Flame detection

Sep 07, 2006 60 Replies

Elektor "304 Circuits" #119 page 157

'On' indicator for gas-operated fridges

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This indicator is intended primarily for refrigerators used by campers or caravan owners. Whether the gas flame is on may be indicated with the aid of a thermocouple, a device that reacts to vari­ations in temperature.

It normally consists of two dissimilar metals - here iron and con­stantan soldered or welded together at one point. When the temperature at the weld of the thermocouple is abo­ut 150°C, the e.m.f. across B is also 0.7 V. This causes the LED to light, indicating that the gas flame is on.

Circuit in ABSE

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