Radiant heating system and method of control

Abstract

A radiant heating system including at least two heating legs, each leg including at least one burner firing into a radiant tube and at least one damper for controlling the thermal output of the heating leg; each radiant tube communicating hot exhaust gases along its length and interconnected with connector tubes. The radiant tubes in communication with at least one exhaust blower for urging exhaust gases along the length of each radiant tube and communicating exhaust gases to the atmosphere. There is at least one controller in communication with at least one temperature measuring device and in communication with the at Least one damper for controlling the position of the damper thereby controlling the firing rate of the burner.

1 . A radiant heating system comprising:
 a) at least one heating leg including at least one burner firing into a radiant tube;   b) the radiant tube communicating hot exhaust gases along its length and in fluid communication with at least one damper for controlling the flow of exhaust gases along the radiant tube;   c) the radiant tube in communication with at least one blower for urging exhaust gases along the length of the radiant tube and eventually communicating exhaust gases to the atmosphere, and   d) a controller in communication with a temperature measuring device and the dampers for controlling the position of the damper and thereby controlling the thermal output of the burner.   
   
   
       2 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 1  further including at least two burners. 
   
   
       3 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 2  further including at least one damper for each burner. 
   
   
       4 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 2  further including at least one blower for each burner. 
   
   
       5 . A radiant heating system comprising:
 a) at least two heating legs, each leg including at least one burner firing into a radiant tube;   b) each radiant tube communicating hot exhaust gases along its length and interconnected with connector tubes and in fluid communication with at least one damper for controlling the flow of exhaust gases;   c) the radiant tubes in communication with at least one blower for urging exhaust gases along the length of each radiant tube and communicating exhaust gases to the atmosphere, and   d) at least one controller in communication with at least one temperature measuring device and in communication with the at least one damper for controlling the position of the damper thereby controlling the firing rate of the burner.   
   
   
       6 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 5  wherein the at least one blower including a single exhaust blower imparting a negative pressure along the length of the radiant tubes. 
   
   
       7 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 5  wherein each heating leg including at least one damper for controlling the flow of exhaust gases along that heating leg. 
   
   
       8 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 2  further including at least one temperature measuring device for each heating leg. 
   
   
       9 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 7  further including at least one temperature measuring device for each damper such that the controller capable of controlling the thermal output of each leg separately. 
   
   
       10 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 5  wherein the controller including temperature logic means for controlling dampers for optimizing burner firing rate depending upon rate of change of temperature measured by the temperature measuring device. 
   
   
       11 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 5  wherein the controller including adaptive historical logic means for controlling dampers for optimizing burner firing rate depending upon historical thermal responsiveness of the environment being heated. 
   
   
       12 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 11  wherein the adaptive historical logic means including mathematical algorithms generated from historical thermal data. 
   
   
       13 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 10  wherein the temperature logic means including mathematical algorithms generated from temperature measurements. 
   
   
       14 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 9  wherein each temperature measuring device mounted proximate a corresponding heating leg such that the temperature measuring device being effected by the corresponding heating leg. 
   
   
       15 . A radiant heating system comprising:
 a) at least two heating legs, each leg including at least one burner firing into a radiant tube and at least one damper for controlling the thermal output of the heating leg;   b) each radiant tube communicating hot exhaust gases along its length and interconnected with connector tubes;   c) the radiant tubes in communication with at least one exhaust blower for urging exhaust gases along the length of each radiant tube and communicating exhaust gases to the atmosphere, and   d) at least one controller in communication with at least one temperature measuring device and in communication with the at least one damper for controlling the position of the damper thereby controlling the firing rate of the burner.   
   
   
       16 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 15  wherein the heating system including at least one temperature measuring device for each damper thereby the controller being able to control independently the thermal output of each heating leg. 
   
   
       17 . The radiant heating system claimed in  claim 15  wherein the temperature measuring devices being thermostats.