Patent ID: 8894744

Claim:
A system for removing particulate matter from a particulate collection device utilized to collect particulate matter from a flue gas stream, the system comprising: a pressure vessel for storing a pressurized gaseous medium in an interior area defined by the pressure vessel; a first pressure sensor in communication with the interior area and configured to measure pressure therein; a particulate collection device for collecting particulate matter from a flue gas stream, the particulate collection device including a conduit in communication with the pressure vessel; a valve disposed in the conduit and adapted to open to release a pulse of the pressurized gaseous medium from the pressure vessel into the particulate collection device; a control system in communication with the valve and the first pressure sensor, the control system including a controller configured to operate the valve to supply the pulse of the pressurized gaseous medium to the particulate collection device initiating when the pressurized gaseous medium in the pressure vessel is at a first pressure and terminating when the pressurized gaseous medium in the pressure vessel is at a second pressure, based upon at least one pressure measurement received from the first pressure sensor.