Patent ID: 11874028
Assignee: RHEEM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 12:
13. A gas delivery system for controlling a target gas input rate of a fluid heating device comprising:
a sensor in communication with a fuel gas flowing in a gas flow path, the sensor configured to measure a temperature of the fuel gas;
an electronic valve in fluid communication with the gas flow path; and
a controller in communication with the sensor and the electronic valve, the controller configured to:
receive, from the sensor, temperature data indicative of the temperature of the fuel gas;
determine a target cross-sectional area of an orifice of the electronic valve based at least in part on the target gas input rate and the temperature data; and
output a signal to the electronic valve to transition the orifice from a first position having a first cross-sectional area to a second position having the target cross-sectional area.