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(11) | EP 4 023 939 A3 |
(12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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(54) | BURNER, WATER HEATING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BURNER |
(57) Disclosed is a burner comprising a fuel providing part configured to provide a fuel
for a combustion reaction; an air providing part configured to send air for the combustion
reaction; an ignition part configured to cause a spark such that the fuel and air
provided are ignite; and a processor electrically connected to the fuel providing
part, the air providing part, and the ignition part, wherein the processor is configured
to: control the fuel providing part and the ignition part to provide the fuel for
ignition and cause the spark; and control the air providing part such that an flow
rate of the air provided at an ignition time point, at which the spark is caused and
ignition occurs, is lower than a flow rate of the air provided at an air provision
time point corresponding to a specific delay time after the ignition time point.
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