Fire alarm system

Details Fire alarm system Fire alarm system

1990-04-30

1992-01-21

Crosland, Donnie L.

Communications: electrical

Condition responsive indicating system

With particular system function

340509, 340505, 340518, 34082506, G08B 2900

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active

050831070

ABSTRACT:
A fire alarm system includes a receiver unit such as a fire control panel or a repeater having zone lines connected thereto, with various types of fire detectors being connected to the zone line. Supervising power is normally supplied to the zone lines. When the receiver unit receives a fire signal via a zone line from a fire detector, the receiver unit decides from what type of detector the fire signal was transmitted. Types of fire detectors include, for example, a type having as switching means only a mechanical contact for causing said zone line to be in a short-circuited condition, a type having as switching means a switching circuit with a self-holding function, or a type having a response lamp. In response to the receipt of the fire signal, either no power, or suitably reduced power or reduced constant current for the zone line to which the operated detector transmitting the fire signal is connected is supplied, depending on the type of detector that has operated, to thereby allow a reduction in power consumption.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4529970 (1985-07-01), Wynne
patent: 4622541 (1986-11-01), Stockdale
patent: 4785284 (1988-11-01), Kimura
patent: 4973943 (1990-11-01), Arima

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