe. It has to be ensured that no leakage of exhaust gas leaks into the ambient of the gas burner 10, especially into a room where the gas burner 10 is installed.
  • the present invention provides a reliable and secure method for operating a gas burner by which such a leakage can be avoided and by which a hygienic combustion can be provided.
  • a pre-purge-check and an ignition-check and a flue-check and a running-check and a gas-pressure-check and a post-purge-check are executable by monitoring and analysing an ionization signal of the ionization sensor 13 and a signal being indicative of a power consumption of the fan 14 and a fan speed signal of the fan 14 and an exhaust gas temperature signal of the temperature sensor 25 in order to detect a potential blockage within the gas burner 10, wherein the combustion in the gas burner 10 is stopped or will be brought to a level where the combustion is hygienic if a potential blockage within the gas burner 10 is detected.
  • a hygienic combustion means that the CO (carbon monoxide) concentration is below a defined threshold of e.g. 2000 ppm. The combustion can be brought to a hygienic level be decreasing fan speed and thereby burner load.
  • the signal being indicative of a power consumption of the fan 14 is hereinafter called fan power consumption signal of the fan 14.
  • Block 100 in Figure 2 illustrates that an actual heat demand is present and that the burner should be transferred from a burner-off phase into an actual burner-on phase. Subsequently it will be checked in block 101 if a potential blockage was detected during a previous burner-on phase. This is done by checking if blockage flag is set active.
  • Blocks 102, 103 represent a pre-purge phase for the gas burner including a pre-purge-check. So, the pre-purge-check is only executed during an actual burner-on phase after a burner start has been requested by an actual heat demand (block 100) if a potential blockage was detected during a previous burner-on phase by block 101.
  • the fan power consumption signal of the fan 14 which results from maintaining the fan speed of the fan 14 constant at a defined pre-purge fan speed level during a defined pre-purge time interval is monitored and analysed.
  • a potential blockage of the gas burner 10 is detected in block 103 if the fan power consumption signal of the fan 14 differs, preferably more than a defined threshold, from a defined nominal value for more than a defined time interval. If a potential blockage of the gas burner 10 is detected in block 103 in response to the pre-purge-check, the execution of the method according to the invention will jump to block 105. In block 105 the combustion in the gas burner 10 will be stopped. Then a lock-out error will be set in block 106.After a defined time interval a reset will be executed in block 107 allowing a subsequent new burner start when a new heat demand is present.
  • block 104 the blockage flag is set inactive.
  • the fan power consumption signal of the fan 14 is monitored and analysed.
  • a potential blockage is detected by the pre-purge-check if the fan power consumption signal of the fan 14 differs from the defined nominal value for more than the defined time interval when the fan speed of the fan 14 is kept constant at the defined pre-purge fan speed level for the defined pre-purge time interval.
  • FIG 3 illustrates further details of the pre-purge-check.
  • a fan speed signal 200 corresponding to the speed "n" of the fan 14 during the pre-purge-check
  • a fan power consumption signal 201 being indicative of the power consumption "P" of the fan 14 during the pre-purge-check
  • a filter signal 202 are shown over the time "t".
  • the fan power consumption signal 201 is preferably a PWM (pulse wide modulation) signal.
  • the PWM signal 201 is indicative of the power that is needed by the fan 14 to maintain the fan speed at the defined nominal value which is also called pre-purge fan speed level. In the embodiment shown in Figure 3 said nominal value or pre-purge fan speed level is at e.g. 6000 rpm.
  • the pre-purge phase including the pre-purge-check begins at the point of time "t0".
  • the fan speed "n" is increased by a controller to the defined nominal value or pre-purge fan speed level.
  • Said controller can e.g. make use a PID control strategy.
  • the fan speed will be kept constant, even if a blockage within the gas burner 10 like a blockage of the exhaust gas flow or a blockage of the air flow is present. However, the power consumption will be effected by such a blockage.
  • the fan PWM signal 201 will then have a lower duty cycle "DC" to maintain the fan speed at the respective nominal value. If the fan power consumption signal 201 is below a nominal value a potential blockage is detected.
  • the fan power consumption signal 201 is above the nominal value no potential blockage is detected.
  • Said nominal value for the fan power consumption signal 201 is in the embodiment of Figure 3 at e.g. 130 DC%.
  • a filter represented by the filter signal 202 makes the potential blockage detection by the pre-purge-check more accurate to avoid unwanted lock-out errors.
  • the fan power consumption signal 201 needs to differ from the defined nominal value for more than a defined time interval which is defined by the filter signal. As a result, between “t0" and “t1" the fan power consumption signal 201 being below the nominal value for less than the defined time interval will not result into a detection of a potential blockage and into a lock-out error. However, between "t2" and "t3" the fan power consumption signal 201 is below the nominal value for more than the defined time interval so that a potential blockage is detected by the pre-purge-check.
  • a dedicated microprocessor AD channel is managed to monitor continuously the working voltage. Therefore, checks on the fan response use different nominal values and nominal values based on the AC main voltage.
  • Blocks 108, 109 represent the ignition-check that is executed during an actual burner-on phase after a burner start has been requested by an actual heat demand 100, after the optional execution of the pre-purge-check 102, after the at least one gas valve 18, 19 assigned to the gas duct 16 has been opened and after flames 22 are established by the combustion of the gas/air mixture.
  • the ionization signal provided by the ionization sensor 13 which results from maintaining the burner load constant at a defined ignition load for a defined ignition time interval is monitored and analysed.
  • a potential blockage is detected in block 109 if the ionization signal is, preferably more than a defined threshold, smaller than a defined nominal value.
  • the ignition-check is executed immediately after the at least one gas valve 18, 19 was opened. After the flame(s) 12 is (are) established, the gas burner 10 is maintained for a certain time period at the ignition load with a known nominal value for the flame ionization signal. Any decrease of ionization signal can be detected to advise that a potential blockage. This ignition-check is used to cover blockage event which may occur immediately after the pre-purge.
  • the execution of the method according to the invention will jump to block 110, whereby in block 110 the blockage flag is set active. Subsequently the execution of the method according to the invention will jump to blocks 105, 106 and 107 as explained above.
  • Blocks 111, 112 represent the gas-pressure-check.
  • the ionization signal provided by the ionization sensor 13 is monitored and analysed.
  • a potential blockage is detected in block 112 if the ionization signal is, preferably more than a defined threshold, smaller than the defined nominal value.
  • the execution of the method according to the invention will jump back in a loop to block 111.
  • the gas-pressure-check will be executed continuous when the at least one gas valve 18, 19 is open.
  • Block 113 represents a defined time interval for which the combustion in the gas burner 10 is kept turned on after the execution of the ignition-check (blocks 108, 109) so that at least the ionization sensor 13 reaches a thermal equilibrium.
  • the block 114 will be executed, wherein blocks 114, 115 represent the flue-check.
  • the combustion is kept turned on for a defined time interval so that at least the ionization sensor 13 reaches a thermal equilibrium.
  • the exhaust gas temperature signal provided by the temperature sensor 25 can be monitored and analysed during the flue-check by block 115. In block 115 it is checked if the exhaust gas temperature is smaller or larger than a defined nominal value and/or if the exhaust gas temperature has a slope being smaller or larger than a defined nominal value.
  • a potential blockage is detected by the flue-check in block 115 if the exhaust gas temperature is, preferably more than a defined threshold, smaller than a defined nominal value and/or if the exhaust gas temperature has a slope being, preferably more than a defined threshold, smaller than a defined nominal value. In this case the execution of the method according to the invention will jump to block 116.
  • block 116 in the blockage flag is set active. Subsequently in block 117 the combustion in the gas burner 10 will be stopped. Afterwards block 118 will be executed, wherein blocks 118, 119 represent the post-purge check.
  • the post-purge check is similar to the pre-purge check.
  • the fan power consumption signal of the fan 14 which results from maintaining the fan speed of the fan 14 constant at a defined post-purge fan speed level during a defined post-purge time interval is monitored and analysed, wherein a potential blockage is detected if the fan power consumption signal of the fan 14 differs, preferably more than a defined threshold, from a defined nominal value for more than a defined time interval.
  • the fan power consumption signal of the post-purge check of the fan 14 is compared in block 119 with the respective nominal value. If the fan power consumption signal of the fan 14 differs, preferably more than a defined threshold, from the respective nominal value for more than a defined time interval, a potential blockage is detected and the method execution jumps to the above blocks 106, 107.
  • the method execution jumps to the block 120 in which the blockage flag is set inactive and subsequently to block 131, wherein block 131 represents a delay time interval after which a subsequent new burner start is allowed when a new heat demand is present.
  • No potential blockage is detected by the flue-check in block 115 if the exhaust gas temperature is larger than a defined nominal value and/or if the exhaust gas temperature has a slope being larger than a defined nominal value.
  • the execution of the method according to the invention will jump to block 121 and subsequently to block 122, wherein blocks 122, 123, 124, 125 represent the running-check.
  • the running-check is only executed if no potential blockage was detected during the flue-check in blocks 114, 115 and if the fan speed is constant meaning that no power modulation is requested.
  • the observation of the constant fan speed or the observation that no power modulation is requested is represented by block 121.
  • block 121 determines that fan speed is not constant meaning that power modulation is requested, the method execution jumps back in a loop back to bock 121. If block 121 determines that fan speed is constant meaning that no power modulation is requested, the method execution jumps to block 122 and subsequently executes the running-check.
  • FIGS 4 and 5 illustrate the functionality of block 121.
  • the fan speed "n” is shown over the time “t”.
  • the actual fan speed "n” at the point of time time "ti+1” is compared with the previous fan speed "n” at the point of time "ti", e.g. the fan speed of some seconds before, settable by a sampling timer.
  • the power stability is reached when the difference between two successive fan speed samples is closed to zero, which means that the fan speed is stable and that no power modulation is requested.
  • the running check by blocks 122, 123, 124, 125 is enabled and it will last till a power modulation resulting into a change of the fan speed is requested.
  • Block 123 corresponds to block 115 as explained above.
  • block 124 it is analysed if the variation of the flame ionization is smaller or larger than a defined nominal value.
  • block 125 it is analysed if the variation of the fan power consumption is smaller or larger than a defined nominal value.
  • a potential blockage is detected by block 123 if the exhaust gas temperature is, preferably more than a defined threshold, smaller than a defined nominal value and/or if the exhaust gas temperature has a slope being, preferably more than a defined threshold, smaller than a defined nominal value, wherein in this case the method execution jumps to block 116 and the subsequent blocks of the same. If no potential blockage is detected by block 123, the method execution jumps to block 124.
  • block 124 it is analysed if the variation of the flame ionization signal is smaller or larger than a defined nominal value. If the variation of the flame ionization signal is smaller than the defined nominal value, no potential blockage is detected by the running-check in block 124 and the method execution jumps to block 125. If it is detected that the variation of the flame ionization signal is, preferably more than a defined threshold, larger than the defined nominal value, a potential blockage is detected by the running-check in block 124 and the method execution jumps to block 116 and the subsequent blocks of the same.
  • block 125 it is analysed if the variation of the fan power consumption signal is smaller or larger than a defined nominal value. If the variation of the fan power consumption signal is smaller than the defined nominal value, no potential blockage is detected by the running-check in block 125 and the method execution jumps to block 126. If it is detected that the variation of the fan power consumption signal is, preferably more than a defined threshold, larger than the defined nominal value, a potential blockage is detected by the running-check in block 125 and the method execution jumps to block 116 and the subsequent blocks of the same.
  • FIG. 6 illustrate the functionality of blocks 124, 125.
  • the fan power consumption signal 201 indicating the fan power consumption "P” and ionization signal 203 being an electrical ionization current "I" are shown over the time "t”.
  • the nominal values used in blocks 124 and 125 are preferably determined during a gas burner characterization. With such a boiler characterization flame ionization and fan power consumption decreasing caused by a flow rate reduction are analysed. Once these measurement results are captured at different main supply voltages, e.g. 170V AC, 230V AC and 270V AC and at different power loads, e.g. 100%, 75%, 50%, 25% and 0%, the outcome is used as check reference to detect a potential blockage, e.g. a blockage of the exhaust pike, during running-check. If the ionization current drop or an power consumption drop is bigger than the respective nominal value determined during the boiler characterization, a potential blockage is detected. Blockage flag is set by block 116 and combustion is stopped by block 117.
  • block 126 is executed, whereby block 126 corresponds to block 121. In block 126 it is check if the fan speed is constant meaning that no power modulation is requested. If this is not the case, the method execution jumps back in a loop to bock 126. If block 126 determines that fan speed is constant meaning that no power modulation is requested, the method execution jumps to block 127.
  • Block 127 checks if the actual heat demand is still active. If the actual heat demand is active, the method execution jumps back to block 123. If the actual heat demand is inactive, the method execution jumps to block 128 and subsequently to blocks 129 and 130. In block 128 the combustion in the gas burner 10 is stopped. In block 129 a regular post-purge phase as known by the person skilled in the art is executed. Block 120 represents a stand-by modus of the gas burner.
  • combustion it is also possible to bring the combustion to a hygienic level if a potential blockage has been detected.
  • the combustion can be brought to a hygienic level be decreasing fan speed and thereby burner load. In this case the combustion in the gas burner 10 will not be stopped but modified.
  • at least the ignition-check, the gas-pressure-check and flue-check become executed for each burner start or heat demand.
  • the pre-purge-check is only executed during an actual burner-on phase after a burner start has been requested by an actual heat demand if during a previous burner-on phase a potential blockage was detected.
  • the running-check is only executed if no potential blockage was detected during the flue-check and if the fan speed is almost constant.
  • the post-purge-check is only executed if a potential blockage has been detected during the running-check or during the flue-check.
  • the inventions allow a stable and robust detection of a potential blockage within the gas burner 10 like a blockage of the exhaust gas flow in the exhaust duct 27 or a blockage of the air flow in the air duct 14.
  • the method is stable and robust for all potential operation conditions including different exhaust pipe configurations like different exhaust pipe lengths, different temperature conditions, different gas qualities and different gas burner loads.
  • the inventions allow a stable and robust detection of blockages occurring immediate over a few seconds as well as stable and robust detection of a blockages occurring over a longer time period like hours or days.

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  1. Procédé d'exploitation d'un brûleur (10) à gaz à prémélange, un mélange gaz/air défini présentant un rapport de mélange défini de gaz et d'air étant fourni, pendant des phases de marche du brûleur, à une chambre (11) de brûleur du brûleur (10) à gaz pour brûler le mélange gaz/air défini à l'intérieur de la chambre (11) de brûleur, le mélange gaz/air défini étant fourni par un dispositif (23) de mélange mélangeant un écoulement d'air fourni par un conduit (15) d'air avec un écoulement de gaz fourni par un conduit (16) de gaz, l'écoulement d'air fourni par le conduit (15) d'air dépendant d'une vitesse de ventilateur d'un ventilateur (14) affecté au conduit d'air (16) ou à la chambre (11) de brûleur, l'écoulement de gaz fourni par le conduit (16) de gaz dépendant de la position d'au moins une vanne (18, 19) de gaz affectée au conduit (16) de gaz, des flammes (12) résultant de la combustion du mélange gaz/air défini à l'intérieur de la chambre (11) de brûleur étant surveillées par un capteur (13) d'ionisation, un gaz d'échappement résultant de la combustion du mélange gaz/air défini à l'intérieur de la chambre (11) de brûleur quittant la chambre (11) de brûleur à travers le conduit (27) d'échappement de la chambre (11) de brûleur auquel est affecté un capteur (25) de température, et un contrôle pré-purge et un contrôle d'allumage et un contrôle d'évacuation et un contrôle de fonctionnement et un contrôle de pression de gaz et un contrôle post-purge étant exécutables pendant des phases de marche du brûleur en surveillant et en analysant un signal d'ionisation du capteur (13) d'ionisation et/ou un signal qui est indicatif d'une consommation d'énergie du ventilateur (14) et/ou un signal de vitesse de ventilateur du ventilateur (14) et/ou un signal de température de gaz d'échappement du capteur (25) de température afin de détecter une obstruction potentielle à l'intérieur du brûleur (10) à gaz, caractérisé en ce que
    le contrôle pré-purge est uniquement exécuté pendant une phase de marche effective du brûleur après qu'un démarrage du brûleur a été demandé par une demande effective de chaleur si, pendant une phase de marche précédente du brûleur, une obstruction potentielle a été détectée ;
    le contrôle d'allumage est exécuté pendant une phase de marche effective du brûleur après qu'un démarrage du brûleur a été demandé par une demande effective de chaleur, après l'exécution éventuelle du contrôle pré-purge, après que la ou les vannes (18, 19) de gaz affectées au conduit (16) de gaz ont été ouvertes et après que des flammes (22) ont été établies par la combustion du mélange gaz/air ;
    après que le contrôle d'allumage a été exécuté, le contrôle d'évacuation et le contrôle de fonctionnement et le contrôle de pression de gaz et le contrôle post-purge sont exécutables si aucune obstruction potentielle n'a été détectée pendant le contrôle d'allumage, le contrôle de fonctionnement étant uniquement exécuté si aucune obstruction potentielle n'a été détectée pendant le contrôle d'évacuation et si la vitesse de ventilateur est quasi constante, et le contrôle post-purge étant uniquement exécuté si une obstruction potentielle a été détectée pendant le contrôle de fonctionnement ou pendant le contrôle d'évacuation ;
    la combustion dans le brûleur (10) à gaz étant stoppée ou étant ramenée à un niveau où la combustion est hygiénique si une obstruction potentielle à l'intérieur du brûleur (10) à gaz est détectée.
  2. Procédé selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que, pour l'exécution du contrôle pré-purge, le signal indicatif d'une consommation d'énergie du ventilateur (14) qui résulte du maintien de la vitesse de ventilateur du ventilateur (14) quasi constante à un niveau défini de vitesse de ventilateur pré-purge pendant un intervalle de temps pré-purge défini est surveillé et analysé, une obstruction potentielle étant détectée si le signal indicatif d'une consommation d'énergie du ventilateur (14) diffère d'une valeur nominale définie pendant plus d'un intervalle de temps défini.
  3. Procédé selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que, pour l'exécution du contrôle d'allumage, le signal d'ionisation fourni par le capteur (13) d'ionisation qui résulte du maintien de la charge du brûleur quasi constante à une charge d'allumage définie pendant un intervalle de temps d'allumage défini est surveillé et analysé, une obstruction potentielle étant détectée si le signal d'ionisation est inférieur à une valeur nominale définie.
  4. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que, pour l'exécution du contrôle de pression de gaz, le signal d'ionisation fourni par le capteur (13) d'ionisation est surveillé et analysé, une obstruction potentielle étant détectée si le signal d'ionisation est inférieur à une valeur nominale définie.
  5. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 4, caractérisé en ce que, pour l'exécution du contrôle d'évacuation, la combustion est maintenue en marche pendant un intervalle de temps défini de telle sorte qu'au moins le capteur (13) d'ionisation atteigne un équilibre thermique, le signal de température de gaz d'échappement fourni par le capteur (25) de température étant surveillé et analysé, et une obstruction potentielle étant détectée si la température des gaz d'échappement est inférieure à une valeur nominale définie et/ou si la température des gaz d'échappement présente une pente qui est inférieure à une valeur nominale définie.
  6. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que, pour l'exécution du contrôle de fonctionnement, le signal d'ionisation fourni par le capteur (13) d'ionisation et le signal indicatif d'une consommation d'énergie du ventilateur (14) sont surveillés et analysés, une obstruction potentielle étant détectée si la variation du signal d'ionisation de flamme est supérieure à une valeur nominale définie ou si la variation du signal indicatif d'une consommation d'énergie du ventilateur (14) est supérieure à une valeur nominale définie.
  7. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 6, caractérisé en ce que, pour l'exécution du contrôle post-purge, le signal indicatif d'une consommation d'énergie du ventilateur (14) qui résulte du maintien de la vitesse de ventilateur du ventilateur (14) quasi constante à un niveau défini de vitesse de ventilateur post-purge pendant un intervalle de temps post-purge défini est surveillé et analysé, une obstruction potentielle étant détectée si le signal indicatif d'une consommation d'énergie du ventilateur (14) diffère d'une valeur nominale définie pendant plus d'un intervalle de temps défini.
  8. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 7, caractérisé en ce qu'un fanion d'obstruction est placé en position active si une obstruction potentielle a été détectée pendant le contrôle d'allumage, ou le contrôle d'évacuation, ou le contrôle de fonctionnement, ou le contrôle de pression de gaz.
  9. Procédé selon l'une des revendications 1 à 8, caractérisé en ce que le procédé est réalisé lors de l'exploitation d'un brûleur à gaz pneumatique à prémélange, la régulation du mélange gaz/air défini sur la plage de modulation du brûleur (10) à gaz dépendant, pour un brûleur à gaz pneumatique à prémélange, d'une différence de pression entre la pression de gaz de l'écoulement de gaz dans le conduit de gaz et une pression de référence, soit la pression d'air de l'écoulement d'air dans le conduit d'air soit la pression ambiante étant utilisée comme pression de référence, et la différence de pression entre la pression de gaz de l'écoulement de gaz dans le conduit de gaz et la pression de référence étant déterminée pneumatiquement par un capteur pneumatique.
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