Patent Document ID: 5465219
Application ID: 08109119
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of analyzing and controlling parameters affecting a burner flame using chaos theory analysis, comprising: accumulating raw data representing at least one characteristic of the flame, over time; calculating a power spectrum distribution for the raw data; calculating a mutual information curve for the raw data; calculating a multi-dimensional attractor from the raw data using principal components analysis; comparing the power spectrum distribution, mutual information curve and multi-dimensional attractor for the raw data with a power spectrum distribution, mutual information curve and multi-dimensional attractor for truly random data and continuing said analysis and control of said parameters if said comparison determines that the accumulated raw data is non-random; calculating Lyapunov exponents for each dimension of the attractor for providing an indication of a rate of divergence of trajectories of the attractor; calculating Kolmogorov entropy to provide an indication of the ability to make detail predictions concerning the raw data, positive values for the Kolmogorov entropy indicating strong chaotic behavior; taking at least one cross section of the chaotic attractor at at least two different locations as a quantitative measure of the chaotic attractor; at least one of Lyapunov exponents, Kolmogorov entropy and cross section of the attractor being a signal indicative of flame quality; and using the signal to control at least one parameter of the burner to adjust the flame.