Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Patent
1998-10-21
2000-08-08
Lieu, Julie
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
340644, 340521, 340584, 335106, 335166, 335186, G08B 2100
Patent
active
061008079
ABSTRACT:
A hardwired, fail-safe rack protection monitor utilizes electromechanical relays to respond to the detection by condition sensors of abnormal or alarm conditions (such as smoke, temperature, wind or water) that might adversely affect or damage equipment being protected. When the monitor is reset, the monitor is in a detection mode with first and second alarm relay coils energized. If one of the condition sensors detects an abnormal condition, the first alarm relay coil will be de-energized, but the second alarm relay coil will remain energized. This results in both a visual and an audible alarm being activated. If a second alarm condition is detected by another one of the condition sensors while the first condition sensor is still detecting the first alarm condition, both the first alarm relay coil and the second alarm relay coil will be de-energized. With both the first and second alarm relay coils de-energized, both a visual and an audible alarm will be activated. In addition, power to the protected equipment will be terminated and an alarm signal will be transmitted to an alarm central control. The monitor can be housed in a separate enclosure so as to provide an interface between a power supply for the protected equipment and the protected equipment.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3671760 (1972-06-01), Holmes
patent: 4195288 (1980-03-01), Morton
patent: 4989160 (1991-01-01), Garrett et al.
Dvorscak Mark P.
Lieu Julie
Moser William R.
Smith Bradley W.
The United States of America as represented by the United States
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