When it comes to essential systems within a boiler house, there is nothing more significant than ensuring that an effective and efficient digital combustion control system is in place and this is where Dunphy can assist.
Of all the systems in the boiler house, the most important is the digital combustion control system. These advanced control units are responsible for controlling ratio of fuel to air and are fundamental in delivering the following:
Dunphy have a variety of control systems that can be offered to suit a customer’s specific requirements.
This advanced microprocessor is the heart of effective combustion control, built to a bespoke Dunphy design, the system ensures optimum combustion efficiency by precision management of air and fuel valves. The Ratiotronic responds to boiler load and performance changes through integral PID loops. The Ratiotronic can communicate with remote systems using the Modbus protocol to provide all key burner/boiler information and control. This protocol can also be converted to a variety of other common protocols such as Profibus and BACnet.
Ratiotronic systems can be fitted to all Dunphy single and multi-fuel burners enabling consistent operation on gas below 3% O2 across all operating loads; at less than 2% at high fire and less than 3% low fire.
The membrane keypad and plain text message panel provides a wide range of control and command options.
The LMV burner management system has the burner control, electronic air-fuel ratio control and gas valve proving integrated in its base unit. Optionally, the system can be equipped with a load controller, VSD control and O2 combustion optimization. The load controller features an electronic safety limit thermostat.
The LMV52.4 also offers a temperature-compensated flue gas recirculation function for “super” low NOx applications, along with specific O2 control functions for fibre mesh burners.
Load control is in the form of a PID temperature/pressure controller featuring an algorithm for cold start of hot water or steam boilers, thus ensuring low wear and tear. Furthermore, the load controller is equipped with an electronic safety limit thermostat. Continuous operation poses no problem to the LMV5 when used in conjunction with universal infrared flame detectors, UV flame detectors or ionisation probes. Separate inputs and outputs for oil-fired or gas-fired operation deliver accurate diagnostics of the connected components and facilitate dual-fuel operation with no need for additional relay changeover.
The LMV burner management system not only simplifies burner design but also makes the production process, mounting and service work more efficient. The complex linkage required with mechanical air-fuel ratio control is no longer needed and flexibility in terms of mounting is considerably increased.
The compact base unit can be fitted directly in or on the burner or, using a powerful data bus, in a control panel. Since mechanical linkage is no longer required, electronic air-fuel ratio control offers a new kind of flexibility when it comes to adjusting the actuators. Also, system integration of functions cuts mounting and commissioning costs.
A burner management system which can be adjusted for a wide range of combustion conditions by setting a variety of parameters. Starting with and without a pilot, the burner can be set separately for oil and gas. Starting without pre-purge is possible in accordance with EN676.
The ETAMATIC is available with 4 three-point step outputs or with 3 three-point step outputs and a continuous output (such as for speed control).
On request the ETAMATIC undertakes the firing rate control of the burner. An internal firing rate controller allows up to two switchable set-points for temperature or pressure to be defined (e.g. for night-time reduction or heat-maintenance mode, external set-point shift, such as weather guidance, or start-up control), compare these with actual values and determine the burner firing rate position required to reach the set-points. The latter is then forwarded to the electronic assembly as the target value. The firing rate controller can be used as a fixed value or weather-guided controller.
The integrated valve leakage check can be run before ignition or a burner shutdown.
Start-up and operating hours counters count both the total start-ups and burner operating hours as well as for each operating mode (gas, oil) separately.
We’re the leading provider of combustion equipment in the UK and have over 50 years’ worth of experience in the industry. This means there’s no better choice for your boiler house repairs. Get in touch with a member of our expert team to learn more.
