MCZ Antares '03 - Manual (Page 9)

1.5 Operating principle
The pellets are picked up from the hopper on board the stove and transported by a feed screw.
They are then introduced into the combustion chamber and fall directly into the stainless steel
grate.
The quantity of pellets introduced into the grate and the corresponding air of combustion are
predetermined, programmed and controlled by an electronic board.
In the lighting phase, the electronic board activates the smoke extraction fan and the ceramic
sparkplug, which heats up and causes the fuel to ignite at a temperature of about 200°C. After
about 20 minutes, the lighting phase is complete, and the control unit puts the stove into operating
mode.
In this phase, on the basis of the instructions which we provide via the infrared remote (5 power
levels), the electronic board regulates the exact relationship between quantity of fuel, combustion
air and convection air, and provides continuous monitoring of all the components connected to it,
indicating if necessary the presence of any operating problems and stopping the process.
Information
Cross-section of
Antares stove
8
1 Door for loading pellets
2 Pellet compartment sensor
3 Outlet for convection warm air
4 Outlet for forced warm air
5 Deflector grille
6 Air for cleaning glass
7 Combustion chamber in Alutec
8 Door with glass (750° C)
9 Grate in stainless steel
10 Secondary combustion air
11 Primary combustion air
12 Central ash drawer
13 Side ash drawer
14 Smoke extractor
15 Door opening handle
16 Ceramic cladding
17 Control panel
18 Rear closing panel
19 Pellet hopper
20 Heat exchange chamber
21 Pellet feeder
22 Pellet feed Archimedes screw
23 Pellet conduit
24 Electronic control board
25 Combustion air intake Ø 50
26 Smoke sensor
27 Smoke outlet Ø 80
28 Warm air fan