Smart system for manhole event suppression system

A monitoring system for installation inside an underground vault, the monitoring system comprising:

• a processor;
• an enclosure comprising at least one inlet to be in fluid communication with the underground vault, the enclosure defining a chamber to receive vault air from inside the underground vault through the at least one inlet;
• at least one sensor to obtain at least one sensor reading from the vault air inside the chamber, generate a monitoring signal based on the at least one sensor reading, and send the monitoring signal to the processor, the processor to receive the monitoring signal and store vault data in at least one memory device, the vault data to be based at least in part on the monitoring signal;
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• one or more sensors positioned outside the enclosure to collect data inside the underground vault.

A monitoring system for installation inside an underground vault, the monitoring system comprising:

• a processor;
• an enclosure comprising at least one inlet to be in fluid communication with the underground vault, the enclosure defining a chamber to receive vault air from inside the underground vault through the at least one inlet;
• one or more heat generating components positioned inside the chamber, the one or more heat generating components to help to prevent moisture from condensing inside the enclosure;
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• at least one sensor to obtain at least one sensor reading from the vault air inside the chamber, generate a monitoring signal based on the at least one sensor reading, and send the monitoring signal to the processor, the processor to receive the monitoring signal and store vault data in at least one memory device, the vault data to be based at least in part on the monitoring signal.