Optical smoke detector with contamination detection circuitry

Details Optical smoke detector with contamination detection circuitry Optical smoke detector with contamination detection circuitry

1982-11-03

1985-11-26

Westin, Edward P.

Radiant energy

Photocells; circuits and apparatus

Photocell controlled circuit

250574, 340630, 356439, G01N 2153, G08B 1710

Patent

active

045556342

ABSTRACT:
A smoke detector is disclosed having a radiation source operated in a pulsed mode. Externally of a direct radiation region of the radiation source there is arranged a radiation receiver which, in the presence of smoke or other particles emanating from a combustion process and located in the radiation region, is impinged by scattered radiation and delivers an output signal to an evaluation circuit. The evaluation circuit contains switching elements which, when the number of source output signals or pulses exceeds a predetermined threshold value for the number of source output pulses, delivers an alarm signal. Near to the radiation receiver there is arranged a reference cell in the direct radiation beam of the radiation source, this reference cell controlling the emission of radiation by the radiation source. Further, there is provided circuitry which, in the presence of a slow change in the amplitude of the receiver output pulse, adjusts an amplitude threshold value set for the amplitude of the receiver output pulse at a rate corresponding to a time-constant of more than one minute. Consequently, there is obtained an output signal of the radiation receiver which is dependent upon the smoke density and which is independent of the contamination or soiling of the smoke detector.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3922655 (1975-11-01), Lecuyer
patent: 3922656 (1975-11-01), Horvath et al.
patent: 4011458 (1977-03-01), Malinowski
patent: 4180742 (1979-12-01), Malinowski
patent: 4206456 (1980-06-01), Malinowski
patent: 4242673 (1980-12-01), Cooper
Patent Abstracts of Japan, vol. 3, No. 107, Sep. 8, 1979, p. 160E136.

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