Fire suppression system and associated methods
OwnerRodger J. Goochinventor
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Abstract
A fire suppression system includes a fire panel carried by a control unit of a containment system. The fire suppression system also includes a suppression agent containment device in communication with the fire panel. The control unit is in communication with a containment unit for containing an electronic component. The containment unit includes a containment area and a damper for allowing air flow into the containment center through a vent. A suppression agent containment device is in fluid communication with the damper to discharge the suppression agent into the containment area responsive to a signal received from the fire panel.
Claims24
A fire suppression system comprising:
- a fire panel carried by a control unit of a containment system, the control unit comprising at least one control panel;
- and
- a suppression agent containment device in communication with said fire panel;
- wherein the control unit is in communication with at least one containment unit for containing at least one electronic component, the at least one containment unit having a containment area for containing the at least one electronic component and including a damper for allowing air to flow into the containment area therethrough;
- wherein the suppression agent containment device is in fluid communication with the damper to discharge suppression agent into the containment area responsive to a signal received from said fire panel.
A method of using a fire suppression system, the method comprising:
- detecting a temperature within a containment area of at least one containment unit that falls within a predetermined range, the at least one containment unit being adapted to contain at least one electronic component and including a damper for allowing air to flow into the containment area therethrough, the at least one containment unit being positioned in communication with a control unit, the control unit comprising at least one control panel, a fire panel in communication with the control panel, and a suppression agent containment device in communication with the fire panel, wherein the control panel monitors the detected temperature;
- transmitting a signal relating to the detected temperature from the control panel to the fire panel;
- operating an alarm in one of an activated position and a deactivated position responsive to a signal relating to the detected temperature received from the fire panel;
- and
- discharging a suppression agent carried by the suppression agent containment device within the containment area through the damper responsive to the signal received from the fire panel a predetermined time after the alarm is operated in the activated position responsive to the signal transmitted from the fire panel.
A method of using a fire suppression system, the method comprising:
- detecting a presence of a combustible product within a containment area of at least one containment unit that falls within a predetermined range, the at least one containment unit being adapted to contain at least one electronic component and including a damper for allowing air to flow into the containment area therethrough, the at least one containment unit being positioned in communication with a control unit, the control unit comprising at least one control panel, a fire panel in communication with the control panel, and a suppression agent containment device in communication with the fire panel, wherein the control panel monitors the containment area for the presence of the combustible material;
- transmitting a signal relating to the detection of a combustible material within the containment area from the control panel to the fire panel;
- operating an alarm in one of an activated position and a deactivated position responsive to a signal relating to the presence of a combustible material within the containment area received from the fire panel;
- and
- discharging a suppression agent carried by the suppression agent containment device within the containment area through the damper responsive to the signal received from the fire panel a predetermined time after the alarm is operated in the activated position responsive to the signal transmitted from the fire panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.